The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

The Boyd family was in complete disarray after Vivienne walked out the door.

Wendy collapsed in a faint, while Teresa, Nancy, and their daughters, were terrified, at a loss for what to do next.

The servants reacted first, calling the doctor and fetching clothes for the family.

Theodore and Hayden were livid with rage when they returned and saw the chaos.

Nobody had expected Vivienne, the girl from the countryside, to be so ruthless – not only had she set a pack of wolves on them, but she had also chopped off Wendy’s hand.

How on earth did she manage to get a wolf?

And how did she have the power to control the wolves?

Wendy was right; Vivienne was dabbling in dark arts!

By the time Theodore and the others were dressed, the doctor had finished treating Wendy.

Theodore rushed to meet the doctor.

“Dr. Marcus, how’s my mom doing?” Theodore asked.

Dr. Marcus was the Boyd family’s private physician. Given the circumstances, they could not exactly broadcast their problems, so they called him.

“Madam Wendy received timely care; her life is not in danger. She just needs plenty of rest to recover,” Dr. Marcus replied.

“And her hand… Is there any chance it can be saved?” Theodore pressed.

to reattach it. In fact, there’s no hospital in the country capable of such

Specter Healer, who is said to have the skill to reattach limbs. There was once a man paralyzed for ten years whom he helped to stand again with just a few needles. However, the Specter Healer is elusive – finding him may be

limbs but also of snatching lives back from the jaws of

head. “Specter Healer is quite unpredictable, and he doesn’t treat just any

If we offer him a high enough price, why wouldn’t he be

hand could be reattached was irrelevant – the old lady was in her twilight years anyway. But the Boyd family

who had maimed her, it would not just

he did not acquiesce. Countless wealthy families in Veridia have offered tens of billions to secure his services, only to be turned away

his idol, and he would not stand someone

after all. Billions? As if he’s some kind of

out of danger, I’ll take my leave. Oh, and by the way, I’ll resign from my position as your family’s private

needs your care. You’ve been with us for so long, and we’ve treated you well. It doesn’t seem right

was silent for a moment before responding, “Mr. Theodore, I mentioned the Specter Healer out of respect for you, but I did not expect your wife to disparage him so. Since

snapped, “If you want to go, then go! The Boyd family can find another doctor easily enough! Not only are you dismissed, but I’ll also ensure you can’t find work in this field as long as the Boyd family has

Theodore

to talk to me like that? To see a doctor is one thing, but why put up with such insolence? What use is he to

a cold laugh

at Teresa, but Hayden held him back. “Theodore, now’s

but call the police? Vivienne has done

the police, do you think we would have waited this long without taking

to the day she chopped off Wendy’s hand, she acted

City through the years, though their hands were far from clean. They were still puzzled about Vivienne’s true intentions, and going to the police was out

of frustration tightening within her. “That wretched girl has played

of ways to deal with her, but the real issue at hand is, what do

had lost her hand, there would be those who would dig deeper, which would spell trouble for the Boyds.Books