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.

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

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

medical skills, capable of not only reattaching limbs but also of snatching lives back from the jaws of death.

“Specter Healer is quite

we offer him a high enough

lady was in her twilight years anyway. But the Boyd family still relied on Wendy’s guidance, and losing her influence would be detrimental to their

had maimed her, it would not just be Vivienne who suffered the

a look that bordered on pity. “With the Specter Healer’s reputation, even when the royals of Flence Country offered him a fortune, he did not acquiesce. Countless wealthy families in Veridia have offered tens of billions to secure his services, only to be turned away based on his whims. Do you really think

Healer was his idol, and he would

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

Oh, and by the way, I’ll resign

face fell. “Dr. Marcus, why resign so suddenly? My mother still needs your care. You’ve been with us for so long, and we’ve

moment before responding, “Mr. Theodore, I mentioned the Specter Healer out of respect for you, but I did not expect your wife to

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

Theodore roared

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

a cold laugh and

back. “Theodore, now’s not the time to fight. We need to

who had been silent, finally spoke, “What else can we do but call the police? Vivienne has done us so much harm; if we don’t report her,

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

the day she chopped

had managed to keep their stronghold in Sea City through the years, though their hands were far from clean. They were still puzzled about Vivienne’s true intentions, and going to the

the same conclusion, feeling a knot of frustration tightening within her. “That wretched girl has played us, yet we’re powerless

but the real issue at hand is, what do we do about Mom’s hand?” Theodore said

the Boyd family. If word got out that the matriarch had lost her hand, there would be those who would dig deeper, which would spell