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.

“My skills are insufficient to reattach it. In fact, there’s no hospital in the country capable of

heard of, the Specter Healer, who is said to have the skill to reattach limbs. There was once a man paralyzed for ten years whom he

but also of snatching lives back from the jaws of death. If we could get him here, it would not only save Mom but also benefit the Boyd

quite unpredictable, and he doesn’t

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

whether Wendy’s hand could be reattached was irrelevant – the old 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 standing in Sea City, a prospect Teresa

granddaughter-in-law, who had maimed her, it would not just be Vivienne who suffered

Countless wealthy families in Veridia have offered tens of billions to secure his services, only to be

was his idol, and he would not

a doctor, after all. Billions? As if he’s some

leave. Oh, and by the way, I’ll resign from my position as your family’s private physician starting tomorrow. You

My mother still needs your care. You’ve been with us for so long, and we’ve treated you well.

of respect for you, but I did not expect your wife to disparage

enough! Not only are you dismissed, but I’ll also ensure you can’t find work in this field as long as

Theodore roared

me like that? To see a doctor is one thing, but why put up with

gave a cold laugh and left

him back. “Theodore, now’s not the time to fight. We need to figure out what

but call the police? Vivienne has done us

“If we could have gone to the police, do

to the day she chopped off Wendy’s

family 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 police was out of the question.

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

real issue at hand is, what do

lid on the incident, the outside world oblivious to the turmoil in 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 trouble for the Boyds.Books Chapters Are Daily