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

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

medical skills, capable of not only reattaching limbs 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

is quite unpredictable,

“What are you saying? If we offer him a high enough price, why

But the Boyd family still relied on Wendy’s guidance, and

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

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.

and he would

was taken aback, feeling annoyed. “He’s just a doctor, after all. Billions? As if he’s some kind of deity. If he doesn’t want to come, we don’t

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

why resign so suddenly? My mother still needs your care. You’ve been with us

mentioned the Specter Healer out of respect for you, but I did not expect your wife to disparage him so. Since your family looks down on doctors, I

Marcus turned to leave, Teresa 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

Theodore roared at

retorted, “Am I wrong? Who is he to talk to me like that? To see a doctor is

Marcus gave a cold laugh

“Theodore, now’s not

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, aren’t we just letting her

we could have gone to the police, do

From the moment she claimed her position as head of the family to the day she chopped off Wendy’s hand, she acted without fear as if the police meant

were still puzzled about Vivienne’s true intentions, and going to the police was out of the question.

had come to the same conclusion, feeling a knot of frustration tightening within her. “That wretched girl

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

got out that the matriarch had lost her hand, there would be those