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

once a man paralyzed for ten years whom he helped to stand again with just a few needles. However, the Specter Healer is elusive –

of the Specter Healer too. They say he’s over a hundred years old and possesses exceptional 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

his head. “Specter Healer is quite

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

family still relied on Wendy’s guidance, and losing

got out that it was Vivienne, Wendy’s granddaughter-in-law, who had maimed her, it would not just be Vivienne who suffered the repercussions; the entire

acquiesce. Countless

idol, and he would

was taken aback, feeling annoyed. “He’s just a doctor, after all. Billions? As if he’s some

is out of danger, I’ll take my 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 a

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

“Mr. Theodore, I mentioned the Specter Healer out of respect for you, but I did

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 roared

a doctor is one thing, but why put up with such insolence? What use is

gave a cold laugh and left without another

at Teresa, but Hayden held him back. “Theodore, now’s not the time to fight. We need to figure out what to do

“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

“If we could have gone to the police, do you think we

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

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. If

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

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

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