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.

answering, “My skills are insufficient to reattach it. In fact, there’s

limbs. There was once a man paralyzed for ten years whom he helped to stand again

and possesses exceptional medical skills, capable of not only reattaching limbs but also of snatching

head. “Specter Healer is quite unpredictable, and he

offer him a

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

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

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

and he would not stand someone

Billions? As if he’s some kind of deity. If he doesn’t want to come, we don’t need

and by the way, I’ll resign from my position as your family’s private

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

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

you dismissed, but I’ll also ensure you can’t

Theodore

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

cold laugh and left

ready to lash out at Teresa, but Hayden held him back. “Theodore, now’s not

been silent, finally spoke, “What else can we do but call the police? Vivienne has done us so

could have gone to the police, do you

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

Boyd 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

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

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

to keep the 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 Updated Join & Stay Updated for