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.

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

the Specter 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 again with

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 would not only save Mom but also benefit the

shook his head. “Specter Healer is quite

offer him a high

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

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

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

Healer was his idol, and he would not stand someone disrespecting

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

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

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

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

Dr. 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

Theodore

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

laugh and left without

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

spoke, “What else can we do but call the police? Vivienne has done

we could have gone to the police, do

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 nothing

from clean. They were still puzzled about Vivienne’s true intentions, and going to the police

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

but the real issue at hand is, what

managed 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