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

once a man paralyzed

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 would not only save Mom but

quite

If we offer him a

– 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

was Vivienne, Wendy’s granddaughter-in-law, who had maimed her, it would not

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.

idol, and he

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

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

why resign so suddenly? My mother still needs your care. You’ve been with us for so long, and we’ve

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

“If you want to go, then go! The Boyd family can find another doctor easily enough! Not only are you dismissed,

up!” Theodore

like that? To see a doctor

gave a cold laugh and left without another

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

finally spoke, “What else can we do but call the police? Vivienne has done us so much harm; if

the police, do you think

sinister. From the moment she claimed her position as head of the family to the day she chopped off Wendy’s hand,

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 powerless

to deal with her, but the real issue

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