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.

pondered momentarily before answering, “My skills are insufficient to reattach it. In fact, there’s no hospital in the country capable

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 just a few needles.

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 would not only save Mom but also benefit the Boyd

shook his head. “Specter Healer is quite unpredictable,

“What are you saying? If we offer him a high enough price, why wouldn’t

Wendy’s hand could be reattached was irrelevant – the old lady was in her twilight years anyway. But the Boyd family still relied on Wendy’s guidance, and losing her influence would

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

his idol, and he would

just a doctor, after all. Billions? As if he’s some kind of deity. If he doesn’t want to come,

my leave. Oh, and by the way, I’ll resign from my position

still needs your care. You’ve been with us for so long, and

Specter Healer out of respect for you, but I did not expect your wife to disparage him

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 any say. No hospital

Theodore roared at

that? To see a doctor is one thing, but why put up with such

gave a cold laugh and left without another

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

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

cursed. “If we could have gone to the police, do you think we would have waited this

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

far from clean. They were still puzzled about Vivienne’s true intentions, and going to the police was out of the question. If Vivienne were to expose something that could ruin the Boyds, the risk

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

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

to the turmoil in the Boyd family. If word got out that the matriarch had lost her hand, there would be those