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.

In fact,

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

“Specter Healer is quite unpredictable, and he doesn’t treat just

we offer him

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

it would not just be Vivienne who suffered the repercussions; the entire Boyd family

Healer’s reputation, even when the royals of Flence Country offered him a fortune, he did not acquiesce. Countless wealthy families in Veridia have offered tens

was his idol, and he

“He’s just a doctor, after all. Billions? As if he’s some kind of deity. If

way, I’ll resign from my position as your family’s private physician starting tomorrow. You

with us for so

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

Theodore

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

gave a cold laugh and

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

else can we do but call the police? Vivienne has done us so much harm; if we

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

From the moment she claimed her position as head of the family to the day

about Vivienne’s true intentions, and going to the police was out of the question. If Vivienne were to expose something that could ruin

knot of frustration tightening within

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

Boyd family. If word got out that the matriarch had lost her hand, there would be those who would dig deeper,