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.

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

someone I’ve heard of, the Specter Healer, who is said to have the skill to reattach limbs. There was once a man paralyzed for ten years whom

only reattaching limbs but also of snatching lives back from the jaws of death. If we could get him here, it would

shook his head. “Specter Healer is quite unpredictable, and he doesn’t

you saying? If we offer him a

family still relied on Wendy’s guidance, and losing her influence would be detrimental to their standing in

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

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 families in Veridia have offered tens of

his 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 want to come, we

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

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 to just leave like

responding, “Mr. Theodore, I mentioned the Specter Healer out of respect for you, but I did

go, then go! The Boyd family can find another doctor easily enough! 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 will

Theodore roared at

he to talk to me like that? To see a doctor is

laugh

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

else can we do but call the police? Vivienne has done us so much harm; if we don’t

“If 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

were still puzzled about Vivienne’s true intentions,

of frustration tightening within her. “That wretched

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

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