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.

to reattach it. In fact, there’s no

said to have the skill to reattach limbs. There was once a man paralyzed

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 family

Healer is quite unpredictable,

saying? If we offer him a high enough price, why

family still relied on Wendy’s guidance, and losing her influence would be

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

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 billions to secure his services, only to be turned away based on his

idol, and he

doctor, after all. Billions? As if he’s some kind

expression darkened. “Since Madam Wendy is out of danger, I’ll take my leave. Oh, and by the way, I’ll resign from my position as your family’s private physician starting

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

a moment before responding, “Mr. Theodore, I mentioned the Specter Healer out of respect for you, but I did not expect your wife to disparage him so. Since your family looks down on

find another doctor easily enough! Not only are you

up!” Theodore roared at

“Am I wrong? Who is he to talk to me like that? To see a doctor

a cold laugh and left

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

Vivienne has done us so

we could have gone to the police, do

was too sinister. From the moment she claimed her position as head of the family to the day she chopped off Wendy’s hand, she acted without fear as

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 was

tightening within

of ways to deal with her, but the real issue at hand is,

they had 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 hand, there would be