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.

Marcus pondered momentarily before answering, “My skills are insufficient to reattach it. In fact,

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.

old and possesses exceptional medical skills, capable of not only reattaching limbs but also of snatching lives back

quite unpredictable, and he

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

was in her twilight years anyway. But the Boyd family still relied on Wendy’s guidance, and losing her

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

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

he would not stand

feeling annoyed. “He’s just a doctor, after all. Billions? As if he’s some

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

why resign so suddenly? My mother 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 so. Since your family looks down

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

up!” Theodore roared

see a doctor is one thing, but why put

a cold laugh and left

now’s not the time to fight.

the police? Vivienne has done us

have gone to the police, do you

her position as head of the family to the day she chopped off

Vivienne’s true intentions, and going to the police was out of the question. If Vivienne were to

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

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

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 those who would dig deeper, which would spell trouble for the Boyds.Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join &