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.

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

continued, “There is 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 he helped to stand again with just a few needles. However, the Specter Healer is elusive –

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

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

we offer him a high enough price, why

Boyd family still relied on

granddaughter-in-law, who had maimed her, it would not just be Vivienne who suffered the repercussions; the entire

not acquiesce. Countless wealthy families in Veridia have offered tens

idol, and he would not

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

take my leave. Oh, and by the way,

still needs your care. You’ve been with us for

“Mr. Theodore, I mentioned the Specter Healer out of respect for you, but I did not expect your

Marcus turned to leave, Teresa snapped, “If you want to 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

Theodore roared at

talk to me like that? To see a doctor is one thing, but why put up

a cold laugh and left without

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

can we do but call the police? Vivienne has done us so much harm; if we don’t report her, aren’t we just letting her off

do

the day she chopped off Wendy’s hand, she acted without fear as if the police meant nothing

through the years, though their hands were 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

to the same conclusion, feeling a knot of frustration tightening within

her, but the real issue at hand is,

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