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, there’s no hospital in the country capable of such a

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 – finding him may be

Healer too. They say he’s over a hundred years old and possesses exceptional medical skills, capable of not only reattaching limbs but also of snatching lives back from the jaws of death. If we could get him

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

“What are you saying? If we offer him a

the Boyd family still relied on Wendy’s

that it was Vivienne, Wendy’s granddaughter-in-law, who had maimed her, it would not just be Vivienne who suffered the repercussions; the entire Boyd family

the Specter Healer’s reputation, even when the royals of Flence Country offered him a fortune, he did not acquiesce. Countless wealthy

he would not stand

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

the way, I’ll resign from my position as

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

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 doctors, I

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

up!” Theodore roared at

To see a doctor is one thing, but why put

Marcus gave a cold laugh and

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

call the police? Vivienne has done us so much harm; if we don’t report her, aren’t

the police, do you

her position as head of the family to the day she chopped off Wendy’s hand, she

years, though their hands were far from clean. They were still puzzled about Vivienne’s true intentions, and going to the police was out

the same conclusion, feeling a knot of frustration tightening

issue

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 those who