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.

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

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 next

exceptional medical skills, capable of not only reattaching limbs but also of snatching lives back from the

quite unpredictable, and he doesn’t treat just any

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

lady was in her twilight years anyway. But the Boyd family still relied on Wendy’s guidance, and losing her influence would be detrimental to their standing

maimed her, it would not just be Vivienne who

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 whims. Do you really think he’s

Healer was his idol, and he would not

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

“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

Marcus, why resign so suddenly? My mother still needs your care. You’ve been with us for

of respect for you, but I did not expect your wife to disparage

are you dismissed, but I’ll also ensure you can’t find work in

Theodore

“Am I wrong? Who is he to talk to me like that? To see a doctor is one thing, but why put up

Marcus gave a cold laugh

him back. “Theodore, now’s not the time to fight. We need to figure out what to

but call the police? Vivienne has done us

the police, do you think we would have waited this long without taking

moment she claimed her position as head of the family to the day she chopped off Wendy’s hand, she acted without fear as if

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

a knot of frustration tightening within her. “That wretched girl has

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

outside world oblivious to the turmoil in the Boyd family. If word got out that the matriarch had lost her hand,