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.

pondered momentarily before answering, “My skills are insufficient to reattach it. In fact, there’s no

paused, then 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

Specter 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 here, it would not only save Mom

Marcus shook his head. “Specter Healer is quite unpredictable, and

offer him

reattached was irrelevant – the old lady was in her twilight years anyway. But the Boyd family still relied on Wendy’s guidance, and losing her influence would be detrimental

it would not just

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

he would not

aback, feeling annoyed. “He’s just a doctor, after all. Billions? As if he’s some kind of deity. If he doesn’t want to come, we

of danger, I’ll take my leave. Oh, and by the way, I’ll resign from my position as your family’s

care. You’ve been with us for so long, and we’ve treated you well. It doesn’t seem right to

silent for a moment before responding, “Mr. Theodore, I mentioned the Specter Healer out of respect for you, but I did

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

up!” Theodore roared

to talk to me like that? To see a doctor is

laugh and

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

finally spoke, “What else can we do but call the police? Vivienne has done us so much harm; if we don’t report her, aren’t

police, do you think

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

to keep their stronghold in Sea City 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

tightening within her. “That wretched girl has played us, yet we’re

real issue at

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 & Stay Updated for