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.

In fact, there’s

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

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 but also

shook his head. “Specter Healer is quite unpredictable, and he doesn’t treat

“What are you saying? If we offer him a high

Wendy’s hand could be 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

had maimed her, it would not just

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 tens of billions to secure his services, only to be turned away based

idol, and he would not stand someone

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

Oh, and by the way, I’ll resign from my position as your family’s private physician starting

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

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

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

Theodore roared at

talk to me like that? To see a doctor is one thing,

laugh and

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

can we do but call the police? Vivienne has done us so much harm; if we don’t

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

position as head of the family to the day

from clean. They were still puzzled about Vivienne’s true intentions, and going to the police was out of the

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

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

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