The Million-Dollar Heart

That night, Vivienne was tormented by a nightmare.

In her dream, Abigail was desperately trying to kill her, but Mr. Wolf, in a heroic act, took the fatal blow for her and collapsed right in front of her eyes. Vivienne, frantic, tried everything to bring Mr. Wolf back, but he wouldn't wake up.

The scene felt so real that Vivienne's heart ached unbearably, as if she couldn't breathe.

She tried to scream for help, but no sound came out.

Waking up, Vivienne felt a tightness in her chest, the suffocating pain was just like in her dream, too real to ignore.

She clutched at her chest, speechless.

Percival, sensing something was wrong with her, immediately turned on the light and saw Vivienne's pale face.

"Vivienne!"

He quickly picked her up and gently patted her back. After a few minutes, Vivienne managed to catch her breath.

"Mr. Wolf, I'm okay now, it was just a dream."

Percival got up, fetched her a glass of water, and wiped the cold sweat off her face. "Why on earth would you have such a nightmare? You must be overthinking something." Vivienne, having caught her breath, shook her head.

Since coming down from the mountains, she occasionally dreamt of her childhood with her mother, but never experienced anything like this.

This pain that extended from her dream into reality was definitely not normal.

Percival, his brow furrowed with lingering fear, was about to step outside. "I'll call the doctor, have her come over."

Vivienne stopped him, "Mr. Wolf, it's the middle of the night, she's probably asleep."

Percival frowned, "Then I'll call Finnian to have a look at you."

Vivienne sighed, "The doctor has really gone back to Emerald Mountain..."

Percival paused, trying to think of someone else who could help.

come hold me,

body tense, and hugged her tightly, "I'll take you to

calmed Vivienne down, "It was just a

after, Vivienne fell asleep

awake the whole night, holding her

morning, Percival got ready,

the midnight turmoil, Vivienne slept until almost noon. Opening her eyes, she saw

startled, "Mr. Wolf, what are

her up, "Get up, we're going to the hospital for a

Vivienne, puzzled, "What check-up?"

stroked her head, slowly saying, "I'm not at ease about last night, it's better to have

I'm a doctor myself. If there was something wrong, I would know. There's no need to go to the hospital." Percival insisted, "Doctors don't treat themselves, you

him, Vivienne let herself be helped up and dressed

Percival went to the office

breakfast, sitting on a bench to eat, missing Mr.

phone rang-it

been found. Someone from the Hawthorn family did inquire recently." "Who was it?" she

replied, "A person named Chris Field. He and the person you're investigating, Delilah, were married but divorced three years ago. He was following Delilah's trail to the Brooks family." Vivienne took a bite

discovering the Brooks family moved to Rivenwood, she followed. There were no suspic individuals involved, and it

eye on this Chris person,

Delilah didn't seem to be a

Later, Vivienne called Leopold.

the phone,

straightforward, "The Brooks family has a child in need of emotional guidance. Go there,

"Vivienne, are you sure you dialed the right

looking for you. If you're not there

sat up, hitting his leg in the process, gasping in pain, "Vivienne,

asked,

on the verge of tears, "Vivienne, did you forget I'm injured? My leg can't

like you forgot how Master ended up with the Martinez

her words fell, silence swept over the line with Leopold as if he hit the mute button. You could hear

it. Setting aside her glass of milk, Vivienne stood up and reached for