The Million-Dollar Heart

The chill in the air took everyone by surprise over the next few days.

Vivienne, thanks to her pregnancy, found herself succumbing to sleep more than ever, spending the majority of her day either eating or curled up in bed.

Percival, worried about leaving her alone, stayed by her side constantly.

One afternoon, while Vivienne was deep in slumber, her phone on the bedside table began to vibrate.

Seeing the caller ID, Percival picked it up and stepped outside to answer.

"Boss!" came Draven's voice through the phone.

"It's me," Percival replied with a stern voice. "Vivienne's asleep. What's the matter?"

Draven paused briefly, then quickly said, "Percival, Declan's made another move. But these symbols, only you can decipher them. We think he's trying to send a message out." Percival frowned. "Did the surveillance catch anything unusual?"

Draven's response was firm. "Nothing at all."

Percival's gaze darkened slightly. "Keep an eye on him. Report back with any suspicions. I'll inform Vivienne."

When Vivienne woke up, she turned to see Percival sitting by her side, which warmed her heart. "Mr. Wolf, what time is it?"

Percival looked at her, closing his laptop gently. "You're awake. It's seven in the evening."

Vivienne rubbed her temples. "Why do I feel like I can sleep forever?"

Percival took her hand and massaged her temples gently. "Hungry? I'll whip up something you love."

the night sky and nodded. Her morning sickness had been particularly bad before she fell asleep,

called. There's been some activity on Declan's end. I've forwarded the details to your

Vivienne sat

noting the addition of several cryptic gestures she hadn't seen before. These symbols didn't seem to relate

food just as Vivienne was puzzling over the phone.

her head. "Some of these gestures are coded. I

her thoughts, handed her a bowl of soup and said, "I'll have Thomas stick close to you from tomorrow. His current task is

she asked, taking

running errands for the Martinez family. He'll be tied up for a day

by their mentor. She couldn't help but feel a sense of amusement and sympathy for Leopold, who was unaware that these gestures of goodwill were merely offhand remarks by their mentor. The reputation of

don't need to rely solely on Thomas," she suggested to Mr. Wolf. "Let

a moment then nodded. "That works. Anna, being a woman, might be

morning, before Percival and Vivienne even left the house, Anna was already

Vivienne, Anna quickly approached and stood at attention. "Vivienne,

slightly. "Are you feeling

responded, opening the car

"Vivienne, the Watson family has unearthed the Wright family's blueprints. I'm heading

raised an eyebrow, puzzled by the

Anna, "Turn

perfect U-turn and sped off in

an hour later, they arrived at the Wright family estate nearly simultaneously with another car. Matthew, who had been waiting, greeted them,

then turned to see

Wolf, where's

gaze, sparking a silent question

glanced toward the car with

from beside the vehicle, "Over

roll of blueprints, jogged over from the