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."

sickness had been particularly bad before she fell asleep, leaving her stomach feeling incredibly

Percival stood to leave, he handed her the phone. "Draven called. There's been some activity on Declan's end.

Vivienne sat up and

several cryptic gestures she hadn't seen before. These symbols

a tray of food just as Vivienne was puzzling over the phone. "Any leads?"

"Some of these gestures

of soup and said, "I'll have Thomas stick close to you from tomorrow. His current task

taking a

got him running errands for the Martinez family. He'll be tied

for Leopold, who was unaware that these gestures of goodwill were merely

we don't need to rely solely on Thomas," she suggested to

then nodded. "That works. Anna, being a

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

and stood

slightly. "Are you feeling

responded, opening the car

family has unearthed the Wright family's blueprints.

eyebrow, puzzled by the timing of the Watson family's

the call and instructed Anna, "Turn around. We're going

perfect U-turn and sped

later, they arrived at the Wright family estate nearly simultaneously with another car. Matthew, who had been

nodded in acknowledgment and then turned

Wolf, where's

met her gaze,

car

boomed from beside the

of blueprints, jogged over from