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."

nodded. Her morning sickness had been particularly bad before she fell asleep, leaving

stood to leave, he handed her the phone. "Draven called. There's been some activity on Declan's end. I've forwarded the details to your phone. Take a

sat

it, noting the addition of several cryptic gestures she hadn't seen before. These

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

shook her head. "Some of these gestures are

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

taking a sip of the

Martinez family. He'll be tied up for a day or

Leopold, who was unaware that these gestures of goodwill were merely offhand remarks by their mentor. The reputation of Emerald Mountain hinged on

to rely solely on Thomas," she suggested

Anna, being a woman, might be more attentive to your needs

and Vivienne even left the house, Anna was

quickly approached and stood at attention.

nodded slightly. "Are

fine now," Anna responded,

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

the timing of the Watson family's

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

U-turn and sped

Wright family estate nearly simultaneously with another car. Matthew,

then turned

where's the

empty, met her gaze, sparking a silent

toward the car with

from beside

roll of blueprints, jogged over from the driver's