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."

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

There's been some activity on Declan's end. I've forwarded the details to your phone. Take a look while I get

Percival left, Vivienne sat up and unlocked her

already two hours old, containing a surveillance video. She watched it, noting the addition of several cryptic gestures she

as Vivienne was puzzling over

her head. "Some of these gestures

bowl of soup and said, "I'll have Thomas stick close

she asked, taking a sip of

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

sense of amusement and sympathy for Leopold, who was unaware that these gestures of goodwill were merely offhand remarks by their

she suggested to Mr. Wolf. "Let Anna

considered this for a moment then nodded. "That works. Anna, being a woman, might

before Percival and Vivienne even left the

quickly approached and stood

nodded slightly. "Are you

fine now," Anna responded,

received a call from Mr. Wolf. "Vivienne, the Watson family has unearthed the Wright family's blueprints. I'm heading there

raised an eyebrow, puzzled by the timing of the

instructed Anna, "Turn

executed a perfect U-turn and sped off

at the Wright family estate nearly simultaneously

then turned to see

where's the

empty, met her gaze, sparking a silent question

toward the car with a hint of

boomed from beside

a roll of blueprints, jogged over from the driver's