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

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 look while

sat up and unlocked her

gestures she hadn't seen before. These symbols didn't seem to relate to Abigail but

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

these gestures are coded. I can't decipher

"I'll have Thomas

she asked, taking a sip of

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

party, orchestrated by their mentor. She couldn't help but feel a sense of amusement and sympathy for Leopold, who was unaware that these gestures of

rely solely on Thomas," she suggested to Mr. Wolf. "Let Anna stick

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

and Vivienne even

approached and stood

nodded slightly. "Are you feeling

Anna responded,

received a call from Mr. Wolf. "Vivienne, the Watson family has unearthed

the timing of the Watson family's

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

perfect U-turn and

an hour later, they arrived at the Wright family estate nearly simultaneously with

acknowledgment and then turned to see Percival

where's the

gaze, sparking a

car with a hint

from beside the

of blueprints, jogged