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."

morning sickness had been particularly bad before she fell asleep,

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

Vivienne sat up and

two hours old, containing a surveillance video. She watched it, noting the addition of several cryptic gestures she hadn't seen before. These

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

head. "Some of these gestures are

handed her a bowl of soup and said, "I'll have Thomas stick close to you

asked, taking a

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

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 goodwill were

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

then nodded. "That works. Anna, being a woman, might be more attentive to your

and Vivienne even left the house,

approached and

"Are you

Anna responded,

family has unearthed

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

Anna, "Turn around. We're going to

perfect U-turn and

Wright family estate nearly simultaneously with another car. Matthew, who had been

in acknowledgment and then turned to see Percival

Wolf, where's the

empty, met her gaze,

toward the car with a hint of

loud voice boomed from beside the

roll of blueprints,