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

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 look while

sat up and

a surveillance video. She watched it, noting the addition of several cryptic gestures she hadn't seen before. These symbols didn't seem to relate to Abigail but rather looked like Declan

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

her head. "Some of these gestures are coded. I

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

she asked, taking a sip of

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

engagement party, orchestrated by their mentor. She couldn't help but feel a sense of amusement and sympathy for Leopold, who

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

"That works. Anna, being a woman, might be more

Percival and Vivienne even

approached and

nodded slightly. "Are you feeling

responded, opening the car door

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

raised an eyebrow, puzzled by the

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

perfect U-turn and sped off in

estate nearly simultaneously with another car.

nodded in acknowledgment and then turned to

where's the

her gaze,

toward the car

boomed from beside the vehicle, "Over

blueprints, jogged over from the