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

called. There's been some activity on Declan's

Vivienne sat up and unlocked her

hours old, containing 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 paying homage

Vivienne was puzzling over the phone.

shook her head. "Some of these gestures are

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

about Leopold?" she asked, taking a sip

the Martinez family.

feel a sense of amusement and sympathy for Leopold, who was

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

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

morning, before Percival and Vivienne even left

and

"Are

Anna responded, opening

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

the timing of the

instructed Anna, "Turn around. We're going

U-turn and sped off in

arrived at the Wright family estate nearly simultaneously with another car. Matthew, who had

in acknowledgment and then turned to see

Wolf, where's the

hands empty, met her gaze, sparking a

car with a hint

boomed from beside the vehicle,

of blueprints, jogged over from the