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."

had been particularly

handed her the phone. "Draven called. There's been some activity on Declan's

Percival left, Vivienne sat

was already two 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

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

head. "Some of these gestures

"I'll have Thomas stick close to

Leopold?" she asked, taking

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

help but feel a sense of amusement and sympathy for Leopold, who was unaware that these

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

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

next morning, before Percival and Vivienne even left

and stood at

"Are

Anna responded, opening the car

has unearthed the Wright

puzzled by the timing of the

ended the call and instructed Anna, "Turn

executed a perfect U-turn and sped off

hour later, they arrived at the Wright family estate nearly simultaneously with another car. Matthew, who

then turned to see Percival

Wolf, where's

empty, met her gaze, sparking a

toward the car with

from

roll of blueprints,