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 bad before she fell asleep, leaving her stomach feeling incredibly

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

left, Vivienne sat up and unlocked

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

as Vivienne was puzzling over the phone. "Any

her head. "Some of these gestures are coded. I can't decipher

and said, "I'll have Thomas stick close to you from tomorrow. His current

she asked, taking

"Kellan's got him running errands for the Martinez family. He'll be

amusement and sympathy for Leopold, who was

on Thomas," she suggested

works. Anna, being

Percival and Vivienne even left

quickly approached and stood at attention.

slightly. "Are you

fine now," Anna responded, opening the car

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

by the timing of

call and instructed Anna, "Turn

perfect U-turn and sped off

estate nearly simultaneously with another car. Matthew, who had

then turned to

Wolf, where's the

empty, met her gaze, sparking a silent question between

glanced toward the car with

boomed from beside the vehicle, "Over here,

a roll of blueprints,