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."

the night sky and nodded. Her morning sickness had been

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

Percival left, Vivienne sat up and

She watched it, noting the addition of several cryptic gestures she hadn't seen before. These symbols didn't seem to

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

"Some of these gestures

bowl of soup and said, "I'll have Thomas

asked, taking a sip of the

the Martinez family. He'll be tied up for

sympathy for Leopold, who was unaware

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

being a woman, might be more attentive

Percival and Vivienne even left the house, Anna was already waiting

and stood at attention.

slightly. "Are you

fine now," Anna responded,

drove away, Vivienne received a call from Mr. Wolf. "Vivienne, the Watson family has unearthed

raised an eyebrow, puzzled by the timing of the Watson

instructed Anna,

and sped

they arrived at the Wright family estate nearly simultaneously with

in acknowledgment and then turned to

Wolf, where's the

empty, met her gaze, sparking

glanced toward the car with a hint of

voice boomed from beside the vehicle, "Over here,

blueprints, jogged over from