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."

at the night sky and nodded. Her morning sickness had been particularly bad

There's been some activity on Declan's end. I've forwarded

Vivienne sat up and unlocked her

of several cryptic gestures she hadn't

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

of these gestures

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

Leopold?" she asked, taking a sip of

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

and sympathy for Leopold, who was unaware that these gestures

rely solely on Thomas," she suggested

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

morning, before Percival and Vivienne even left the house, Anna was

and stood at attention.

"Are you feeling

completely fine now," Anna responded, opening the car

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

eyebrow, puzzled by the

Anna, "Turn around. We're going

a perfect U-turn and sped off in the opposite

arrived at the Wright family estate nearly simultaneously with

acknowledgment and then turned to see

where's the

empty, met her gaze, sparking a

glanced toward the car with a hint of

a loud voice boomed from beside the vehicle, "Over here,

blueprints, jogged over