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."

night sky and nodded. Her morning sickness had been particularly bad before she

been some activity on Declan's end. I've forwarded the details to your phone. Take a look while I get

sat up and unlocked

surveillance video. She watched it, noting the addition of several cryptic gestures she hadn't seen before.

tray of food just as Vivienne was puzzling

"Some of these gestures are coded. I

bowl of soup and said, "I'll have

Leopold?" she asked, taking

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

and sympathy for Leopold, who was unaware that these gestures of goodwill were merely offhand remarks by their mentor. The reputation of Emerald Mountain hinged on

solely on Thomas," she suggested

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

and Vivienne even left the house, Anna was already

approached and

slightly. "Are

now," Anna responded, opening the

the Watson family has unearthed the Wright family's blueprints.

the timing

call and instructed Anna, "Turn around. We're

U-turn and sped off in the

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

and then turned

Wolf, where's

her gaze,

the car with a

a loud voice boomed from

blueprints, jogged over from the