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."

morning sickness had been particularly bad before she fell asleep,

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.

Vivienne sat up and

from Draven was already two hours old, containing a surveillance video. She watched it, noting the addition of several cryptic gestures she

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

"Some of these gestures are coded. I

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

taking a sip

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

She couldn't help but feel a sense of amusement and sympathy for Leopold, who was unaware that these gestures of goodwill were merely offhand remarks

need to rely solely on Thomas," she

this for a moment then nodded. "That works. Anna, being a woman, might be more

Vivienne even left the house, Anna was already

and stood at

nodded slightly. "Are

responded, opening the

Watson family has unearthed the Wright family's blueprints. I'm heading

puzzled by the timing of the

and instructed Anna, "Turn around. We're going to

executed a perfect U-turn and

estate nearly simultaneously

nodded in acknowledgment and then

where's

her gaze, sparking a

glanced toward the car with a hint

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

a roll of blueprints, jogged over from the