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."

glanced outside at the night sky and nodded. Her morning sickness had been particularly bad before she fell asleep, leaving her stomach

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

left, Vivienne sat up and unlocked

hours old, containing a surveillance video. She watched it, noting the addition of several cryptic gestures

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

head. "Some of these gestures are

her thoughts, handed her a bowl of soup and said, "I'll have Thomas stick close to you

asked, taking a sip of

him running errands for the Martinez family. He'll be tied up

remembered Leopold's engagement party, orchestrated by their mentor. She couldn't help but feel a sense of amusement and sympathy for Leopold, who was unaware that

we don't need to rely solely on Thomas," she suggested

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

even left the house,

and stood at attention. "Vivienne, I'm

slightly. "Are you

now," Anna responded, opening

Mr. Wolf. "Vivienne, the Watson family has unearthed the Wright family's blueprints. I'm heading there now. Let's

an eyebrow, puzzled by the timing of the Watson

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

U-turn and sped off in the

estate nearly

and then turned to see Percival

Wolf, where's the

gaze, sparking a silent

car with a hint

loud voice boomed from beside the vehicle,

of blueprints,