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,

There's been some activity on Declan's end. I've forwarded the details to your

left, Vivienne sat

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

as Vivienne was puzzling over the phone.

her head. "Some of these

said, "I'll have Thomas stick close to you from tomorrow. His current task is nearly

Leopold?" she asked, taking

Martinez family. He'll be tied up for a

of amusement and sympathy for Leopold, who was unaware that these gestures of goodwill were merely

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

works. Anna, being

Vivienne even left

approached and stood at attention. "Vivienne, I'm

nodded slightly. "Are

fine now," Anna responded, opening

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

puzzled by the timing of the

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

executed a perfect U-turn and sped off in the

estate nearly simultaneously

and then turned to see Percival

Wolf, where's

hands empty, met her gaze, sparking a silent question

glanced toward the car with

a loud voice boomed from beside the vehicle,

roll of blueprints, jogged over from the