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."

sickness had been particularly bad before she fell asleep,

to leave, he handed her the phone. "Draven called. There's been some activity on Declan's end. I've forwarded

Percival left, Vivienne sat

already two hours old, containing a surveillance video. She watched it, noting the addition of several cryptic gestures she hadn't seen before. These symbols didn't seem to relate to

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

shook her head. "Some of these

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

Leopold?" she asked, taking

errands for the Martinez family.

couldn't help but feel a sense of amusement and sympathy for Leopold, who

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

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

Vivienne even left the house, Anna was already

and stood at attention. "Vivienne, I'm

nodded slightly. "Are you feeling

now," Anna responded, opening the

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

by the timing of the Watson family's

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

U-turn and

the Wright family estate nearly simultaneously

then turned to

Wolf, where's the

met her gaze, sparking a

the car

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

a roll of blueprints, jogged over from the