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."

and nodded. Her morning sickness had been particularly bad before she fell asleep, leaving her stomach

some activity on Declan's end. I've forwarded

Vivienne sat up and

several cryptic gestures she hadn't seen before. These symbols didn't seem to relate to Abigail but rather looked like Declan paying homage to

just as Vivienne

of these gestures

said, "I'll have Thomas stick close

Leopold?" she asked, taking a sip of

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

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

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

"That works. Anna, being a woman, might

before Percival and Vivienne even left the house, Anna was

and stood at attention. "Vivienne,

"Are you

fine now," Anna responded, opening the

from Mr. Wolf. "Vivienne, the Watson family has unearthed the

puzzled by the timing of

Anna, "Turn

a perfect U-turn and sped off in the opposite

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

in acknowledgment and then

where's the

hands empty, met her gaze, sparking a silent question between

toward the car with a

from beside the vehicle, "Over here,

clutching a roll of blueprints, jogged over from