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

handed her the phone. "Draven called. There's been some activity on Declan's end. I've forwarded the details to your phone. Take a look while I get started on

Percival left, Vivienne sat up and unlocked

addition of several cryptic gestures she hadn't seen before. These symbols didn't seem to

Vivienne was puzzling over the phone. "Any leads?"

"Some of these gestures are coded. I

her thoughts, handed her a bowl of soup and said, "I'll have Thomas stick close to you from tomorrow. His current task is

asked, taking a sip of

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

feel a sense of amusement and sympathy for Leopold, who was unaware that

solely on Thomas," she

being a woman, might be

before Percival and Vivienne even left the house,

Vivienne, Anna quickly approached and stood at

"Are you feeling

Anna responded, opening the car door

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

raised an eyebrow, puzzled by the timing of

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

and sped off

family estate nearly simultaneously with another car. Matthew, who had been waiting,

acknowledgment and then turned to see Percival

where's

empty, met her gaze, sparking a silent question between

car with a hint

boomed from beside the vehicle, "Over here,

roll of blueprints, jogged over from