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

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

sat up

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 Abigail but rather looked like

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

these gestures are

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

Leopold?" she asked, taking a sip of the

errands for the Martinez family.

sympathy for Leopold, who was unaware that these gestures of goodwill were merely offhand remarks by their mentor. The reputation

Thomas," she suggested

this for a moment then nodded. "That works. Anna, being a woman, might be more attentive to

morning, before Percival and Vivienne even left the

Anna quickly approached and

nodded slightly. "Are you feeling

completely fine now," Anna responded, opening the car door for

from Mr. Wolf. "Vivienne, the Watson family has unearthed the Wright family's blueprints. I'm

raised an eyebrow, puzzled by the

Anna, "Turn around. We're going

a perfect U-turn and

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

and then turned to see Percival

where's

met her gaze,

the car with a hint

a loud voice boomed from beside the vehicle,

blueprints, jogged