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."

night sky and nodded. Her morning sickness had been

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

Vivienne sat up and unlocked

several cryptic gestures

just as Vivienne was puzzling over the phone.

her head. "Some of these gestures are coded. I can't decipher

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

taking a sip of

for the Martinez

but feel a sense of amusement and sympathy for Leopold, who was unaware that these gestures of goodwill were merely offhand remarks by their mentor. The reputation of Emerald Mountain hinged

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

"That works. Anna, being a woman, might

Vivienne even left the house, Anna was already waiting

Anna quickly approached and stood

nodded slightly. "Are

now," Anna responded,

"Vivienne, the Watson family has unearthed the Wright family's blueprints. I'm heading there now.

by the timing of

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

a perfect U-turn and sped

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

and then turned

where's the

empty, met her gaze,

the car with a

from

blueprints, jogged over from