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."

had been particularly

activity on Declan's end. I've forwarded the details to your phone.

left, Vivienne sat up and unlocked

from Draven was 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 Abigail but

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

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

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

she asked, taking a sip of the

"Kellan's got him running errands for the Martinez family. He'll

for Leopold, who was unaware that these gestures of goodwill were merely offhand remarks by their

rely solely on Thomas," she

nodded. "That works. Anna, being a

morning, before Percival and Vivienne even left the house, Anna

approached and stood at

slightly. "Are

responded, opening the car door

received a call from Mr. Wolf. "Vivienne, the Watson family has

an eyebrow, puzzled by the timing of the Watson

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

U-turn and

nearly simultaneously with another car. Matthew, who had been

acknowledgment and then turned to

where's

met her gaze, sparking a silent

toward the car with a

voice boomed from beside the vehicle, "Over here,

clutching a roll of blueprints, jogged