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."

glanced outside at the night sky and nodded. Her morning sickness had been particularly bad before she fell asleep, leaving her stomach feeling

Percival stood to leave, he 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

Percival left, Vivienne sat up and unlocked

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 Declan

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

her head. "Some of these gestures are coded.

have Thomas stick close to you

asked, taking a sip of the

running errands for the Martinez family.

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

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

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

next morning, before Percival and Vivienne even left the house, Anna was already

Anna quickly approached and stood at attention. "Vivienne,

"Are you feeling

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

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

puzzled by the timing of the Watson

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

executed a perfect U-turn and sped

family estate nearly

in acknowledgment and then turned to

Wolf, where's

empty, met her gaze, sparking a silent

the car with a hint of

boomed from beside the

of blueprints, jogged over from the