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."

sky and nodded. Her morning sickness had

activity on Declan's end. I've forwarded the details to your phone. Take a look while I

Vivienne sat

it, noting the addition of several cryptic gestures she hadn't seen

just as Vivienne was puzzling over the phone.

these gestures are coded. I can't

have

Leopold?" she asked, taking a

Martinez family. He'll be tied up for a

orchestrated by their mentor. She couldn't help 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

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

Anna, being a woman,

Percival and Vivienne even

quickly approached and stood at attention. "Vivienne, I'm

nodded slightly. "Are

fine now," Anna responded, opening the

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

an eyebrow, puzzled by the timing of the Watson

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

U-turn and sped off in the

estate nearly

and then turned

Wolf, where's the

met her gaze, sparking a

car with a

from beside the vehicle, "Over

a roll of blueprints, jogged over from the driver's