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."

morning sickness had been particularly bad before she fell asleep, leaving her stomach

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

Percival left, Vivienne sat up and

cryptic gestures she hadn't seen before. These symbols didn't seem to relate to Abigail but rather looked like Declan paying homage

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

head. "Some of these gestures

have Thomas stick

Leopold?" she asked, taking a sip of the

the Martinez family. He'll be tied up for a day

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

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

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

next morning, before Percival and Vivienne even left

approached and stood at attention. "Vivienne,

slightly. "Are you feeling

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

family has unearthed the

the timing of the

Anna, "Turn around. We're going

executed a perfect U-turn and sped off

later, they arrived at the Wright family estate nearly simultaneously with another car. Matthew, who had

acknowledgment and then

where's

empty, met her gaze,

glanced toward the car with a hint

boomed from beside the vehicle,

roll of blueprints, jogged over