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

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

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

just as Vivienne was puzzling

shook her head. "Some of these

her thoughts, handed her a bowl of soup and said, "I'll have Thomas stick close to you from tomorrow.

Leopold?" she asked, taking a sip of the

running errands for the Martinez family. He'll be tied up

party, 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

don't need to rely solely on Thomas," she

"That works. Anna, being

even left the house, Anna was already waiting

approached and

"Are

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

family has unearthed the Wright family's blueprints. I'm heading there now.

eyebrow, puzzled by the

the call and instructed Anna, "Turn around.

a perfect U-turn and

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

and then turned to see

Wolf, where's the

empty, met her gaze, sparking a silent

glanced toward the car with a hint of

voice boomed from beside the vehicle,

of blueprints, jogged over