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 bad before

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

left, Vivienne sat up

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 rather looked like Declan paying homage to his

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

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

and said, "I'll have Thomas stick close to you from tomorrow. His current task is nearly

Leopold?" she asked, taking

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

by their mentor. She couldn't help but feel a sense of amusement and sympathy for Leopold, who was unaware that these gestures

on Thomas," she suggested to

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

Percival and Vivienne even left the house, Anna

approached and

slightly. "Are

responded,

drove away, Vivienne received a call from Mr. Wolf. "Vivienne, the Watson family has unearthed the Wright

an eyebrow, puzzled by the timing of

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

U-turn and sped off in the

hour later, they arrived at the Wright family estate nearly simultaneously with

and then turned to see

Wolf, where's the

met her gaze, sparking a silent question between

the car with

from beside the vehicle, "Over here,

a roll of blueprints, jogged