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."

the night sky and nodded. Her morning sickness had been particularly bad before she fell asleep,

phone. "Draven called. There's been some activity on Declan's end. I've forwarded the details to your phone. Take a look

Vivienne sat

message from Draven was 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

of food just as Vivienne was puzzling over the phone.

her head. "Some of these

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

she asked, taking a sip

Martinez family.

engagement 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 remarks by their mentor. The reputation of Emerald Mountain

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

nodded. "That works. Anna, being a

and Vivienne even left

quickly approached and

"Are you feeling

now," Anna responded,

has unearthed the Wright

raised an eyebrow, puzzled by the timing of the Watson

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

a perfect U-turn and sped off in

they arrived at the Wright family estate nearly simultaneously with

and then turned to see

Wolf, where's

empty, met her gaze, sparking a

glanced toward the car with a

from beside the vehicle,

clutching a roll of blueprints, jogged over from the