The Million-Dollar Heart

Vivienne screenshotted the group chat and sent it to Griffin.

Husky Smasher: [I knew Charlotte's idea was right, oh Vivienne, I love you.]

Husky Smasher was Griffin's nickname.

Vivienne pinched the bridge of her nose, somewhat speechless.

This Griffin, coming up with such an idea. Vivienne could not tell if Griffin was torturing herself or Leopold.

During the day, Griffin had pulled her aside into a room and, with utmost seriousness, stated that marrying Leopold was a given after a kiss, but she did not want to pursue it in this manner and asked for her help.

Then she went on with a whole spiel.

About how, yes, she would marry, but it depended on whether Leopold even liked her.

If not, she would not insist. She would only marry Leopold if there were mutual affection.

So, she had to test the waters!

Hearing Griffin's lengthy explanation, Vivienne just asked whether she wanted to marry Leopold simply because of a kiss or if she genuinely liked him.

Full of righteous fervor, Griffin said, "Of course, it's because I like him! Why else would I let him kiss me? I am the proud heiress of the ancient warrior lineage, the Martinez family. I have my pride, and not just anyone can wed me!"

Vivienne was speechless.

At the Perez Mansion in Rivenwood.

Jasper looked at a photograph of his daughter from her childhood, his eyes glistening with tears.

years, he still wondered how

knocked and entered, "Dad, why

photograph and stood up, walking to the yard

it's about that little girl from the Martinez family," Yuri said, helping Jasper into the rocking chair in the yard. "The girl is teaming up with Vivienne to study

a heavy chuckle. "Those two working together,

pause, Jasper's expression darkened. "What about CK?

Ellington family, but after her arrest, the trail went cold." Jasper's brow furrowed. "If the trail's gone cold, find a new one. If we can't find that person, we'll never know Sasha's whereabouts." For years, the Perez family

Natalia's kidnapping, they finally stumbled upon

trafficker but an organization known as

was a newly risen underground syndicate, its predecessor was the infamous and nefarious

dealings in human trafficking, unethical experiments,

the charge to dismantle RST's headquarters,

that operation that Jasper was seriously injured and hospitalized. When he awoke, his beloved youngest daughter had vanished. He was certain that

so many years, there

at legalizing its deeds. It won't be easy to deal with." Jasper looked down, contemplative. "You'll take

and suitable

not an issue; after all, all of Griffin's

right place

has everything arranged. Her nephew will

Vivienne mentioned that Scott from the Brooks family isn't

sudden mention of Scott. "Yes, she has no blood ties to the Brooks family. Her mother seems to have had some reason to

little information. But after

details of her involvement with Scott were

at the dark night sky, pointing to a star right in the

up, his expression changing. "Could it be that Sasha has appeared in