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.

he still wondered

and entered, "Dad, why

put away the photograph and stood up, walking to the

in the yard. "The

together,

Jasper's expression darkened. "What about

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

Yasmine and Natalia's kidnapping, they finally stumbled

trafficker but an organization known

was a newly risen underground syndicate, its predecessor was the

dealings in human trafficking, unethical experiments, and organ

led the charge to dismantle RST's headquarters, yet their leader, code named

When he awoke, his beloved youngest daughter had vanished. He was certain that F-Poison had taken her in

for so many years, there had been no

cunning than RST ever was and is an expert at legalizing its deeds. It won't be easy to deal with." Jasper looked down, contemplative. "You'll take care of this. By the way, if Vivienne wants to work on that new

legal and

of Griffin's patents were state-owned, and this new invention

finding the right place

of course, grasped his father's meaning. "Don't worry, Dad. Zelda has everything arranged. Her nephew will arrive in Rivenwood tomorrow and will reach

to mind, "Remember, Vivienne mentioned that Scott from the Brooks family isn't her biological father,

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

investigated Vivienne's mother, Karen, and found little information. But after Scott's arrest, some things became

unclear, the details of her involvement with Scott

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

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