The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 736

Walter scratched his itchy chin, his voice tinged with hesitation, "Miss, maybe we should just head back."

Vivienne, that woman was sharp as a tack.

Even if she hadn't sniffed out the oddities, Percival surely would have.

Walter couldn't fathom what Victoria was thinking.

To just drop Kaitlyn off at the suburban mall and then drag herself here to suffer - it was like setting herself up to be stood up.

As Walter silently grumbled, he dared not voice his true thoughts aloud.

Victoria was running out of patience.

It was getting late into the afternoon, and still, no one had shown up, which led her to bellow in frustration, "Looks like we've got no choice but to go with plan B. We're not waiting any longer! Let's get out of here and deal with Vivienne later!"

The next day, at the Linklater residence.

Arthur had been tied up with business at the Vanguard Agency, and it was a rare moment for him to be home.

taking his siesta, and he hadn't allowed anyone to disturb

door to his father's room and saw

at the sound of the door,

he quickly masked his irritation with

hand to silence him,

tiptoed back to his father's

landed on his father, his eyes darkened, "Didn't you say over the phone that Dad's recovery was going well? This

pale it was almost translucent. His lips were chapped, and his once full cheeks were now

from surgery, as if he could pass away at any moment. Arthur could only tell by

both envious and fearful of

"Arthur, I didn't mean to keep things from you. It's Dad; he

someone's head. And his wife, she was finally acknowledged by the Brooks family, only

his eyes to gauge Arthur's unreadable reaction, he continued, "It was after taking the supplements Percival brought that Dad got

"Specter Healer?"

person is elusive; not just anyone can find them. I'm just worried... I'm worried that Dad might not last

a closely guarded secret within the Linklater family, a secret Dracon had sealed tightly. Arthur, known as the War God of Veridia, would surely have the means to

back and watch the two of them duke it out for his own benefit. "Arthur, I think we should take

have someone search for the Specter Healer. As for Dad, a professional caregiver will be arriving

"What?"

to deceive but had not expected to be sidelined, "Arthur, don't you trust me? I know I'm the black sheep of the family. I've never made anyone proud. All my sisters have their achievements, and I'm the only one who's fallen short. But I've been with Dad for years. No

had been long enough to rouse Yorick from his

over Dracon with an inscrutable look, "I

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