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.

siesta, and he hadn't allowed

to his father's room

was seated beside him, but at the sound of the door, he looked

masked his irritation with deference and approached

silence

eyes flickered with impatience, but he nodded respectfully and tiptoed back to his father's side, his hands fidgeting behind his

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

translucent. His lips were chapped, and his once full cheeks

when he had first awakened from surgery, as if he could pass away at any moment. Arthur could only tell by the faint breathing that the

envious and

keep things from you. It's Dad; he didn't want to distract you or Hector from your work, so he told me not

him, but you never can tell what's going on inside someone's head. And his wife, she was finally acknowledged by the Brooks family, only to

gauge Arthur's unreadable reaction, he continued, "It was after taking the supplements Percival brought that Dad got poisoned. Now, his condition's been worsening

"Specter Healer?"

barely detectable smile flicker across his face, "Yes, but this person is elusive; not just anyone can find them. I'm just worried... I'm worried that Dad might not last

Healer was a closely guarded secret within the Linklater family, a secret Dracon had sealed tightly. Arthur, known

be so amenable. It was the perfect scenario for Dracon to sit back and watch the two of them duke it out for his own

caregiver

"What?"

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

long enough to rouse Yorick from his deep

his cloudy eyes swept over Dracon with an inscrutable look, "I agree with your brother. You need a break; go

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