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.

he hadn't allowed anyone to disturb

open the door to his father's room

seated beside him, but at the sound of the

he quickly masked his irritation with deference and approached quietly,

silence him, "Dad's resting. Keep it

respectfully and tiptoed back

over the phone that Dad's recovery was going well? This doesn't

complexion was so pale it was almost translucent. His lips were chapped, and

surgery, as if he could pass away at any moment. Arthur

both envious and fearful of his elder

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

on Percival. He thinks the guy wouldn't hurt 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 see them fall into

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

"Specter Healer?"

person is elusive; not just

that Vivienne was the Specter Healer was a closely guarded secret within the Linklater family, a secret Dracon had sealed tightly.

that if Arthur tried to strong-arm her, Vivienne might not be so amenable. It was the perfect scenario for Dracon to sit back and watch the two of them duke it out

caregiver will be arriving in a few days to look after him. You can take

"What?"

their achievements, and I'm the only one who's fallen short. But I've been with Dad for years. No one knows his condition better than I do. Bringing in a stranger

had been long enough to rouse

eyes swept over Dracon with an inscrutable look, "I agree with

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