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 his father's room and saw him reclining in his rocking chair, eyes closed

seated beside him, but at the

seeing Arthur, he quickly masked his

raised his hand to silence

with impatience, but he nodded respectfully and tiptoed back

"Didn't you say over the phone

Yorick's complexion was so pale it was almost translucent. His

at any moment. Arthur could only tell by the faint breathing that the

both envious and fearful

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

Dad's just been too soft 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 ruin soon after. I've heard rumors that she wasn't exactly innocent in that debacle. If Percival would marry such a woman,

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 condition's been worsening day by day.

"Specter Healer?"

across his face, "Yes, but this person is elusive; not just anyone can find them. I'm just worried... I'm

secret within the Linklater family, a secret Dracon had sealed

two of them duke it out for his own

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

"What?"

have their achievements,

long enough to rouse Yorick from

an inscrutable look, "I agree with your brother. You need a

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