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

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

seated beside him, but at the sound of the door,

seeing Arthur, he quickly masked his irritation with deference and approached quietly,

to silence him, "Dad's resting. Keep it

tiptoed back to his father's side, his

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

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

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

and

Arthur's probing, sweat beaded on Dracon's forehead. "Arthur, I didn't mean to keep things from you. It's Dad; he didn't want to distract you or Hector

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

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

"Specter Healer?"

person is elusive; not just anyone can find them. I'm just worried...

guarded secret within the Linklater family, a secret Dracon had sealed tightly. Arthur, known as the War God of Veridia,

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

someone search for the Specter Healer. As for Dad, a professional caregiver will be arriving in a few days to look after

"What?"

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 one knows his condition better than I do. Bringing in a stranger all of a sudden... I'm afraid Dad

been long enough to rouse Yorick from his deep

an inscrutable look, "I

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