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

room and saw him

at the sound of the door, he

seeing Arthur, he quickly masked his irritation with deference and

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

and tiptoed back to his father's side, his hands fidgeting behind his

darkened, "Didn't you say over the phone that Dad's recovery

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

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

both envious and fearful

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

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

unreadable reaction, he continued, "It was after taking the supplements Percival brought that

"Specter Healer?"

Dracon let a barely detectable smile flicker across his face, "Yes, but this person is elusive; not just anyone can find

guarded secret within the Linklater family, a secret Dracon had sealed

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 for his own benefit. "Arthur, I think we should take Percival into custody. He administered

a professional caregiver will be arriving in a

"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 for years. No

conversation had been long enough to

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

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