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.

was taking his siesta, and he hadn't allowed anyone to

alone, Arthur pushed open the door to his father's room and saw him reclining in his rocking chair, eyes

him, but at the

he quickly masked his irritation with deference

hand to silence him,

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

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

the sunlight, Yorick's complexion was so pale it was almost translucent. His lips were chapped, and his once full cheeks

than 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 old man was still clinging

and

"Arthur, 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

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, what does that

after taking the supplements Percival brought that Dad got poisoned. Now, his condition's been worsening day by day. I'n

"Specter Healer?"

Dracon let a barely detectable smile flicker across his face, "Yes, but this person is elusive;

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

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

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

"What?"

be sidelined, "Arthur, don't you 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

enough to

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

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