The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 783

As the butler deliberated on the best response to appease Asher, a man hurriedly approached from the side, clutching a smartphone. "Young Master, it's the Boss on the phone."

Asher's pupils shrank, his breath coming in strained gasps. He swallowed hard, his hand trembling as he picked up the incessantly vibrating phone. The second he pressed the answer button, Oliver's furious roar blasted clearly into everyone's ears. "You bloody fool! What have you done?"

"I, I, I just wanted to capture Vivienne back. Dad, I..."

A man in his thirties, Asher believed he hadn't felt this cloak of fear enveloping his heart since reaching adulthood, leaving him stammering, devoid of any spirit to fight back. Even guilt crept in. "Capture Vivienne, huh? Great, just great..." Oliver was panting heavily over the phone, and faintly, the soothing voice of a woman could be heard.

The sound of porcelain shattering clattered in his ears, and it was about five minutes later that Oliver, through gritted teeth and with venom in his voice, said, "Asher, have you lost your damn mind? A girl with no title, no status, and you're squabbling with her? You, get your ass back here now! Look at the mess you've made; how did I ever sire such a disappointment?"

Asher's heart skipped a beat. "Dad, what on earth happened? What did Vivienne do?"

"What did she do?" Oliver scoffed. "The Grimshaw family crypt has been desecrated, you tell me what happened? Asher, I'm telling you! You better pray your mother's urn can be found. Otherwise, forget about being the heir to this family!"

A chill ran through Asher.

Found?

Where could he possibly search?

The sound of the white porcelain urn shattering seemed to echo once again in his ears.

he remembered staring

that had welled up inside him

white ashes mixed with the dirt, a throbbing pain shot through him, unsure which

had viciously stomped on every patch of white. Even now, the soles of his

could he search? Was he supposed to bring

his vision darkening,

distant, then close, finally settling on the ominous

back from fear, "What's the use of blaming me? Vivienne is the thief, Dad! Instead of lecturing me, you

if she were found, the chances of retrieving the stolen items

the ground, his hands at his sides shaking uncontrollably, "Dad, I was just worried Gavin would be duped by Vivienne; that's why I followed. I truly had no idea that this girl could

need you to teach me how to handle my

sharp crack sounded

you've got something to say, speak up. You're about to

was soothing

that if he were in front of Oliver, the vase would surely be aimed at his

to defend himself, but Oliver's cold snort cut him off. "I seriously doubt your mother had any brains left when she had you! How did she manage to give

of power, Oliver was no match for Jasper. He only had the numbers to overwhelm

Perez family over a deceased relative. Yet the

Vivienne!

vindictive little creature

provocation of the Grimshaw

he couldn't find any evidence to take

happened if he hadn't meddled.

without finding words to refute. Or rather, he didn't

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