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.

settling dust, he remembered staring at the

had welled up inside him at that

with the dirt, a throbbing pain shot through him, unsure which part

stomped on every patch of white. Even now, the soles of his shoes bore the residue

he supposed

vision darkening, his body

roaring voice seemed distant, then close, finally settling on the ominous

use of blaming me? Vivienne is the thief, Dad! Instead

found, the chances of retrieving the stolen items were

his hands at his sides shaking uncontrollably, "Dad, I was just worried Gavin would be duped by Vivienne; that's why

need you to teach me how to handle my

sharp crack

got something to say, speak up.

voice was soothing to the

he were in front of Oliver, the

opened his mouth 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

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

was not the time for a fallout with the Perez family over a deceased relative. Yet the

Vivienne!

a vindictive little creature

blatant provocation of

couldn't find any evidence to

this would have happened if he hadn't meddled. How could it have led to this

refute. Or rather, he didn't dare

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