The Million-Dollar Heart

Outside the courthouse, Arthur hopped into his car without a second glance.

Seeing this, Shane hurried over, his voice full of panic. "Arthur, you're leaving just like that?"

Arthur waved dismissively, "Yeah, I'm off. You guys head back!"

Shane was visibly frustrated. "But how are we supposed to explain this to the boss? We were sent here on a mission!"

"What's there to explain? I've been single for nearly fifty years for the sake of the country. Do I not deserve a wife and kids for my sacrifice? Doesn't the boss owe me that much?" Arthur declared righteously.

Shane was speechless. "You've got a point, but you haven't found your true love yet. You randomly decided to hand Harrison and Gavin over to Vivienne, and now the higher-ups are going to be furious. Those two were key to wrapping this whole operation up..."

Before Shane could finish, Arthur cut him off, "Nothing is more important than finding my wife and daughter! Tell the boss I'm done. I'm off to find my wife!"

"What?"

Shane and the newly arrived Dante were stunned.

Was this even allowed?

Quitting on the spot without a formal resignation?

He was just going to leave with a few words?

Shaking off his shock, Shane quickly said, "Look, Arthur, we're all for you finding a wife, but that doesn't mean you have to quit your job!"

He hadn't heard the conversation between Arthur and Vivienne in the courtroom.

"It absolutely does! I've already managed to upset my own daughter! If I don't make it up to her by sending those two her way, who's going to take care of me when I'm old?" Arthur exploded.

"What?" Shane and Dante were utterly confused. "Daughter? Arthur, since when do you have a daughter? How come we didn't know?"

had his reasons, which Shane and Dante were privy to. They had been helping Arthur look for someone ever since he returned to

found

Just now?"

uptake, suddenly asking, "You mean Vivienne is

just be Winnie!" Arthur

like Winnie, and though he hadn't met Karen,

had been searching for might just be

hesitated, "But Karen was Scott's girlfriend... It's still unclear whose child Vivienne

scandal had sealed many secrets. However, they had discovered

heart, after so many years apart, who knew if she had

glared at Dante. "Vivienne is my daughter! She's the one

him, but he

after leaving Scott, any child she had would be under eighteen

Vivienne was already twenty-one.

sliced it,

One look at Karen, and he could confirm whether she was

searching slowly because he lacked

and Dante wanted to

Arthur waved them off, "Enough with the chatter. If my wife gets away, are you going to find me. another? I'm warning you,

Vivienne again. Whatever she needs, give it

and Dante

one causing trouble for Vivienne from the

Why would I reject my own

Shane, Dante: ...

a chance to respond, Arthur instructed the driver to head straight for

quiet, with fewer than a dozen people

arrival, one of the researchers approached. "You're War

for a moment before

anyone in the lab

informed us of your visit. Please, follow me,"

under Brody's charge, had her own set of labs here, normally