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?"

and Dante were privy to. They had been helping Arthur look for someone ever since he returned to the country. Yet, they hadn't found any leads, and

found out!" Arthur

now?"

quicker on the uptake, suddenly asking, "You

be

hadn't met Karen, the brief conversation with Vivienne was enough for

had been searching for

Scott's girlfriend... It's still unclear

acknowledged Vivienne, the Brooks family's scandal had sealed many secrets. However, they had discovered that Vivienne

Winnie in Arthur's heart, after so many years apart, who knew if she had fallen

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

but he was certain she was his

someone else after leaving

Vivienne was already twenty-one.

sliced it,

and investigate slowly. One look at Karen, and he could confirm whether she was Winnie. If she was, he could take Vivienne for a paternity

searching slowly because he lacked any clue. Now with a clue in hand, why continue the slow pace?

Dante

wife gets

she needs, give it

and Dante were

causing

me? Why would I reject

Shane, Dante: ...

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

than

one of the researchers approached. "You're War

taken aback for a

in the lab to

Please, follow

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