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?"

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

just found out!" Arthur

now?"

asking, "You mean Vivienne is your daughter? But

be Winnie!" Arthur

much like Winnie, and though he hadn't met Karen, the brief conversation with Vivienne

been searching

Scott's girlfriend... It's still

the Brooks family's scandal had sealed many secrets. However, they

if Karen was the Winnie in Arthur's heart, after so many years apart, who knew

"Vivienne is my

he

else after leaving Scott,

Vivienne was already twenty-one.

matter how you sliced it,

could confirm whether she was Winnie. If she was, he could take Vivienne

he had a lead? He'd been searching slowly because he lacked any clue. Now with a clue in hand, why continue the slow pace?

Dante

off, "Enough with the chatter. If my wife gets away, are you going to find

she needs, give it to

and Dante were

been the one causing

me? Why would I reject my

Shane, Dante: ...

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

than

the

taken aback for a moment before nodding,

in

visit. Please, follow me," the

charge, had her own set of labs here, normally