The Million-Dollar Heart

At the mention of it, Jasper couldn't help but grimace.

He knew it was coming!

Yorick was on a warpath!

And Arthur, always stirring the pot!

Rising to his feet, Jasper cast a cold glance at Arthur. "Aren't you going to deal with this?"

Arthur, ever so calmly, picked up his fork. "Dad, I'm now Arthur South. Your son. And a son's problems? That's for a father to solve."

Bold as brass, he was!

Jasper was speechless.

Outside, Yorick had waited for quite some time without seeing Arthur emerge and decided to storm in.

Seeing Arthur still calmly eating his meal infuriated Yorick to the brink of explosion!

"You ungrateful wretch! How dare you still eat? Who gave you the right to change your surname? Is 'Linklater' too shabby for you?" Before Arthur could respond, Yorick turned to Jasper, fuming, "And changing it to 'South'? Jasper Perez, playing smart, are you? With all your sons, and now you're poaching mine? Think I'm too old to fight back?"

with Yorick, but seeing the latter's rage, he simply sat down and responded indifferently, "Your son insisted on changing his surname. What's that got to do with me? He slept with my daughter and then deserted her. I haven't even settled that score with your Linklater clan, and here you are,

all over us?" "Rubbish!" Yorick bellowed. "He's been on the battlefield; when

to Arthur in shock.

years ago, Arthur had a girlfriend named Winnie, but they had separated due to his military duties. For years, Arthur

Yorick to leverage his resources to help in the

none married, the Linklater lineage was in jeopardy. If Winnie could be found and marry Arthur, perhaps it would set a precedent for the younger brothers. Moreover, if Winnie could

'South' and moved to the Perez residence with the intention of staying there permanently, Yorick was livid. He couldn't understand Arthur's decision, but Jasper's words

even bore me a

towards Vivienne, "A remarkable

prejudices

Yorick blurted out,

you, Karen! I always had high hopes for her; I wanted to introduce her to you myself. Who knew you two had

knew there was a special connection between us. You saved me, and you're my granddaughter! This is news I'll be laughing about for years. Let's not

her condition, but worry not. We'll make it up to her with a magnificent wedding. She'll have a grand entrance into

Vivienne remained silent.

boundless, Arthur calmly interjected, "My father-in-law disapproves of my marriage to Karen. So, I changed my surname. Dad, you should head back. You don't need to bother with our wedding. We'll handle it in the Perez family.

you old fox, you dare object to my son marrying Karen? What's wrong

son's love for Karen to make things difficult for him! And now, a change of surname? Ridiculous! I barely have a grandchild to speak of, and now you

retain his surname! And Vivienne must take on the Linklater name! Over my dead body will

silent for a moment, then slammed his hand on the table, "Enough with your yelling! He got my daughter pregnant and disappeared for over twenty years. You think you have the right to demand? I simply do not approve. What are you