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?"

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

turned icy, "What, because the Perez family doesn't wield power in court, you think you can trample all over us?" "Rubbish!" Yorick bellowed. "He's been on the battlefield; when did he have time to sleep with

something dawned on him, and he turned to Arthur in shock. "The

desperately looking for a woman named Winnie after returning home. Twenty years ago, Arthur had a girlfriend named Winnie, but they had

Yorick to leverage his resources

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 bear a child, the future of the Linklater clan would be

intention of staying there permanently, Yorick was livid. He couldn't understand Arthur's decision, but Jasper's words provided a moment of

even bore me

gestured towards Vivienne, "A remarkable

prejudices against Vivienne

Yorick blurted out,

laughter, he exclaimed, "Haha! The Linklater bloodline continues! Good on you, Karen! I always had high hopes for her; I wanted to introduce her to you myself. Who knew you two had met twenty years ago? It's

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 dawdle here any longer. We're throwing a grand feast

too. She might be unable to attend due to her condition, but worry not. We'll make it up to

Vivienne remained silent.

joy seemed 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 dare object to my son marrying Karen? What's

my son's love for Karen to make things difficult for him! And now, a change

take on the Linklater name!

his hand on the table, "Enough with your yelling! He got my daughter pregnant and disappeared for over twenty years. You think you have