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?"

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, demanding

because the Perez family doesn't wield power in court, you think you can trample all over us?" "Rubbish!"

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

Arthur had been desperately looking for a woman named Winnie after returning home. Twenty years ago, Arthur had a girlfriend named Winnie, but they had separated due to his military duties. For

finding Winnie after so long proved difficult, prompting Yorick to leverage his resources to help in

Winnie could be found and marry Arthur, perhaps it would set a precedent for the younger brothers. Moreover, if Winnie could bear a child,

that Arthur had changed his surname to 'South' and moved to the Perez residence with the intention of staying there permanently, Yorick was livid. He couldn't understand Arthur's

"She even

Vivienne, "A remarkable

moment, Arthur's past prejudices against Vivienne

blurted

for her; I wanted to introduce her to you myself. Who knew you

between us. You saved me, and you're my granddaughter! This is news I'll be laughing about for years.

added, "And for your mother, too. She might be unable to attend due to her condition, but worry not. We'll make it up to her with a magnificent wedding. She'll have a grand entrance into the

Vivienne remained silent.

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.

turned to fury, "What? Jasper, you old fox, you dare object to my son marrying

a change of surname? Ridiculous! I barely have a grandchild to

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

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