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?"

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

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

dawned on him, and he turned to Arthur in shock. "The person you've been searching for... It's not

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 years,

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

marry Arthur, perhaps it would set a precedent for the younger brothers. Moreover, if Winnie

'South' and moved to the Perez residence with the intention of staying there permanently, Yorick was livid. He couldn't understand

"She even bore me

towards Vivienne,

that moment, Arthur's past prejudices

Yorick blurted out,

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

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

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 Linklater

Vivienne remained silent.

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

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

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

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

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