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?"

have a civil conversation 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

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

and he turned to Arthur in shock. "The person you've been searching for... It's

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, Arthur remained

prompting Yorick to leverage his resources to help

all in their forties and none married, the Linklater lineage was in jeopardy. If Winnie could be found and marry Arthur, perhaps it would

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

confirmed, "She even bore

towards Vivienne, "A

that moment, Arthur's past prejudices against Vivienne seemed a

blurted

he exclaimed, "Haha! The Linklater bloodline continues! Good on you, Karen! I always had high hopes for her; I

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.

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.

my surname. Dad, you should head back. You

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

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 want to claim

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 right to demand? I simply do not approve. What are you going to do