The Million-Dollar Heart

Vivienne shot Arthur a look, pretending not to hear his objection, her long legs crossed as she sat on the sofa.

She then clicked on the third trending topic on Twitter, curious to see how Alyssa had dug her own grave this time.

Opening the tweet, there was an audio clip that played for both Sasha and Arthur to hear.

"What's going on with you and Scott? Have you been with him?"

"What does it matter to you if I've been with Scott? What right do you have to ask?"

"I'm not interested in your personal life. I've been waiting for Arthur for years..."

"Why drag my brother into our issues?"

"We're family. Why can't your brother pay for your mistakes?"

Sasha frowned, murmuring, "I never said any of that. She's clearly manipulated my voice."

Arthur, angered, added, "Sasha would never say such things. This is obviously doctored!"

Vivienne looked at the online file, the audio continuing to play, and raised a question, "When she entered, would the guards have checked her? Could she bring something that even the Linklaters couldn't detect?"

Arthur, catching on to Vivienne's implication, his gaze sharpening, said sternly, "Someone get those two guards in here now!"

It was either the guards were bribed by Alyssa to let her sneak in the recording device, or Alyssa had something so sophisticated that even the Linklaters' latest detectors couldn't pick it up, though the latter seemed highly unlikely.

came in, they felt the intense pressure emanating from Arthur, like a lion asserting his dominance, making them

phone out

followed protocol and thoroughly scanned Ms. Wright with the detector! Knowing her

We didn't intentionally let her bring any electronic devices in!" Arthur, with years of combat experience, could tell these men likely weren't lying.

up the Linklaters' comprehensive surveillance footage in less than a

the entrance of the Linklaters' estate, Alyssa and Winston being scanned by two guards with a detector, not missing any

not their fault," Vivienne

left, Arthur moved closer to Vivienne, watching the surveillance footage. Vivienne chuckled coldly, "Seems like there's a third possibility." All three understood

all morning. Let's go have breakfast; dad should be downstairs

between mother and daughter

through Arthur's eyes, followed

Linklaters, everyone gathered for breakfast except for Hector Linklater, who was always abroad due to his diplomatic duties. Yorick, at the head

red-rimmed eyes, Yorick's hands

my first time seeing you cry,"

trained by him, wasn't known for such

head, feigning strength amidst her vulnerability, "Dad, I'm fine. Just getting older, losing some of my former resilience." Dracon looked on in disbelief; his

on the table, fumed "Sasha and I are getting married tomorrow, and someone

can't even find evidence to refute the recording's content! Sasha was so

the butler to

the tweet, Yorick's initially

thought Sasha was manipulative, but this is beyond. Disloyal, unkind,