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.

in, they felt the intense pressure emanating from Arthur, like a lion asserting his

recording from Vivienne's phone out loud on the coffee table, letting it

he stammered, "Mr. Linklater, I swear I followed protocol and thoroughly scanned Ms. Wright with the detector! Knowing her history with being thrown out before, I was even more

let her bring any electronic devices in!" Arthur, with years of combat experience, could tell these men likely weren't lying. Moreover, it wasn't easy

her fingers flying over her laptop keyboard, pulled up the Linklaters' comprehensive surveillance footage in less than a

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

go. It's not their fault," Vivienne

coldly, "Seems like

around all morning.

and daughter in that

flickered through Arthur's eyes, followed

due to his diplomatic duties. Yorick, at the head of the

red-rimmed eyes, Yorick's

It's my first time seeing you

him, wasn't known for such

former resilience." Dracon looked on in disbelief; his sister-in-law was known for her fierceness, adept in both intellect and combat, even more intimidating than his brother at

his hand on the table, fumed "Sasha and I are getting married tomorrow, and someone releases a recording slandering her

to refute the recording's content! Sasha was so wronged she couldn't help

the butler to bring him

the comments under the tweet, Yorick's initially stern face

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