The Million-Dollar Heart

Sasha shot Vivienne a knowing look before stepping out to confront Arthur.

Vivienne understood that Arthur's actions were for her sake.

He had personally severed the ties of kinship.

Now, it was all up to her.

Moving forward, Vivienne knelt down, shaking a few silver needles in her hand, "Dracon, I'm not my dad. I don't have any familial patience for you, so I'd advise you not to waste my time." "Where's Abigail?"

Dracon's eyelids twitched, but his expression remained unchanged, "Who's Abigail? I have no idea what you're talking about."

With a flick of her wrist, Vivienne inserted two needles into his pressure points, causing Arthur to grimace in unbearable pain.

Her voice grew colder, "You've done so much for her, even risking so much to find the Millennia Aegis for her, and now you're telling me you don't know who she is? Do I look like a toddler to you?" Dracon's face turned ashen, especially upon hearing 'Millennia Aegis', his eyes betraying a flicker of recognition.

Yet, he stubbornly remained silent.

Vivienne played a recording for him, a conversation between him and Abigail, discussing the Millennia Aegis. The voice had been altered, making it untraceable, but Dracon couldn't deny his own voice. "You bugged me?"

Finally understanding where he slipped up, Dracon realized.

Calmly retrieving her phone, Vivienne stated, "Dracon, one must know their limits. You reached into the Perez family's domain, it was time for me to intervene."

Knowing he was no match for Vivienne, Dracon turned his head away, refusing to speak further, "Since you have it, I have nothing more to say."

her eyes, offering

pressed Dracon, "Did Abigail tell you the Millennia Aegis was with the Linklater

"Where is she?"

answer, feigning ignorance until Vivienne administered a drug that left him bleeding from the mouth within moments. Fearing for his life, Dracon quickly confessed, "I'll talk,

halting the drug's effects without bothering to provide an antidote, not wanting to

never actually met Abigail, only knew her by name. We always

told me

inquired, adding, "Besides helping you claim

cling to. Even if he were given the Linklater family's legacy, he lacked the capacity to uphold it. Vivienne couldn't fathom how such hollow promises garnered

as he revealed,

"Diana?" Vivienne frowned.

and eyes clouded with hatred, Dracon confessed, "Yes, don't think I'm unaware that Diana is being held captive by your Perez family. She must be suffering immensely!" "Her pride was crushed by

dead, but I can

become a madwoman, one who can only await death

eyes fixed on Vivienne, unable to utter a

doesn't deserve the light. She's only fit to die

In the main hall.

sat at the head, his earlier

black cane,

until Dracon was dragged in did his aged eyes show a flicker

the floor, "Speak

Yorick's feet, pleading,

raised his head, his voice heavy with complexity, "You say your brother wants to kill you.

abandon me. I'm your son, the one who's been by your side all these years..." "Who else was with you every New