The Million-Dollar Heart

At lunch, Yorick and Percival exchanged pleasantries about the relationship between their two families.

Percival listened intently, responding to each point made.

Vivienne and Sasha sat together, chatting and occasionally feeding Winston, who sat between them.

Only Arthur sat alone in the middle, ignored by both sides, struggling to join the conversation.

His face was the picture of dejection.

Catching sight of this, Vivienne couldn't help but feel a twinge of discomfort. Pretending not to care, she spoke up, "I get along just fine with Mr. Wolf, no need for you to worry."

Arthur blinked, his look of loss instantly replaced by surprise, "If he ever treats you wrong, just tell me. I'll make sure he regrets it!"

Percival choked on his drink.

They were married, and still, he couldn't let go?

Vivienne was at a loss for words.

She meant to reassure him, not to stir up trouble with Mr. Wolf!

Yorick, too, was exasperated by his son's dramatics, "Enough with the attitude. They're a couple now; you should back off and just be ready to spoil your grandkids when the time comes. That's all." Arthur, startled, turned to Vivienne in shock, "You're pregnant?"

Vivienne, "..."

She seriously doubted her intelligence had anything to do with this man.

Sasha gently tugged at Arthur's hand, whispering, "They've only been married for a few days. Why the rush? Vivienne and Percival are getting along fine. Aren't you worried you won't get to be a grandfather?" Vivienne took a deep breath, regretting her expectations.

After all, how could two different people come from the same bed?

After the meal, Percival stayed behind to chat with Yorick, while Vivienne and Sasha took Winston to the backyard.

In the garden, Vivienne seized the opportunity to check Winston's pulse.

and Colin shared the same mother, there was a chance Winston might suffer from the same

breathed a sigh of relief. This was the best-case scenario, considering she wasn't entirely confident she could

at Vivienne, his little mouth puckered in

head, "No, Winston, you're

returned

a nearby flower bed, "Winston, didn't you want to pick a flower for your aunt?

off towards

up,

shook her head, "It's hard to say for now, but someone from the Wright family practiced forbidden arts. Winston is his

cheerful Winston, "Using lives as stepping stones, utterly

"Desire knows no bounds. Selfish people will find any

then asked about another matter, "Any progress on Abigail's

Mr. Wolf severely injured her; she won't

within the Linklater family for so long, she must have had multiple identities. And I can sense she's specifically targeting you." Vivienne raised an eyebrow, "Does dad

might not have much attachment to this aunt. But

with Sasha's

on family was evident in how he treated

Sasha what they planned to do with Winston if the Wright family were to

certainly afford to

and Arthur felt a special connection

that, they would be

back, Vivienne received a call from Draven, "Miss, a woman's body was found in the

turned to Percival, "Mr. Wolf, what's meant to come will always

west side, "As long as she appears, she'll show her

riverside in

team had cordoned off the area, leaving only a

Draven reported, "Miss, we've identified the victim. A 29-year-old woman living alone, her heart was removed during a night jog before she was thrown into the river. We can only confirm her death

and, donning gloves, moved forward

clean and precise, likely the work of

body was dumped in the river to obscure the exact time of death. Given the severity of her injuries, Abigail

"Have