The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 353

Jasper Perez clutched a forged portrait Vivienne had given him, exhaling a wistful breath.

After hours of standing there, long after the gallery had emptied, he couldn’t shake the feeling that the silhouette in the artwork was eerily familiar

Yet it didn’t quite match the memory of his daughter, Sasha, who had gone missing years ago.

Perhaps it was just his age playing tricks on him. After all, Sasha was just a ten–year–old kid when she vanished, and the woman in the portrait appeared to be in her mid–thirties. The gap in years made it hard to draw any solid connection

Or was it simply because of the mole?

Just then, a man in a crisp black suit hurried over, “Dad, you had me worried sick! You can’t just disappear like that. The brothers would have my head if anything happened to you!”

It was Jasper’s fourth son, Yuri Perez

Jasper gave him a side–eye and carried a commanding aura, “Since when do I have to report my whereabouts to you?”

“I didn’t mean it like that! Yuri said with a hint of frustration in his voice.

Ever since Sasha’s disappearance, Jasper had never looked at his sons the same way. He had treated them with cold shoulders and hard stares

over thirty years

worries us, you know?”

Yuri sighed. “Your health is not well, Dad If you go somewhere, at least let me know

Jasper scoffed, “Instead of worrying about me, why don’t you put that energy into finding

“We’ve already sent people out to look again,” Yuri replied.

Sasha?”

handed it to Yuri, “Take a look

daughter named Vivienne.”

this picture has passed away, leaving

you get this?”

“The mole is so identical to Sasha’s. Dad, where

matter where I got it from? Jasper shot back, emotionless. “Vivienne has a fiancé, Percival, who is from the affluent Ellington family. Look into them and see if you can dig up anything that might lead us to Sasha.”

I’ll get right on it!” Yuri said, a surge of

search for Sasha had been exhaustive and fruitless despite

lead was soon cut off. It didn’t come to him that the picture, in which a woman having an identical mole behind the

that the light had pierced through the constant

disdain after shooting him a look, “Just go and don’t dawdle. I don’t want to see you until you have news,

sons, but Jasper? He appeared to hold a grudge against them as if they

street

even worse than strays. Strays at least got scraps from his table, while

he said, “Let’s get

bring his dad home, his brothers might very well tear him apart

anywhere until Sasha is found And I want you to buy me a townhouse.

couldn’t shake the feeling of familiarity with Vivienne, and he needed to find out why this

stay in Riverwood? It’s dangerous here You’re coming home with me! Yun protested

was followed by a fierce reprimand “Just do as i say will you? What dangers are you talking about? Do you see any gangs? If so, I’d like to see them try anything

Yuri was speechless

standing there? Go on, get moving

father’s temper he reluctantly agreed. “Okay I’ll get you settled

to comply and quickly inform his brothers They’d need to arrange for Jasper’s protection. This old man was

his father, but Jasper pushed him away. “Since when do I

devoid of expression, “Until Sasha is found, I cling to life.

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had slumped for a long time and his whole family told him to recuperate.

advice