The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chatper 353

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?”

portrait again, then handed it to Yuri, “Take a look at this:

daughter named Vivienne.”

passed away, leaving

you get this?”

“The mole is

is from the affluent Ellington family. Look into them and see if you can dig up anything that might lead us

said, a surge of hope

and fruitless despite it took the whole

the picture, in which a woman having

lead, he got an intuition that the

go and don’t dawdle. I don’t want

internally Some families favored their sons, but Jasper? He appeared to hold a grudge

street

least got scraps from his

than to leave Jasper alone, so he said, “Let’s get you home, Dad Trust

his dad home, his brothers might very well tear him apart and feed him

“Home? I’m not going anywhere until Sasha is found And I want you to buy me a townhouse. I’ll be staying here for a while.”

with Vivienne, and he needed to

dangerous here You’re coming

on the head it was followed by a fierce reprimand “Just do as i say will you? What dangers are you talking about? Do you see any gangs?

Yuri was speechless

there? Go on, get moving Jasper bellowed

temper he reluctantly

brothers They’d need to arrange for Jasper’s protection. This old man was

but Jasper pushed him away. “Since when do I need

at him, devoid of expression, “Until Sasha is found, I

sighed in

Chapter 353

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

advice

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