The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 390

Vivienne entered the hospital ward, leaving Percival waiting outside, seated opposite Jasper and Yuri.

Jasper and Yuri exchanged brief pleasantries with Percival before disengaging, preferring to keep to themselves.

Percival appeared engrossed in his phone, but with a few discreet taps, he had pulled up thorough profiles on the two men sitting across from him.

Jasper Perez, head of the prestigious Perez family and chairman of Perez Enterprises.

Yuri Perez, the Perez family’s fourth son and the CFO of Perez Group.

The Perez family held a status in Sea City comparable to the Ellingtons.

With its century-long history and wealth rivaling that of nations, the family was a force to be reckoned with.

However, the Perez family were known for their discretion, rarely making public appearances and abstaining from social events.

These facts were available to the public, but Percival had accessed more sensitive information using Vanguard Agency’s resources: the Perez family was an ancient warrior lineage.

The details of such ancient warrior lineages, hidden in seclusion, were nearly impossible to trace without tapping into national databases.

Ancient warrior lineages typically remained out of the public eye, drawing income from their corporate ventures or offering highly sought-after security services at exorbitant prices.

The Perez family, alongside the Martinez family of Rivenwood, were one of the few to step out into the world.

family and conducted their affairs openly, so their warrior lineage identity was a

years ago, Sasha, the ten-year-old daughter of the Perez family,

blurry,

in, his voice low, “What did

took her own life ten years ago, the reasons unknown. No footage or records exist. Vivienne spent most of her years after ten at the Emerald

Vivienne, who was busily attending to something

“What about it?”

perfumer Q, piano virtuoso Moonlight, and possibly holds other identities, but we can’t

intelligence network. Yet, when it came to Vivienne, they could only scratch the surface; her deeper secrets

at Percival, murmuring, “This girl’s got chops. Is the kid

the heir to the Ellington

“Who was short-sighted enough to arrange

the Brooks family. She disappeared before their engagement for unknown reasons, later adopting the name Evelyn. It was under that name that she arranged the marriage contract

waste,” Jasper

merit among the younger generation. Percival’s courage and savvy even surpassed his own son. But still, he felt Percival was unworthy of Vivienne,

for them to meddle in the young couple’s affairs. The Ellington heir was no fool, after all. Why did

he held his tongue, knowing better

from what had emerged along with

had locked down every exit from the city,

this moment, Vivienne stepped out of the ward,

about Yasmine and Natalia. Their hearts are mending, slowly but surely. They’ll need to

voice tinged with relief. He became a father later in life and knew the stakes were high.

up as well. “Vivienne, shall we head

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