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 had emerged publicly earlier than the Martinez family and conducted

information piqued Percival’s interest. Thirty-five years ago, Sasha, the ten-year-old daughter of the Perez family, had mysteriously vanished and

though blurry, hinted

Jasper leaned in, his voice low,

or records exist. Vivienne spent most

at Vivienne, who was busily attending to something in the ward, and asked, “What’s

“What about it?”

as designer Charles, perfumer Q, piano virtuoso Moonlight,

intelligence network. Yet, when it came to Vivienne,

“This girl’s got chops.

heir to the Ellington

clicked his tongue. “Who was

real name was Karen, had a romance with Scott Brooks, the eldest son of the Brooks family. She disappeared

waste,”

generation. Percival’s courage and savvy even surpassed his own son.

the young couple’s

held his tongue, knowing better than

researching extensively. The information on Karen was scant, aside from what had emerged along with Vivienne. The Wilson family, now incarcerated with no visitation rights, were the only known

Rivenwood, a great distance from Sea City. When Sasha disappeared, the Perez family had locked down every exit from the city, monitoring everything from buses to subways, making it

of the ward,

and turned to Yuri with a reassuring smile. “Mr. Perez, there’s good news about Yasmine and Natalia. Their hearts are mending, slowly but surely. They’ll need to stay in the hospital a bit longer just to

Yuri replied, his voice tinged with relief. He became a father later in life and knew the stakes were

who had been quietly observing, stood up as well. “Vivienne, shall we

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