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 their affairs openly, so their warrior lineage

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

photograph, though blurry, hinted at her

Jasper leaned in, his voice low, “What did

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

busily attending to something in the ward, and

“What about it?”

Moonlight, and possibly holds

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

at Percival, murmuring, “This girl’s

responding, “He’s the heir to the Ellington

his tongue. “Who was

family. Her mother, whose real name was Karen, had a romance with Scott Brooks, the eldest son of the Brooks family. She disappeared before their engagement for unknown reasons, later adopting the name Evelyn. It was under that name that she arranged

waste,”

own son. But still, he felt Percival was unworthy of Vivienne, even after only their second

it was for them to meddle in the young couple’s affairs. The Ellington heir was no fool, after all. Why did Jasper not like

his tongue, knowing better than

extensively. The information on Karen was scant, aside from what had emerged along with Vivienne. The Wilson family, now incarcerated with

City. When Sasha disappeared, the Perez family had locked down every exit from the city, monitoring everything from buses to subways,

Vivienne stepped out of

but surely. They’ll need

Yuri replied, his voice tinged with relief. He became a father later in life and knew the stakes were high. If something happened to her daughters, she would regret it for

stood up as well. “Vivienne, shall we

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