The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 467

Jasper was still wading through a swamp of guilt as he continued, “I’ve been treating you like a stand-in for my daughter, and I crossed a line. I hope you’re not upset. I’m just an old man with selfish desires; I don’t want to lose contact with you.”

Vivienne snapped back to reality and offered a gentle smile. “It’s okay. If you like, I’d be happy to call you ‘Grandpa.'”

Hearing Vivienne’s words, Jasper was overwhelmed with emotion, tears tracing the lines of his weathered face.

She offered to call him ‘Grandpa.’ How could he not be moved?

Jasper patted Vivienne’s hand, struggling for words before finally managing, “Yes, yes, that would be wonderful.”

With each affirmation, Vivienne felt her own eyes mist over.

Every time she met Jasper, she experienced a peculiar sensation.

It was an instinctual pull to be close to him.

Not a duty, not an obligation, but an innate desire for closeness.

When she received the paternity test results, her emotions were anything but calm.

She was elated.

Happy for herself and for her mother.

If her mother was indeed Sasha, then whatever her fake family had done, it did not matter to her anymore.

In this world, there were true family members who cherished her, protected her, and loved her.

Vivienne and Jasper talked for hours, the air filled with laughter and warm conversation.

After dinner, Vivienne left the Perez Mansion.

She did not call Percival to pick her up; instead, she strolled down the road, her cool face set in solemn contemplation.

There was no mistake in her paternity report.

was definitely related

mistake lay with the

want

could her mother’s disappearance have

a slow smile crept

Perez family,

her, a discreet black Bentley inched along the road

back seat, silently watching

shouldn’t we offer Vivienne a ride?” Thomas, the

shook his head. “No need. Vivienne is in a

understand how Percival could read Vivienne’s mood from

…

the Perez residence, Jasper remained seated

She asked me to give

inside to find all of Willa’s savings throughout the years,

in Sea City and had grown up

background

RST, barely four at the time, remembering

engraved

was the daughter of

Willa, innocent and alone, was taken in

follow her everywhere, calling her ‘sister’ as if they were

ages. Once her tears dried, she approached Jasper with a request to train

never revealed Willa’s true

for her part, had always regarded him as

asking if

on, Willa knew her origins and was submerged in

her, she was adamant and determined to leave the Perez family to find

naturally, refused. Willa had never been outside of the Perez family’s protection, and

naivety and stubbornness made

had given her over the years and working odd jobs to save money—all to atone for

it pained him, for she was his child

to make matters more complicated, his third son still harbored feelings for her, remaining unwed

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