The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

At the mention of it, Jasper couldn't help but grimace.

He knew it was coming!

Yorick was on a warpath!

And Arthur, always stirring the pot!

Rising to his feet, Jasper cast a cold glance at Arthur. "Aren't you going to deal with this?"

Arthur, ever so calmly, picked up his fork. "Dad, I'm now Arthur South. Your son. And a son's problems? That's for a father to solve."

Bold as brass, he was!

Jasper was speechless.

Outside, Yorick had waited for quite some time without seeing Arthur emerge and decided to storm in.

Seeing Arthur still calmly eating his meal infuriated Yorick to the brink of explosion!

"You ungrateful wretch! How dare you still eat? Who gave you the right to change your surname? Is 'Linklater' too shabby for you?" Before Arthur could respond, Yorick turned to Jasper, fuming, "And changing it to 'South'? Jasper Perez, playing smart, are you? With all your sons, and now you're poaching mine? Think I'm too old to fight back?"

Jasper had intended to have a civil conversation with Yorick, but seeing the latter's rage, he simply sat down and responded indifferently, "Your son insisted on changing his surname. What's that got to do with me? He slept with my daughter and then deserted her. I haven't even settled that score with your Linklater clan, and here you are, demanding answers?"

trample all over us?" "Rubbish!" Yorick bellowed. "He's been on the battlefield; when did he have time

on him, and he turned to Arthur in shock. "The person

looking for a woman named Winnie after returning home. Twenty years ago, Arthur had a girlfriend named Winnie, but they had separated due to his military duties. For years, Arthur remained single, haunted by the

Winnie after so long proved difficult, prompting Yorick to leverage his

marry Arthur, perhaps it would set a precedent for the younger brothers. Moreover, if Winnie could bear a child,

the Perez residence with the intention

"She even bore me a

Vivienne,

moment, Arthur's past prejudices against Vivienne seemed a distant

blurted out, "Holy

on you, Karen! I always had high hopes for her; I wanted to introduce her to you myself. Who

us. You saved me, and you're my granddaughter! This is news I'll be laughing about for years. Let's not dawdle here any longer. We're throwing a grand feast in

condition, but worry

Vivienne remained silent.

as Yorick's joy seemed boundless, Arthur calmly interjected, "My father-in-law disapproves of my marriage to Karen. So, I changed my surname. Dad, you should head back. You don't need to bother with our wedding. We'll handle it in the

turned to fury, "What? Jasper, you old fox, you dare object to

you're just exploiting my son's love for Karen to make things difficult for him! And now, a change of surname? Ridiculous! I barely have a grandchild to speak of, and now

surname! And Vivienne must take on the Linklater name! Over my dead body will I let

"Enough with your yelling! He got my daughter pregnant and disappeared for over twenty years. You think you have the right to demand? I simply do not approve. What are you going to do