Chapter 267

Vivienne was in a foul mood. She paid no attention to the conversation happening around her.

She stood up, her voice as cold as ice as she said, Tm tired. I’m heading to my room.”

With that she turned and left.

‘Til walk with you” Percival stood and followed as his hand found hers in a couple of strides.

Her fingers were icy. They felt like a winter’s frostbite that pierced her to the bone

They walked in silence

Upon reaching her room, Vivienne paused and turned to Percival “Mr Wolf, pack up and head back to the Ellingtons I have some matters to tend to.”

Percival’s deep and narrow gaze lingered on her face. He pressed his lips together and was silent for a moment before he slowly said, “Alright”

He didn’t offer her any words of comfort. He knew she didn’t need them.

He also knew that in her heart, the Brooks family meant nothing to her.

She wasn’t upset, but rather, she felt sorry for her mother

Percival returned to his room, collected his luggage, and left

He traveled light with only a single suitcase in hand.

After he left. Vivienne’s gaze softened, and she returned to her room.

As soon as she entered, the phone rang

It was Matthew

“Vivienne, I’ve arrived in Rivenwood” Matthew said. “I just settled down. I’m not far from the Brooks Mansion”

“Alright” Vivienne replied “How are things going?”

“All sorted Everyone’s settled in The Frostfire intelligence Agency is up and running. The order system just went live, and we already have a request.

Vivienne raised an eyebrow. “Oh? What did they offer?”

“They have cobra grass and want boar poison They want to trade in person.”

paused “Are you sure it’s cobra

Matthew hesitated. ‘But Vivienne, could this be a trap? You just announced that you needed cobra grass, and someone instantly offered it. It feels sketchy. Maybe we should let

slightly. “Where’s the trade taking

‘Spring Club‘

them I’m on my

resolve, he knew it was futile, so he

her bag for a small ceramic bottle. She always carried a bit of poison with her when

She hardly ever used it

immobilize people like her soft bone powder did, and secondly, its effects took longer to kick

who would want boar poison?

mother, who lost the last bottle of it before her death. That bottle of boar poison was also used

gaze hardened. She fell silent for a moment, then tucked the boar

as her shadow venom, was incredibly vexing. Her mother had intended to destroy

she ended up mastering

the bear poison, but cobra grass was

Mansion’s main hall was empty.

resting

bother telling anyone she was leaving. She hailed a

on her hand with her arm propped

a car? Hailing cabs

car arrived at Spring Club

got out of the car, a text from Matthew appeared on her

an eyebrow That

pocketed her phone and

establishment. It

of the wealthy and influential enjoyed soaking in

was rumored to be a direct descendant of

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needed

card from her bag, and handed it to the

card before exclaiming. “Diamond membership

Club memberships were tiered

were regular, intermediate, advanced, and

and advanced memberships were black, but diamond memberships

tier had different spending levels.

the membership represented

instructed about the different membership cards when they started, particularly the diamond

member came, they were to be treated with the utmost

two people with

since it opened and had only seen the diamond membership

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