Everyone was slack-jawed with amazement.

Just a kiss?

Was it really necessary to chase after Leopold for 15 years just because of a peck on the lips?

This woman was really something!

"Explain, my foot! My BFF told me a kiss is as good as hitting the hay, and you even held me close, swearing you'd marry me when we grew up! Are you even a man? Can't remember your promises?" Griffin fumed, her anger mounting by the second.

That was her first kiss.

And she had held onto it for 23 years, waiting for Leopold to step up and take responsibility.

But this guy!

He was flat-out denying it!

Leopold was hopping mad, "Which of your BFFs said that? Bring her here. I'll give her a piece of my mind! Responsible for a kiss? If that's the case, considering the number of women I've kissed, should I marry them all?"

"Ptooey! Have I lost my mind? Why did I say 'the number of women I've kissed'? I've only ever kissed Griffin!" He thought.

And it was that very kiss that had sparked a decade and a half of pursuit, leaving him so terrified that he dared not even think of romance.

"You dared to kiss someone else?" Griffin's face turned a shade of jealous green.

Leopold opened his mouth to explain, but Griffin turned her back, clinging to Vivienne's legs and wailing, "Vivienne, look at this scoundrel! Not only does he refuse to take responsibility for me, but he's also messing around with other women. My life is so miserable, truly unbearable."

Vivienne rubbed her temples as Griffin's ranting gave her a headache.

She grabbed Leopold, swiftly healed his previously dislocated arm amid his cries of surprise, and then shoved him toward Griffin.

said dismissively,

pitiful, on the verge of tears. "Vivienne, it really isn't how she's making it out

you think you don't have to take responsibility after

been in a relationship

had

in her dictionary, a

slept together, the responsibility

got to take

is so reasonable! A real problem solver!" She thanked Vivienne in her

was at a

known it would come to this,

was only ten at the time, and Griffin was a cute

he had earnestly promised, "Don't worry, I'll marry you when

remembered that this whole situation was Percival's doing. Thus, there was no way

into it because of something that happened when we were kids, can we?" After

pondered for a moment, then

with hostility.

no objections, neither did Vivienne. She said, "Sort

gaze darkened as she turned to

chill ran down Leopold's spine at her icy tone. He nodded

he hurriedly whisked Griffin

in

"Sure."

in the room was still recovering from Griffin's outburst, eerily

her eyebrows lifting. "Mr. Wolf, that was quite the surprise you arranged for

curled slightly. "Breaking ties with me is not

know

felt a twinge of sympathy for

Leopold returned

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