Vivienne was the epitome of composure. If Scott lacked even the basic cunning, her mother would never have spent three years undercover by his side.

But now, the lead on Scott was a dead end.

She had hoped to use Scott to unearth the true identity of the elusive Mr. B.

"Vivienne, let's head back," Percival said, taking her hand and pulling her back to the present.

He had not expected Scott to pull the trigger so suddenly.

They had hoped to extract Mr. B's whereabouts from Scott, which was why the Vanguard Agency had surrounded him without immediately ordering his arrest.

It had, however, given Scott the chance to slip through their fingers.

Yet, despite appearances, Scott had fired a blank. Given the distance and angle, Vivienne would not have escaped unscathed even if she had been on guard. Surely, his gun was not out of bullets.

Percival's men, who dove into the sea to search Scott, relayed the news to him while he was in the car.

The car was found, but the man was missing, leaving behind a single shoe and copious amounts of blood. The shattered window was fringed with scraps of skin tissue.

If the blood loss was as severe as it seemed, he was likely at the bottom of the sea by now.

"Keep searching," Percival commanded with a grave voice.

Having anticipated this outcome, Vivienne immediately issued an Order of Nine Mystics Society to pursue Scott.

"Mr. Wolf, take me home," Vivienne said, leaning on Percival's shoulder, her eyes weary, "I'm rather tired."

Percival draped his coat over her, saying gently, "Of course."

image of Scott

expected him to

for why, Vivienne did not

mercy, it did not erase his

the Brooks

her room when she saw Kala and

and must be busy, it surprised her

Kala brightened for a moment, but her expression

said

had lost the purity it

nodded. "Yes, and you're here as

said, her mood dimming momentarily before she forced a laugh. "It's fine, I needed a break anyway." Vivienne was familiar with the show Kala mentioned, a reality

Stephen Harris

a family member, right?" Vivienne sat down across from

"Yes, but everyone's

"I'm not."

blinked with

playfully. "I said I'm not. If you don't think

one for the spotlight, but if it were not for Rainbow Entertainment being the leading producer,

predicament was indeed partly her

even if it meant making a public

might have wanted nothing to do with

you," Kala said, getting up and hugging Vivienne with a hint of tears, relieved that Vivienne

she could not face her grandmother's death or

patted her back, "Alright, send me the schedule.

sentences, their

of the Order

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