Downstairs, Vivienne slid into the car and pulled out her phone.
Another text message blinked on the screen.
[Transport, Astrid, someone else pitched in.]
Percival frowned slightly, "The mysterious informant again?"
Vivienne massaged her temples, her eyes reflecting a hint of frustration, "Yeah, still no trace. Whenever I try to enter their domain, my system crashes completely!"
The mysterious person's IP address changed with every message, and tracking them down led to system failures or outright computer crashes.
The hacking skills were so advanced that even she was at a loss.
Vivienne had been trying to track the informant with no success.
To this day, she still could not determine whether this person was an ally or a smokescreen deployed by GTO.
Percival glanced at the message, "Their wording is vague. Can you make anything out of it?"
Vivienne shook her head, "I can't make heads or tails of it."
The last two made some sense, but transport?
Was GTO planning to smuggle something out?
Their research was not complete yet, so what was it?
She did not have a solid theory yet and decided to pass the message on to the Nine Mystics Society for Draven to investigate. "Vivienne, where to now?" Leopold asked.
Vivienne pocketed her phone. "We're heading to the Ellington Mansion."
"To the Ellingtons? For what? Percival, didn't you just leave? What's this, homesickness?" Leopold asked, puzzled.
Vivienne slapped the back of Leopold's head.
When would he learn?
"When's Thomas coming back? I'm going
have retorted, "No! I want to lie in
being smacked by Vivienne, Leopold clammed
was not ordinary. It was painful as
on Percival's shoulder, she
school," Percival said, wrapping his arm around Vivienne's shoulder and gently kissing her
sudden brake from Leopold
drive? Hogging the road!" Leopold cursed,
edition car that usually commanded
had always driven freely, never expecting anyone to dare
glanced out the window. "Don't you
he paused, a shadow crossing his face. He stared at the
"Vivienne."
"Yes?"
trace of amusement flickered in
the Ellington Mansion, Richard and Cecilia were busy selecting a
date was not set, it was
it will look stunning on Vivienne," Richard said, pointing to
gesturing to several other dresses. "Dad, I think these are
minutes, they had picked out a
sofa covered in dress designs, and paused. "Mom, are you and
smacked his forehead.
at a
around him prone to
old for another wedding.
here! Why didn't you tell me? I've prepared some treats for you. Hungry for anything in
to greet Richard, but his grandfather had already
Fine!
was not
Vivienne must be.
Richard and Cecilia, Vivienne said, "Grandpa, my father deeply regrets what happened at yesterday's birthday banquet. He
it was Jeffrey's lack of sense.
apologetically
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