Leopold spun around and caught Vivienne's gaze resting on him with a profound intensity.

He was taken aback. Why was Vivienne looking at him like that?

Had he misspoken?

If he found out who the hell had brought Griffin to a joint like this, he would break the bastard's legs!

Griffin shot him an indescribable look and pointed at Vivienne. "Vivienne brought me here. This dude, she's the one who introduced us."

Leopold was dumbstruck.

Holy shit!

Was it too late to make a run for it?

What was wrong with Griffin?

Why did she not say Vivienne was the one who brought her here sooner?

This was a disaster!

Leopold's gaze shifted, and then he turned on the charm, looking at Vivienne. "Vivienne, fancy seeing you here! Need a refill? Tonight's on me. Have a blast."

He paused, then added, "But I'll take this gentleman with me. A high-class lady like yourself shouldn't be slumming it with these bozos." Vivienne reclined in her chair, arms crossed, a smirk playing on her lips. "Oh? Since when do you get a say in who this jerk drinks with?" Leopold dropped to his knees.

He was on the verge of tears. "Vivienne, I didn't mean it. I wasn't calling you out!"

Vivienne casually cleaned her ears, then turned to Griffin. "Do I have a problem with my hearing?"

Griffin, ever so earnest, replied, "Not at all."

Vivienne turned back to Leopold, silent.

Leopold was screwed.

"Griffin, whose side are you even on?" He shouted inwardly.

Griffin was obviously on Vivienne's side.

Leopold offered a sheepish grin. "Look, I misspoke. Can we just let bygones be bygones?"

Vivienne remained silent.

Leopold went on, "I've come into some money recently. How about I treat you?"

Still no response from Vivienne.

tried another angle. "I'll cover your strawberry cheesecake fix for the next few months?" Vivienne

was out of

and, without a second thought, cracked

then looked at Vivienne, dead serious. "I'm sorry, Vivienne.

Vivienne was speechless.

So was Griffin.

not far off, was

next to Leopold could not believe

This kid was hardcore!

her nose, feeling an overwhelming urge to boot Leopold out of

he missing

scene like this in

to paint

more importantly, she had not spoken because she wanted to see what Leopold would offer next. Instead, he had

several pairs of eyes on her, she felt a surge of

tossed a pack of tissues at Leopold. "Clean yourself up, for heaven's

booze, and sidled up to Vivienne. "We good

would smash bricks on their heads, not just bottles. This was child's play for him. The

Vivienne ignored him.

why drag Griffin to a dive like this? Look at that guy; he's clearly

"I was playing Cupid for

"You never said that

to marry-I'm not going to force you. Now get out of here and have

"Vivienne..."

"Beat it!"

Leopold bolted.

Leopold had nearly crushed rubbed it gingerly. "Ma'am, is that the hotshot leader of the first squad, Husky,

that," Vivienne chuckled, raising her glass. "Carry

laughter and chatter

bit, then sent a video to Percival, and added: [Percival, look

response came through: [I

could not believe it. [You

a few seconds, a flurry of messages

had

is Vivienne's typical

she's doing this to save you

to bow down and

of a breakdown, especially

at his phone for a long, long

No way!

Absolutely not!

and

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