Eliza had just tucked Wendy in when she bolted out the door.
"Hold on a sec, Percival!" she called out.
Percival was about to slide into his car when he heard his name being called. He turned around and asked, "What?"
Eliza tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear. "Percival, we haven't had a proper chat in ages. Can we catch up the day after tomorrow, maybe over dinner?" Percival squinted slightly. "What's on your mind, Eliza?"
She chuckled awkwardly, "I just wanted to talk to you about your mother, my sister, you know?"
Percival gazed at Eliza, his thoughts concealed by the dim light around them.
After a moment, he said with a deep voice, "Day after tomorrow it is."
Eliza then pulled out something from her pocket, handed it to Percival without explanation, and headed back to the Boyd residence.
In the car, Vivienne sniffed the object curiously.
It was an antidote for some love potion!
"Why did she give you this?" Vivienne was puzzled.
Could it be that Eliza, a member of the Boyd family, did not want Gillian to marry into Percival?
Percival chuckled. "She probably wants to curry favor."
Vivienne nodded in understanding. "So, are you going to accept this favor or not?"
"Absolutely," Percival said, wrapping his arm around Vivienne and rubbing her shoulder, "It wouldn't be fun otherwise. Can't be completely uninvolved with the Boyds during this time." Percival had come to Sea City on a mission, and getting close to the Boyds was just a cover.
himself with them when necessary to mask his true purpose
hidden and he was exposed, he had
was also why Percival had agreed to dine with Gillian the next day. Gillian was a crucial player in his mission and
Percival's embrace, observing
what are
about how to properly attend to the matriarch tonight to ensure her
just dashed
Percival and his lady now discussing such explosive topics? This isn't a
Sterling, I demand a task swap. I'd rather guard Griffin's bomb factory and get blown to bits if
lowered the privacy screen in the car, thinking maybe Maddox
had only been teasing Mara, after
he would
the flushed face on his lap, felt a stir in his
At the Perez Mansion.
when she overheard the servants discussing Juliet's reassignment. One nodded. "Yes, she has arrived. Master Maddox
fork tightly. Despite her years with the Perez family, she had never received such attention from
granddaughter was
called Jasper to check in, and all he talked about was his foster
It was maddening!
before regaining her composure and smiling. "Vivienne's here, and I really should visit her.
next morning, Percival was awakened by a frantic
after the water ceremony yesterday. She's
might think it
the warmth of Vivienne next to him, which only added to his
too efficient sometimes; she had
the sprawling king-sized
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