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.

them when necessary to

he was

day. Gillian was a crucial player in his mission and

rested in Percival's embrace, observing the scheming look in

Wolf, what are you

thinking about how to properly attend to the matriarch tonight

a cat just dashed

such

task swap. I'd rather guard Griffin's bomb factory and get blown to

screen in the car, thinking maybe Maddox should

turned crimson. She had only been teasing Mara,

would take her

flushed face on his lap, felt a stir

At the Perez Mansion.

when she overheard the servants discussing Juliet's reassignment. One nodded. "Yes, she has arrived. Master Maddox mentioned

years with the Perez

granddaughter was getting

in, and all he

It was maddening!

before regaining her composure and smiling. "Vivienne's here, and I really should

next morning, Percival was awakened by

ceremony yesterday. She's bedridden and can't get

sobs were so intense one might think

missing the warmth of Vivienne next to

had cleared his room in

mind sharing the sprawling king-sized bed with

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