Without a word, Percival stepped forward and yanked the man being pecked at by the parakeet away from Birdie.

The man, powerless against the bird and certainly unable to resist Percival's grip, allowed himself to be escorted to the lounge.

"Old Geezer! Old Geezer!" The parrot squawked triumphantly upon reaching Vivienne, ceasing its pecking frenzy to perch atop the man's head, its tiny head held high in a display of pride as if to say: "Praise me, come on, praise me!"

Fuming, the man plucked Birdie from his head and, gripping its neck, growled menacingly, "You dumb bird, I should've wrung your neck when I had the chance. You ungrateful creature, what made you betray me this time?"

Flapping its wings in a futile attempt to escape, the parrot broke free and landed on Darren's shoulder.

"Chicken tenders, chicken tenders!" It chirped.

Chicken tenders were Birdie's favorite, and Darren had stocked up on them at home, dedicating half the freezer to the bird's preferred snack.

Pounding his fist in frustration, the man lamented, "All for some chicken tenders, Darren? After all these years, couldn't you have spoiled it with something fancier?"

The treacherous bird, selling him out for mere chicken tenders, just like that wretched girl!

Darren, still puzzled, asked, "Excuse me, sir, do we know each other?"

Percival, unfazed, stepped forward and ripped off the man's disguise, revealing his true face.

Darren nearly collapsed in shock.

It was Finnian, Vivienne's elusive mentor whom she had been hunting down for debts!

"Holy smokes! Finnian! Is that really you?"

Although Darren was a mere associate member of the mentorship, having fled the fold soon after joining, Finnian was still his mentor.

off guard by Percival's bold move, Finnian scrambled to cover his face with his elbow, exclaiming, "Wrong guy, you've got the wrong

teeth fiercely. "Finnian! Put your

the room, including Percival and Finnian,

familiar with Vivienne knew she

face?" "Pulling my leg? You faked

and hurried to comfort her, "Oh, look at you, shedding precious

to inspect Finnian's head, but to everyone's surprise, she suddenly

You're

tissues and wiping away tears while apologizing profusely, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Oh dear, I

too shocked to

Vivienne crying?

Vivienne,

entirely out

of paper and scribbling a few lines

his disciple, paid

paper with such speed that Finnian was taken by surprise.

looked closely at the

was an IOU for 80

girl, conspiring with

pocketed the IOU, her face devoid of any sorrow, replaced by

where you're wrong. Mr. Wolf here is my fiancé, not an outsider. And don't you think it's fair

and save me from this ungrateful girl's treachery? Why is my life filled with such suffering!" Vivienne ignored his dramatics, even taking the time to pour Finnian a glass of water so he would not

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