Percival immediately got in touch with Thomas. "We need to head to Sea City. Leopold's in trouble."

Thomas was in the midst of a routine drill at Vanguard Agency. Hearing Percival's words, his expression froze. "Husky checked in from a different location just this morning, and he replied to the roll call in the chat group ten minutes ago. There's no way something's happened."

To streamline operations, Vanguard Agency conducted random roll calls in their chat group, ensuring everyone checked in unless they were deep undercover like Vance.

Percival's brows furrowed.

Ten minutes ago was when Vivienne had made her first call.

If Leopold was replying to the roll call, he could not have missed Vivienne's call!

What on earth was going on?

Vivienne also sensed that something was amiss. It was unlike Leopold to drop off the radar.

Then, out of the blue, Charlotte Redwood, who had not been in touch for a while, called Vivienne.

"Things have hit the fan, Vivienne. Something happened to Griffin," Charlotte said, her voice laced with urgency.

"What's happened?" Vivienne asked, her face a mask of composure.

Leopold had been assigned to infiltrate the Martinez family. If Griffin was in trouble, too, it had to be connected.

Charlotte swallowed hard before replying, "Griffin's been locked up by her family. They won't let her communicate with anyone. If it was not for an old cell phone she found to contact me with, I'd have no clue she was in trouble."

Griffin was locked up?

Vivienne's brow creased. "Why would the Martinez family lock up Griffin? What's gone down?"

she was crushing on-Leopold. He's been caught stealing bioweapon secrets from the

over to the curb, still

on the speakerphone so both

secrets from the Martinez family?" Vivienne pressed for

does Griffin. She just can't believe Leopold would do such a thing. She wanted to testify for him in court, and that's why she's been detained. She contacted me so I could get

he could be facing the death penalty. And

grew colder. It was obvious-they did

been

he's been in custody for nearly two weeks. Griffin's beside herself

"Thomas, what's Leopold's check-in

and responsive, nothing unusual." Thomas's voice cooled

through.

he spoke was three days ago," Anna added. Their chat group was initially set up by Vivienne to discuss a new

group, usually leaving Anna and Thomas

normally and chatting in the group for the past two weeks, it meant someone had been controlling all his

I'll figure out a way to get Leopold out. He won't be harmed," Vivienne said with icy resolve. The undertone was clear: mess

can't contact Griffin often, but I'll pass the message. Please, Vivienne and

assuring Charlotte, Vivienne ended

"Keep messaging Leopold as usual

that, Thomas disconnected,

trace Leopold's last

her portable mini laptop and

her

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