At that moment, Maddox strode over.
"Dad, Finnian's brought Mr. Linklater over!"
Vivienne rose to her feet upon hearing this, a hint of urgency sparkling in her eyes.
"Vesper, at last, we meet!"
Seizing the moment, Diana hurriedly wiped up the remaining juice, tossing the glass into the sink to obliterate any evidence of her actions.
Jasper also stood, leaning on his cane as he moved to greet the newcomer.
However, once outside, they found only Vesper.
"Where the hell is that old bastard Ulysses?" Jasper bellowed from the yard. Vesper chuckled, "He's hiding."
Though he said this, his gaze drifted to the old banyan tree in the courtyard. Understanding the hint, Jasper picked up a stone and hurled it at the banyan.
Finnian winced and poked his head out. "Jasper! Are you trying to kill me?"
"You've already died twice! What's once more?" Jasper retorted, lobbing another stone.
Finnian was not going down without a fight, plucking leaves from the tree and tossing them back at Jasper.
The two old coots showed no mercy, each blow harder than the last.
Maddox and Yuri tried to intervene, tugging at each one, adding to the commotion.
Vesper quietly observed Jasper, finally easing up.
It seemed the thing inside him had stabilized.
He smiled to himself but then sensed a pair of searing glares.
Those eyes held resentment, fury, and longing.
respond nor even
daughter
clenched her fists, cursing inside, "So, she won't even look at me? Fine, avoid me then!" With that, Vivienne
Vivienne approached, every cell in
was not the time to reconcile with
in the air, tracing it back to
tightened, and he
paused, confused. Was she
chest with lightning speed, too
and gathered
swiftly inserted several
juice she had
a sigh of
to have drunk it all,"
the moment she sensed something off with the juice, planning to purge it
"What's this?" Vivienne demanded.
could reply, Diana rushed over
Vesper was
did Vivienne ever do to you?" Diana
the evidence, her feet covered in a
narrowed; Diana was
of Vesper. "That juice
taken aback, Jasper incredulous. "Diana, what's the meaning
juice be poisoned? Vivienne, you can't wrong me like this," Diana protested, her eyes brimming with tears. Vivienne glanced at the expelled juice,
The evidence was gone.
underestimated this
asked quietly, positioning himself beside Diana,
nodded. "Yes, I'm
would you
grip, her martial arts
why not ask why I would poison her? Even if I didn't like her, which I do, I
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