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.
nor even glance that
daughter
fists, cursing inside, "So, she won't even look at me? Fine, avoid me then!" With that, Vivienne stormed over,
approached, every cell in Vesper's body tensed, ready
not the time
scent in the air, tracing it back
and he
Was she changing her
Vesper struck Vivienne's chest with lightning speed, too
stopped and
inserted several
juice she had just
breathed a
to have drunk it all," Vesper said,
her pressure points the moment she sensed something off with the juice, planning to purge it once she left the Perez
"What's this?" Vivienne demanded.
rushed over and shoved him
guard, Vesper was
doing? What did Vivienne ever do
destroy the evidence, her feet covered in a substance that could
narrowed; Diana was definitely up to no
front of Vesper. "That
crowd was taken aback, Jasper incredulous. "Diana, what's the meaning
have no idea. How could the juice be poisoned? Vivienne, you can't wrong me like this," Diana protested, her eyes brimming with tears. Vivienne glanced at the expelled
The evidence was gone.
underestimated
certain about the poison?" Maddox asked quietly, positioning himself beside
"Yes,
Diana. "Why would you
against Maddox's grip, her martial arts
ask why I would poison her? Even if I didn't
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