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.
dared not respond nor even
his daughter all
cursing inside, "So, she won't even look at me? Fine, avoid me then!" With that, Vivienne stormed over, determined to confront the
cell in Vesper's body tensed,
the time to
odd scent in the air, tracing
tightened, and he met her gaze
Was she changing her
struck Vivienne's chest with lightning speed, too quickly
men stopped and gathered around, clueless
inserted several silver needles into Vivienne's
juice she had
breathed a sigh
smart not to have drunk it all,"
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
Vesper
did Vivienne ever do to you?"
feet covered in a substance that could neutralize the
Diana was definitely up to
in front of Vesper. "That
was taken aback, Jasper incredulous. "Diana,
me like this," Diana protested,
The evidence was gone.
had underestimated this
about the poison?" Maddox asked quietly, positioning himself beside Diana, ready to
nodded. "Yes,
Diana. "Why would you do this, Diana?
against Maddox's grip, her martial arts no
you all care for Vivienne, but why not ask why I would poison her? Even if I didn't like her, which I do, I
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