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
his daughter all
"So, she won't even look at me? Fine, avoid me then!" With that, Vivienne stormed over, determined to confront the face she
cell in Vesper's body tensed, ready to
was not the time to
caught an odd scent in the air,
he met
confused. Was she changing
lightning speed, too quickly
and gathered
several silver needles into
expelled the juice she
breathed a
not to have drunk it all," Vesper said, retracting
sensed something off with
"What's this?" Vivienne demanded.
Diana rushed over and shoved him
Vesper was
you doing? What did Vivienne ever do to
her feet covered in a
was definitely up to no
"That juice you gave
taken aback, Jasper incredulous. "Diana,
How could the juice be poisoned? Vivienne, you can't wrong me like
The evidence was gone.
underestimated
the poison?" Maddox asked quietly, positioning himself beside Diana, ready to restrain her if
nodded. "Yes, I'm
"Why would you do this, Diana?
struggled in vain against Maddox's grip, her martial arts
Vivienne, but why not ask why I would poison her? Even if I didn't like her, which I do, I wouldn't kill her," Diana
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