Willa's brow was furrowed in frustration, her fists clenched tightly.

"So many hideouts, damn it!" She muttered under her breath.

The real thorn in her side was discovering that Diana had been secretly conspiring with F-Poison! That damned traitor!

Meanwhile, Quincy discreetly texted Vivienne for help, knowing full well she was no match for Willa. Her only hope was to bring in reinforcements without making a sound.

But before she could relish the thought of rescue, Willa's hand clamped down on her shoulder.

"Hey, kiddo, when the grown-ups are talking, you listen, okay?" Willa said with a smile that was anything but comforting.

Quincy attempted to resist, but it was futile.

With ease, Willa confiscated Quincy's phone, then tied her to a chair, topping her work with a peachy little heart drawn on her forehead.

"As much as I'd love to catch up with Vivienne, I can't right now. Give it two hours after I leave, and she'll come running to save you," Willa said as she tapped on the phone before setting it down and making her exit.

Quincy could only watch helplessly as Willa disappeared. Glancing at the phone, she saw the message was indeed sent, but with a two-hour delay before reaching Vivienne.

Cruel fate, indeed!

At the Perez Mansion.

Diana had just reached the front gate when laughter echoed from within.

Her lips pressed into a thin line, aware that Jasper was probably still fuming over today's fiasco.

But then, to her astonishment, she heard Vivienne's voice. Why was she still here?

a strawberry cheesecake decorated with the names of

Vivienne. "I'm still perfecting my frosting skills, so just bear with it,

strawberry cheesecake. We wanted to know your birthday, but you said you don't even know your birthday. So, we figured,

her reasons for

sharing personal details. Now that she knew, there hadn't been time

actual birthday,

strawberry cheesecake until she could not take another

Zelda's recent cake obsession was just a

masterpiece of culinary art, with its lopsided strawberries and smeared icing, but to her, it was the

was all she

frosting on Vivienne's

"Yay, we're celebrating with

to laughter as she

Vivienne," he said softly, ruffling

to blow out the

a tender smile, a look of profound peace and contentment that

illuminated by

the most extravagant gift present, but it was undoubtedly the

stood at the gate, quietly observing the scene

a picture of

and hatred flared within her, especially when her gaze fell on Vivienne. She imagined tearing that smiling face to shreds, crushing it underfoot, and throwing it into the flames! The same way she had once hurled a rock at Sasha, she now wished to

down hard on her anger, Diana's loathing for

mother was dead, so what was she doing back

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