"You... you really are going to help me?" Mara looked at Vivienne, her eyes wide with disbelief. Vivienne nodded, "Yes."

"But you... you..." Mara stuttered, at a loss for words.

Even Cecilia hadn't expected Vivienne to consent. "Vivienne, you're really willing to help Mara?"

Vivienne affirmed. "Sure, but I have my conditions. I'm the Specter Healer; I don't work for free."

Mara knew it. Vivienne wasn't the type to offer help out of the goodness of her heart.

"I understand, but I'm broke right now. Can I write you an IOU and pay you back once I have the money?" Mara pleaded.

Vivienne smiled, her red lips lifting in a beguiling curve. "That's not what I'm asking for."

A shiver ran down Mara's spine as she locked eyes with Vivienne's smile. She felt like she had just fallen into a bottomless pit - a trap that could spell her doom! Leaving the hospital, Percival drove Isolde back home.

Isolde took every chance to stick close to Vivienne. "Vivienne, what was the deal you made with Mara back there?"

Vivienne scooped Isolde into her arms, meticulously parting her hair to craft a sweet hairstyle for the youngster.

"Little ones shouldn't pry."

Isolde sat still, leaning against Vivienne, her tiny shoulders pressed against her chest.

After a while, Isolde murmured, "Vivienne, you're really busty, you know."

Percival nearly choked on his own spit.

Unfazed, Vivienne continued her task while Percival's face turned a shade that would've given any artist's palette a run for its money.

"Kids shouldn't talk about such things," Percival cleared his throat.

Isolde scoffed. "Percival, why so prudish? I'm just saying she's got a great figure. It's just a fact."

on the brakes and parked by the roadside, swiftly moving Isolde to the passenger

you're going to

under

dropped off at home, where her father, Nathan,

whispered to Percival, "Percival, don't tell me you never noticed how great Vivienne's figure is?" "Isolde! Boarding school

scampered into Nathan's arms, urging her dad to whisk her

his son's anger and his daughter's

any longer and burst

face grew even redder. "Vivienne, stop

had never imagined Percival could be so

tie and stepped out of the car, opening the back door to put an end to the giggling - with

things got heated,

thermos of soup Aurelia had made for Vivienne, unsure how

you two could

then bumped his head hard on the roof. Without pausing to rub it, he scrambled

appear

with a meaningful look. "The soup's freshly made.

entendre was not

that, Nathan turned and entered the house, leaving

going back to

Perez Mansion, Karen was

late again last night?" Karen

his head vigorously. "No, no, of course not. You saw me go to

about when you actually went to sleep. Caught up in a binge-watch,

amazed at the accuracy of her

are you hungry? I've got a bit of an upset stomach and could use something light,"

look, pointing to the

Jasper

to bully a defenseless old man?" Vivienne

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