Griffin fretted that Percival might actually break Leopold in two, so she quickly wheeled his chair away from the scene. Percival glanced in the direction the pair had escaped.

"Fine," he thought, "Someday I'll show 'em some old-school roughhousing!"

"Mr. Wolf, any luck running into Kenneth?" Vivienne strolled up and asked.

Suddenly inspired, she considered creating a new fragrance, a companion to the "Old Man" scent-calling it "Old Ruffian".

Percival nodded. "Yeah, he looked pretty down, not even watching where he was going."

"Ah, to be young again." Karen chuckled.

After a brief discussion outside the ward about Dracon and Gillian's situation, the group was about to head out for a meal when Karen's cell phone rang. It was Willa Perez.

Ever since Karen had returned to the Perez family, Willa had been conspicuously absent.

Karen had tried to reach out a few times, but Willa's obsession ran deep; she wanted to track down F-Poison before returning to the Perez family.

Karen respected that. Willa had her own path to follow.

The unexpected message from Willa now piqued Karen's curiosity.

The text contained a photo of a university gate abroad.

That very university was where Flynn had studied overseas-the same place F-Poison had once been.

Karen took a deep breath. "Willa's on to F-Poison's trail. Hopefully, she digs up some leads."

In Scepter Country, Willa stared at the university's gate and strode through with determination.

The campus was alive with the vigor of youth.

student, regardless of gender, wore bright smiles as

field, her attire clashing

of college fashion spared

few whistle-blowing guys, intrigued by Willa's cool demeanor,

signals around her, and headed straight for

stood in memory of a shooting

from around the world, the monument bore inscriptions in

after all this time, fresh flowers still lay at

the one that was both familiar and foreign

known

yet it had lain hidden here for so long, commemorated and

Shameless!

studied the name, her eyes betraying scorn, anger,

couldn't understand how someone so full of venom could

Who was her mother?

purpose behind her

truly love his wife

Willa was baffled.

was the point of

treasures, and

And her?

a living apology to the world-if there was

of a creator's evil, shadowy

fists clenched as she stared at

warmed her jacket, but it couldn't match the heat in her

you knew?" A voice came

a gardener, his

said as he arranged the flowers neatly and wiped the dust from the monument. It was unclear if he was speaking to himself or Willa when he added, "I was here

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