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.

regardless of gender, wore bright smiles as

field, her

of college fashion spared her

whistle-blowing guys, intrigued by

ignoring all the signals around

a monument stood in memory of a shooting

the world, the monument bore inscriptions in multiple languages, followed by the

flowers still lay

names and found the one that was both familiar and foreign

also known as

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

Shameless!

studied the name, her eyes betraying scorn, anger, and a

couldn't understand how someone so full of venom could

Who was her mother?

was the purpose behind her

conscienceless monster truly love his wife

Willa was baffled.

point of her existence

children were legacies, treasures, and the continuation

And her?

apology to the world-if there

a creator's evil, shadowy

as she stared at the

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

you knew?"

dressed as a

It was unclear if he was speaking to himself or Willa when he added, "I was here cleaning when the shooting happened, right in this spot.

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