Percival and Vivienne communicated through their eyes, unaware of the world around them. It was as if singletons Thomas and Leopold didn't exist.
Listening to Mara's tearful saga, Cecilia's face was a portrait of utter confusion. "What do you mean Vivienne killed Huxley?"
She pushed Mara away. "Are you out of your mind? If Vivienne really wanted Huxley dead, why would she bring him back in broad daylight for all to see? She could've just left him to rot in M State, couldn't she?"
Mara was choked up, disbelieving. "But I saw Huxley there..."
Cecilia rolled her eyes. "Are you sure it was Huxley? I saw the guy sprinting out of here not half an hour ago. You're not suggesting that in the past thirty minutes, Vivienne murdered him and then paraded his body just to show off? What do you think she is, brainless like you?"
After a verbal barrage that left Mara speechless, it became clear that Cecilia, who was typically distant and cold to her, had surprisingly come to the defense.
Onlookers Vivienne and Percival, accustomed to Cecilia's clean but sharp tongue, were the first to react. "Thomas, Leopold, lock down the city and find Huxley!" Vivienne, not one to sit idle, texted Draven; [Draven, take a team and scour the city for Huxley. If you find him, bring him to Ellington Manor.]
It seemed that the heavens were conspiring to keep Vivienne busy. Just when she thought she could enjoy a couple of days of freedom, trouble was brewing anew.
Clueless about their plan but sensing urgency in Vivienne's demeanor, Cecilia asked, "What's up? Has Huxley done something stupid again?"
Thomas couldn't help but comment, "That 'again' is spot on."
patted Cecilia on the shoulder. "Someone sent a synthetic replica of Huxley to the hospital, aiming to harm my mother. Today, we're going to flush
"What are you implying?!"
who had been eavesdropping from the staircase, inwardly cursed Huxley's failure to eliminate Karen, depriving Vivienne of experiencing
up defiantly. "You suspect Huxley of wanting
as a mouse; how could he possibly harm your mother? Plus, with the medicine you
away from Mara's grip.
"What?" Mara was bewildered.
your importance. Your life might not mean much to him. Otherwise, how
expression shifted slightly. "This has to be a setup! Vivienne, you're
couldn't let them conclude that Huxley was the murderer. If
Boyd, so sure of
doesn't need your input in her
the synthetic! What's the deal with your operation? Why did Willa come back early?" Whatever the person on the other end said, it was met with a cold laugh from Huxley. "Easy for you to say! Vivienne's no fool; she
reassured him, "Don't worry, I have faith in you. If not in yourself, at least
Huxley, snapping out of his frenzied state,
Damn it all!
the end, they refused to
the Grimshaw family; they couldn't even handle Vivienne's aunt, Willa. Some power players
he hadn't trusted that woman and her
What now?
mother, and that woman had more tricks up her sleeve than
he saw on the security feed, he felt a chill run down his spine. If one of those throwing
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