Vivienne and Percival exchanged a glance, a mutual skepticism reflected in their eyes.

Was it any wonder that Griffin and Leopold seemed to have such chemistry? Godfrey was sick, and their first instinct was to shoot a video and snap pictures?

How had the Martinez family not throttled them yet?

But alas, Vivienne hadn't managed to watch the video.

Before she could even click play, her phone-juiced up from Leopold's car charger-began to buzz.

Brody's voice came through the call, tinged with utter despair, "Specter Healer! Where on earth did you get that medicine? She's been hopping around her room for half an hour! It took a heavy-duty sedative to knock her out, and she's still hopping in her sleep! My spotless lab is a mess now!"

Brian's laughter boomed, "Hahaha, Vivienne, where did you score that prank potion? That woman, she's like a marionette straight out of a movie, absolutely hilarious!"

At the Martinez Mansion.

Griffin's parents, Stellan and Penelope, stood guard outside the patriarch's room.

To better observe Godfrey, they had gouged a peephole into the solid wooden door. The Martinez family circled around it, three layers deep.

They peered inside at Godfrey with a mix of emotions as if viewing a rare specimen.

"When's Griffin getting back? If he keeps this up, he'll bleed out."

Stellan was practically glued to the peephole, almost sticking his head through.

His wife, Penelope, stood shoulder-to-shoulder with him, mirroring his posture, her face etched with worry. "Who could have snuck into our home undetected in the middle of the night?"

the noble families. How could he be taken down so easily? If word

scolded, "That's still our father you're talking about! Can't you see what state he's in?

pity me? If it weren't for his insistence that I marry into the Grimshaws, would I be

at the scar on her face, her gaze towards the room was

here out

brothers wouldn't even

her. "You're

with all the fighting? Lancelot, call Griffin. See where they are. If we delay any further, it might be too late for Dad!" Through the peephole, they

difficulty

coupled with dark circles

from the corners of Godfrey's mouth, his

frantic! He had been in charge of the Martinez family's biochemical weapons

a virus like this, one that literally made a person dance

to harm the Martinez family like

Griffin's urgent and anxious voice came

Where's the Specter Healer? Where is

rushed out at the sound of the voice, his bloodshot

said, "Dad, it's her, Leopold's senior, Vivienne. She's the Specter

him," she pointed at Percival standing nearby, "he's Vivienne's husband, Percival. You should know him, Dad. Let me take Vivienne in to treat Grandpa now. Any questions, you can ask Percival."

daughter, watching their retreating figures,

was known only to those close to her; it was a secret kept from the wider

own doing to avoid being overwhelmed by the sick and needy if her identity became common knowledge. So, not many were

too young. Nothing like the

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