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?"

them, Godfrey's only daughter, Audrey Martinez, snorted, "That's not all. Dad was once a renowned master among the noble families. How could he be taken down so easily?

scolded, "That's still our father you're talking about! Can't

weren't for his insistence that I marry into the Grimshaws, would

her face, her gaze towards the room was filled

here out

died, her brothers wouldn't even tell her,

glared at her. "You're beyond

fighting? Lancelot, call Griffin. See where they are. If we delay any further, it might

difficulty of his movements

circles under his eyes, looked especially

from the corners

frantic! He had been in charge of the Martinez family's biochemical weapons project and prided himself on his comprehensive understanding of various

never seen a virus like this, one that literally made a person dance to

be? Who wanted to harm the Martinez family

then, Griffin's urgent and anxious voice came from

the Specter Healer?

the voice, his bloodshot

at Vivienne's wrist, said, "Dad, it's her, Leopold's senior, Vivienne. She's

Let me take Vivienne in to treat Grandpa now. Any questions,

couldn't stop his determined daughter, watching their retreating figures, puzzled. "Mr. Ellington, your

the Specter Healer was known only to those close to her;

the sick and needy if her identity became common knowledge. So, not many were aware of

looked too young.

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