Percival gestured reassuringly for Vivienne to walk in.

Griffin didn't give a damn, shot Audrey a glowering look, and shoved open the door to let Vivienne in, "Grandpa's in your hands now, Vivienne."

Vivienne stumbled a bit from the push. Thankfully, her footing was solid, or she might have ended up face-first on the floor.

Talk about unexpected. No wonder she caught Leopold's eye. Both of them had a way of taking you by surprise.

Meanwhile, Kala was holed up at home.

When Darren got back from wrapping up some work outside, he walked in to find her chilling and watching TV, "Kala, you alright? All that online drama sorted out?"

Kala popped a potato chip into her mouth, "Not even close."

"So, you're just... chilling?"

How could she be so laid-back?

Ronald came out of the kitchen with a fruit bowl in his hands. "Don't mind her. She's been like this since she got back from the studio. Vivienne called earlier. The agency's taking over the whole mess, told her to take a few days off. Kala's over the moon."

"Well, she's happy, at least."

Darren was exasperated. "The agency's swamped. Ramona came prepared; high-def videos are all over the net, and the trolls are practically crashing the platforms with their venom."

As he spoke, he couldn't even understand. "I'm baffled, really. What's your beef with Ramona that she'd set up such a scheme to target you?"

"She's not after me." Kala finally tore her gaze away from the screen. "She's trying to drive a wedge between me and Vivienne, though I can't fathom her endgame."

a lousy actress," Kala spread her hands dismissively, "I'm

clapped, impressed. "That's my cousin. I thought you were gonna be mobbed today when I heard you

than enough of the videos online. "This Ramona chick,

sky. People in the biz first thought she had

on her was neat and tidy:

notable about her. Her sudden rise to fame in the cutthroat entertainment industry was baffling, not just to others but even to Darren, who didn't normally cross

thought after hearing Darren's take. "Seems like our adversary

"What's more, whoever is behind her has been laying the groundwork for a while now. Probably tied to that

Kala

time Vivienne came to talk to Ronald, they kept their conversation private

tail end of it and was largely in the dark about what

was piqued. "Vivienne's been out of touch for

at a loss for words. Revealing

for his loose lips, he switched off the TV and ushered Kala to stand, "It's nothing. What could we possibly be keeping from you? Let's

Meanwhile, at CK Penitentiary.

and even a coffee table set with

grave, was sitting

when he was alive, his face always wearing a faint, serene smile. He

there, they'd see his eyes weren't focused at all. They were cold, empty,

a machine. A flawed prototype of the androids developed by Ronald, capable of mimicking human actions and voice

had escaped destruction solely due

figured having a decoy might draw out the

one from GTO would risk their life for someone who might not

at his fanciful thinking, saying he was too old to

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