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."

lousy actress," Kala spread her hands dismissively, "I'm not falling for such

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

hadn't witnessed the confrontation. but he had seen more than enough of the videos online. "This Ramona chick, she came out

dropped from the sky. People in the biz first thought she

was neat and tidy: parents were just regular company

the cutthroat entertainment industry was baffling, not just to others but even to Darren, who

frowned in thought after hearing Darren's take. "Seems like our adversary isn't afraid of us

has been laying the groundwork for a while

Kala

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

only caught the tail end of it and was largely in the dark about what Vivienne and Ronald

piqued. "Vivienne's been out of touch for ages. Are you guys into something I don't know

words. Revealing

and ushered Kala to stand, "It's nothing. What could we possibly be keeping from you? Let's go have

Meanwhile, at CK Penitentiary.

desk, and even a coffee table set with coffee paraphernalia, indistinguishable from those outside, with the serene scent of coffee pervading the small space.

notorious GTO organization, who should have been resting in an unmarked grave, was sitting calmly

style recognized by those who knew him when he was alive, his face always wearing a faint, serene smile. He held a book, seemingly engrossed,

they'd see his eyes weren't focused at all. They were cold, empty, devoid of any emotion, much like a

A flawed prototype of the androids developed by Ronald, capable of mimicking

escaped destruction solely due to Leopold's

might draw out the remnants

hadn't considered that, at this point, no one from GTO would

Anna laughed at his fanciful thinking,

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