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."

hands dismissively, "I'm not falling for such a cheap

I thought you were gonna be mobbed today when I heard

had seen more than enough of the videos online. "This Ramona chick, she came out

the biz first thought she had some kind of backing,

was neat and

school, there wasn't much else 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

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

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

Kala

came to talk to Ronald, they kept

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

Darren knew, her curiosity was piqued. "Vivienne's been out of touch for ages. Are

at a loss for words. Revealing

loose lips, he switched off the TV and ushered Kala to stand, "It's nothing. What could we possibly be

Meanwhile, at CK Penitentiary.

with coffee paraphernalia, indistinguishable from those outside, with the serene scent

have been resting in an unmarked grave, was sitting calmly at the coffee table. His wrists and

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

at all. They were cold, empty, devoid of any emotion, much like a

developed by

escaped destruction solely due to Leopold's

decoy might

would risk their life for someone who might not even be

his fanciful thinking, saying he was

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