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

my cousin. I thought you were gonna be

but he had seen more than enough of the videos online. "This Ramona chick,

sky. People in the biz first thought she had some kind

info on her was neat and tidy: parents were just regular

Ivy League 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,

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

been laying the groundwork for a while now.

organization?" Kala was

to Ronald,

of it and was largely in the

piqued. "Vivienne's been out of

Revealing anything might blow his past

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 go

Meanwhile, at CK Penitentiary.

ordinary cell, there was a bed, a desk, and even a coffee table set with coffee paraphernalia, indistinguishable from those outside, with the serene scent of coffee pervading the small space. Not a single guard was

from the notorious GTO organization, who should have been resting in an unmarked grave, was sitting calmly at the coffee table. His wrists

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

all. They were cold, empty, devoid of any

prototype of the androids developed by

solely due to Leopold's morbid sense

having a decoy might draw

from GTO would risk their

fanciful thinking, saying he was too

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