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."

Kala spread her hands dismissively, "I'm not

were gonna be mobbed today when I heard

witnessed the confrontation. but he had seen more than enough of the videos

"More like dropped from the sky. People in the biz first thought she had some kind of backing,

info on her was neat and tidy: parents were

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 paths with

like our adversary isn't

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

organization?" Kala

talk to Ronald, they kept their conversation private in

largely in the dark about what Vivienne and

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

for words. Revealing anything might blow his past involvement with

hint of irritation 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?

Meanwhile, at CK Penitentiary.

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

GTO organization, who should have been resting in an unmarked grave, was sitting calmly at the coffee table. His wrists and ankles bore electronic

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

eyes weren't focused at all. They were cold, empty,

of the androids developed by Ronald, capable of mimicking human actions

due to Leopold's morbid

had figured having a decoy might draw out the remnants of

one from GTO would

his fanciful thinking, saying he

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