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

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

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

the biz first thought

on her was neat and tidy:

graduating from an 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, who didn't normally cross paths with

like our adversary isn't afraid of us

for a while now. Probably tied to

organization?" Kala

talk to Ronald, they kept their

largely in the dark about what Vivienne and Ronald

been out of touch for ages. Are you guys into

for words. Revealing anything might blow his

lips, he switched off the TV and ushered Kala to

Meanwhile, at CK Penitentiary.

fully sealed room, identical to any ordinary cell, there was a bed, a desk, and even a coffee table set with coffee paraphernalia,

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

familiar 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, turning pages

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

a machine. A flawed prototype of the androids developed by Ronald,

destruction solely due to Leopold's morbid

having a decoy might draw out the

would risk their

his fanciful thinking,

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