Walter scratched his itchy chin, his voice tinged with hesitation, "Miss, maybe we should just head back."

Vivienne, that woman was sharp as a tack.

Even if she hadn't sniffed out the oddities, Percival surely would have.

Walter couldn't fathom what Victoria was thinking.

To just drop Kaitlyn off at the suburban mall and then drag herself here to suffer - it was like setting herself up to be stood up.

As Walter silently grumbled, he dared not voice his true thoughts aloud.

Victoria was running out of patience.

It was getting late into the afternoon, and still, no one had shown up, which led her to bellow in frustration, "Looks like we've got no choice but to go with plan B. We're not waiting any longer! Let's get out of here and deal with Vivienne later!"

The next day, at the Linklater residence.

Arthur had been tied up with business at the Vanguard Agency, and it was a rare moment for him to be home.

and he hadn't allowed anyone

pushed open the door to his father's room and saw him reclining in his rocking

seated beside him, but at the

seeing Arthur, he quickly masked his irritation with deference

to silence him,

and tiptoed back

his father, his eyes darkened, "Didn't you say over the

translucent. His lips were chapped, and his

more frail than when he had first awakened from surgery, as if he could pass away at any moment. Arthur could only tell by the faint breathing that

and

things from you. It's Dad; he didn't want to distract you or Hector

expression was one of helpless regret. "If you ask me, Dad's just been too soft on Percival. He thinks the guy wouldn't hurt him, but you never can tell what's going on inside someone's head. And his wife, she was

Arthur's unreadable reaction, he continued, "It was after taking the supplements Percival brought that

"Specter Healer?"

is elusive; not just anyone

Specter Healer was a closely guarded secret within the Linklater family, a secret Dracon had sealed tightly. Arthur, known as the War

be so amenable. It was the perfect scenario for Dracon to sit back and watch the two of them duke it out for

search for the Specter Healer. As for Dad, a professional caregiver will be arriving in a few days to

"What?"

sisters have their achievements, and I'm

long enough to

inscrutable look, "I agree with your brother. You need a break; go rest for

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