Vivienne's fingers froze atop her phone screen, Griffin's contact highlighted. The sudden pause was punctuated by a sense of déjà vu.
A café?
Why did that sound so hauntingly familiar?
She pinched the bridge of her nose in frustration. "How could I have forgotten about this?"
Meanwhile, in a café, Victoria perched in a reserved booth, her gaze drifting over the bustling crowd through the panoramic windows.
Irritation flickered in her eyes.
Vivienne!
She really had some nerve!
Twice now!
That wretched woman had stood her up twice!
Calls unanswered, texts ignored, just like she had vanished off the face of the earth. How could Richard have ever approved of such a granddaughter-in-law, bringing shame to the Ellington name?
And Percival!
Birds of a feather indeed. Both just as unreliable as the other!
Victoria gnashed her teeth on the freshly served scones as if she were biting into Vivienne and Percival, those two good-for-nothings. "Let's go find War God! Damn it, I refuse to believe I can't handle the two o you!"
Northway City, within the Grimshaw estate-a structure reminiscent of a middle-age castle-Oliver Grimshaw
at Isaac's forehead. "Useless! Can't even handle a simple task, and now the young master's
"Please, forgive me, Patriarch!"
era, the Grimshaws
situation. We never anticipated a young woman could be
Go on, inquire about it. See if there's a family with such a prodigy. Wouldn't those old coots be parading her around like a trophy by
the
fools possibly boast to have such a talent? And if
give you
emphatically. "If fate has placed this opportunity
...
a day later, Victoria
aided you, could you please convey a message to the
too impulsive. Vivienne and Percival are both shrewd; you've had past issues with them. It's no wonder they don't trust you." "They could just
then went back on
remained neutral, though his opinion
definitely
to vent. "Richard's gone senile; I just
Arthur's gaze darkened momentarily.
indeed a little
and the rest had chosen her to lead the
me, and helping you covertly deal with the Abernathys was the most I
we know what the Grimshaws want with that weapon, I can't intervene. You want Vivienne's trust? That's on
Abernathys were masters
concealed her as a comatose
Victoria had been searching for her
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