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!"
estate-a structure reminiscent
unconscious son, he snatched a cup from the desk and hurled it at Isaac's forehead. "Useless! Can't even handle a simple task, and now the young master's been hurt. What use are you
"Please, forgive me, Patriarch!"
the Grimshaws
knees, forehead pressed to the ground. "We underestimated the situation. We never anticipated a young
twenty-something-year-old possibly 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
one of the five
to have such a talent? And
Down you go to receive your punishment. I'll give you one more chance. Whatever it takes, that
pounded the desk emphatically. "If fate has placed this opportunity before us, then
...
in Rivenwood a day later, Victoria
mother who once aided you,
and Percival are both shrewd; you've had past issues with them.
bristled. "But they agreed, then went back on
neutral, though his
definitely capable of such
"Richard's gone senile; I just don't get
Arthur's gaze darkened momentarily.
a little too
Lucas and the rest had chosen her to lead the new division was
deal with the Abernathys was
rest, my position prevents further involvement. Until we know what the Grimshaws want with that weapon, I can't intervene. You want Vivienne's trust? That's on you. I'll expedite the search for your
were
concealed her as a
heritage, Victoria had
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