"Mr. Wolf, let's go."

Vivienne took Percival's hand, their eyes meeting with a shared look of tenacity and resolve.

It was time to tear open the curtain of complacency with this Sadie and Julian incident. It was about time those arrogant fools realized that not everything in this world could be shaken by the ancient warrior lineages!

Outside the police station, Harrison's half-lit face flickered in the dim light. He touched his swollen cheek gingerly, fingers coming away dusted in grime.

That was the mark left by Vivienne's boot when she kicked up the dirt in her haste.

"The Ellington family, the Hawthorn family... Good for them!"

At the Abernathy estate.

Early in the morning, Victoria's courtyard was abuzz with activity as people came and went, busy with their duties.

The moment Victoria stepped through the gate, a thunderous roar echoed clearly to her ears, and her emotions tumbled through surprise before settling on bewilderment.

passing maid by the arm,

bottle of medicine, dare not conceal the truth, "The young master has been beaten, and the patriarch is in

Harrison was beaten?

eyes darted around with intrigue, and though doubts lingered, her

Seaton, her stoic bodyguard in a sharp black suit, who shook his head indicating he was also in the dark about the situation. Truth be told, Seaton was quite

heir apparent by Gavin; he held a special place in his heart. Within the Abernathy household, likely only Madeline

skills, outsiders usually showed him a modicum of

now, someone had dared to attack

go in and have

List" for Harrison, Victoria would be at the top of it, so she wouldn't miss such an amusing opportunity for the world. Victoria's lips curled into a smile at the

slapped and dishes crashing, could be heard from inside, "This is outrageous! Do

paused, her face tinged with

no point in ruining your health over a trivial girl like Vivienne.

decades later, his grandchildren have the audacity

was the one who hit Harrison?" After standing in the yard for a while, Victoria pieced together the story, "That girl's

Victoria thought it only fair to let slide

Ellington family, any sense of relaxation on her face evaporated like mist. What in the world had her mother seen

her hesitation at the door and her expression souring before she turned

used to relish seeing

Victoria replied, "Why bother with Harrison? We'd be better off thinking about how to retrieve what we

the courtyard to when she walked away,

of a familiar silhouette. His eyes flickered with recognition, then immediately

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