"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.

by the arm, urgently asking, "What's

"The young master

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

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

personal combat skills, outsiders usually showed him a modicum of respect

had dared to attack

shall we go in and have

was a "Hater 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

furious voice, accompanied by the sounds of tables being slapped and dishes crashing, could be heard from inside, "This is outrageous! Do the Ellingtons truly think they are the foremost power in Veridia?! That Vivienne, to think she would dare lay a hand on a son-in-law of

face tinged with

and melodramatic, broke through, "Don't be so angry. There's no point in ruining your health over a trivial girl like Vivienne. She doesn't have any real power; she's just caught Mr. Ellington's eye because of her looks.

ties with his daughter rather than support me. And now, decades later, his grandchildren have the audacity to attack our family! It's as

who hit Harrison?" After standing in the yard for

fair to let slide the incident where Vivienne

sense of relaxation on her face evaporated

hesitation at the door and her expression souring

used to relish

bother with Harrison? We'd be better off thinking about how to retrieve what

the moment she entered the courtyard to when she walked away, all the commotion

through the screen door, catching a glimpse of a familiar

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