"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.

a passing maid by the arm, urgently asking,

clutching a bottle of medicine, dare not conceal the truth, "The young master

Harrison was beaten?

with intrigue, and though doubts lingered, her heart

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,

apparent by Gavin; he held a special place in his heart. Within

Harrison's lack of personal combat skills, outsiders usually showed him a

someone had dared

in and have a

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 thought of Harrison's misfortune, "Of course. How could I miss such

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

paused, her face

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. Harrison isn't

me, choosing to cut ties with his daughter rather than support me. And now, decades later, his grandchildren have the audacity to attack our family! It's as if they're cut from the same cloth, that Vivienne,

hit Harrison?" After standing in the yard for a while, Victoria pieced together the story, "That

to let slide the incident where Vivienne had stood

slander the Ellington family, any sense of relaxation on her face evaporated like mist.

in?" Seaton, following behind Victoria, noticed her hesitation

surprise crossed his eyes. Victoria used to relish seeing Harrison's defeats,

cold expression, Victoria replied, "Why bother with Harrison? We'd be better off thinking about

to when she walked away, all the

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

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