"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.

maid by the arm, urgently asking,

truth, "The young master has been beaten, and the patriarch

Harrison was beaten?

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

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

though he wasn't considered heir apparent by Gavin; he held a special place in his heart. Within the Abernathy household, likely only Madeline could

personal combat skills, outsiders usually showed him

someone had dared to

we go in and have a look?" Seaton

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 an entertaining

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

paused, her face tinged with

girl like Vivienne. She

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

standing in the yard for a while, Victoria pieced

indirectly avenged her, Victoria thought it only fair to let slide the incident where Vivienne had stood her

the Ellington family, any sense of relaxation on her

Victoria, noticed her hesitation at the door and her expression

of surprise crossed his eyes. Victoria used

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

walked away, all the

the screen door, catching a glimpse of a familiar silhouette. His eyes flickered with recognition, then immediately dismissed the

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