"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.

the

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

Harrison was beaten?

and though

a sharp black suit, who shook his head indicating he was also in the dark about the

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

personal combat skills, outsiders usually showed him a modicum of

now, someone had dared to

shall we go in and have a look?" Seaton

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 thought of Harrison's misfortune, "Of

could be heard from inside, "This is outrageous! Do the Ellingtons truly think they are the foremost power in Veridia?! That Vivienne, to

paused, her face tinged with

affected 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

"How can I not be angry? That old Richard never respected 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, just as arrogant and heartless

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

only fair to let

any sense of relaxation on her face evaporated like mist. What in the world

Seaton, following behind Victoria, noticed her hesitation

surprise crossed his eyes. Victoria used to relish

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

entered the courtyard to when she walked away,

catching a glimpse of a familiar silhouette. His eyes flickered

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