"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

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

Harrison was beaten?

with intrigue, and though doubts

indicating he was also in the dark about the situation. Truth be told, Seaton was quite surprised

he held a special place in his heart. Within the Abernathy

outsiders usually showed him a modicum of respect for Gavin's

someone had dared

shall we go in and have a look?" Seaton

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

and dishes crashing, could be heard from inside, "This is outrageous! Do the Ellingtons truly think they

face

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. Harrison isn't seriously hurt, so let's

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,

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

it only fair to let slide the incident where Vivienne had stood

Gavin shamelessly slander the Ellington family, any sense of relaxation on her face

Seaton, following behind Victoria, noticed her hesitation at the

used to relish seeing Harrison's defeats, so why not

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

when she walked away, all the commotion was drowned out by

enduring his discomfort, peered through the screen door, catching a glimpse of a familiar silhouette. His eyes flickered with recognition, then immediately

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