Vivienne's fingers, long and slender, grazed the hem of his pajama top, causing the loose button to give way and revealing the solid chest beneath.

Vivienne shifted, resting her head on his shoulder, "I never had any intention of going."

She gave a muffled groan as his hands began to roam over her, "Tomorrow, we've got other, more important matters to attend to."

Percival arched an eyebrow, "Oh? Like what?"

With a light chuckle, Vivienne's long legs swung over, positioning her atop him. Her eyes, seductive as she smiled, the crimson at the corners enough to make Percival's Adam's apple bob twice in quick succession.

Noticing his movement, Vivienne's smile grew, "Mr. Wolf, you still owe me for this month's dues."

As her words trailed off, Percival's lips captured the remaining whispers. Beneath the inky expanse of the duvet, the contours rose and fell.

The boundless fervor of spring spread throughout the master bedroom, while outside, even the moon shyly hid behind the clouds.

But.

For some, joy abounds; for others, woes mount.

passion, while others are roused from sleep by their superiors,

you, Kipling Abernasy! Stirring up trouble, offering your unwelcome help everywhere! That harassment case involving the

with you, causing a ruckus?! With all your selfless dedication, why don't you address the sky-high meal costs at north side? Complaint letters are piling up here, and at this critical moment, you choose to slack off and play dumb?! And you're running around over Zinnia's case?! Can't sit still in your director's chair, eh? Hoping to ride this

influx of young blood these past

picked up such rhetoric from who knows where, lambasted Kipling

retort, only nodding and scrambling for an explanation, "No, boss. With a face like mine, even if I tried to make a splash, I'd get nowhere. I

any evidence that her suicide attempt

in! But they wouldn't want you either. Someone who bases their investigations

tone was sarcastic and

to sue, let her. It's a losing battle from the start. In the end,

online uproar. He stopped and sneered, "Alright, you say you want to do the department a favor, huh? Well, let me tell you, if you win this lawsuit, all's well. But if you lose, you can kiss your director position goodbye! Our department's got plenty of folks eyeing that seat!" With that,

the other end, Kipling was taken aback by the ultimatum. Once he collected himself, his expression darkened. The old man,

to berate me!

lose and embarrass you? Just you wait. One day, I'll pull you down from that throne! Thinking of firing me? We'll see about that! I want to see if you've got the

in his eyes. He watched the break of dawn, his smile

Kaitlyn?

couldn't beat me years ago. And now, backed by the Abernathy and the Grimshaw families, you still think you can challenge me? Just wait and see! I'll show you that in the face of absolute power, all evidence is

earth, the online controversy about the case had reached a fever pitch, with comments from all sides-insults, skepticism, and those just there

up and immediately checked her app for

logged in, she sensed something off-someone dared to sue Kipling, the Education Director? Had Kaitlyn lost her

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255