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.

sleep by their superiors, scolded for hours in front of the floor-to-ceiling

unleashed all the morning fury he couldn't vent on Vivienne upon Kipling, sparing no courtesy, "You really think you're something, don't you, Kipling Abernasy! Stirring up trouble, offering your unwelcome help everywhere! That harassment case involving the female student has been dead for years, and yet

Complaint letters are piling

department had seen an influx of young

up such rhetoric from who knows where, lambasted Kipling with elaborate

"No, boss. With a face like mine, even if I tried to make a splash, I'd get nowhere. I

any evidence that

"With your talents, Kipling, maybe I should ask the Public Security Bureau to take you in! But they wouldn't want you either. Someone

tone was sarcastic

"Superintendent, isn't the truth of the matter obvious? Besides, if Kaitlyn wants to sue, let her. It's a losing battle from the start. In the end, it might even cast a

study several times, his gaze catching the online uproar. He stopped and sneered, "Alright, you say you want to do the department a favor, huh? Well,

Kipling was taken aback by the ultimatum. Once he collected himself, his

me! Are

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

a fierce light glinting in his eyes. He watched the break of dawn, his

Kaitlyn?

backed by the Abernathy and the Grimshaw families, you still think you can challenge

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

up and immediately checked her app for more vitriol against

sensed something off-someone dared to sue

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