The Million-Dollar Heart

"Hey, hey!"

Griffin nudged the completely petrified Leopold, but getting no reaction, finally yelled into his ear, "What are you daydreaming about?! Let go of me, everyone's gone, stop taking advantage of me!"

Leopold jerked back to reality, only then noticing his hand was still on Griffin, "No, I'm sorry. I, I just... I didn't mean to..."

As Sophie walked away, Leopold's memory gradually returned, and he started panicking at the thought of what he had just said.

His handsome face turned beet red as he hurriedly tried to explain, terrified Griffin might misunderstand.

The girl's previously amused expression faded a bit, and Thomas wanted to give his brother a smack for being so clueless. He totally deserved to be single!

To thank Griffin for stepping in and saving him from being paired up with Leopold, he opened his mouth to help say something.

But Griffin beat him to it: "I know. I was just trying to help you out. If Thomas hadn't texted me, I wouldn't have known you were here."

"Alright, alright, as long as you know."

Leopold wasn't sure what he was thinking, hastily agreeing.

Meanwhile, he glanced back at Thomas, who was silently questioning how the two had become so close.

But, he didn't voice his doubts.

First, he politely made sure Griffin got into a cab, and only after she was out of sight did he turn to Thomas for some answers, "How do you have Griffin's number?! And why did you call her?" "Not call her? And just let that lunatic pair me up with you?"

Thomas rubbed his arms, "You might not mind, but I'd rather not catch that bad vibe!"

flaring up instantly, "What bad vibe?!

I didn't mean any disrespect to any minority. I just have an

eyes, not wanting to waste more time on this trivial matter. "We have that lawsuit with Harrison coming up. We need to beef up security at

forgot about that witness. I wonder if Vivienne can really cure Percival's

trust Vivienne's medical

surprised look. When Leopold didn't recognize Vivienne, he was her

he

didn't mean it like that. It's just, with Percival's aunt's condition, surviving would be a miracle.

the lab, Vivienne, unaware of Leopold and Thomas's discussion, was reviewing Holly's medical

of thought, she addressed the same question

widened as

woman

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poison in her system and her current physical state,

be a

usually needed extensive recovery time even when their muscles weren't

had been neglected for over a

a complete recovery seemed out

Vivienne, the Specter

"How can you be so

"What if the coma was

responded matter-of-factly. "In fact, if it weren't for the poison, she

the Specter Healer might inadvertently cause

might have another plan. Instead, he found her belief astonishingly

a grim reality: despite Vivienne's belief, Holly might never fully recover even if she awoke. His heart

suppress his turmoil, he solemnly stated, "No matter what, as long as my