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?!

"No, I didn't mean any disrespect to any minority. I just

wanting to waste more time on this trivial matter. "We have that lawsuit with Harrison coming up. We need to beef up security at the mansion today. Wouldn't want the Abernathys sneaking around for our witnesses. And, we have to pick

successfully sidetracked, "I almost forgot about that witness. I wonder if Vivienne can really

you always trust Vivienne's medical

When Leopold didn't recognize Vivienne, he was her

could he have doubts

Percival's aunt's condition, surviving would be a miracle. Waking up seems nearly impossible." Thomas gave him a dismissive glance, not wanting

of Leopold and Thomas's discussion, was reviewing

addressed the

eyes widened as

the woman lying in

bed, "Not that

ovel.net

in her system and her current physical

would be

recovery time even when

for over a decade in horrendous

him, a complete

the Specter Healer,

"How can you be so

twitched into a strange smile, "What if the coma was caused

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

had initially worried that the Specter Healer might inadvertently cause Holly's

Vivienne's calm demeanor, he thought she might have

summed up their conversation to 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 aunt lives, everything