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!"

up instantly, "What bad

I didn't mean any disrespect to any minority. I just have an issue with you. Let's

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 up that little

was successfully sidetracked, "I almost forgot about that witness.

you always trust

him a surprised look. When Leopold didn't recognize Vivienne, he

he have

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

unaware of Leopold and Thomas's discussion, was reviewing Holly's

moment of thought, she addressed the same question posed by the

widened as he

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poison in her system and her current

would be a massive

needed extensive recovery time even

neglected for over a decade in horrendous

for him, a complete recovery seemed out of

the Specter Healer, seemed

Brody, "How can

strange smile, "What if the coma was caused by

it weren't

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

have another plan.

summed up their conversation to a grim reality: despite Vivienne's belief, Holly might never fully

turmoil, he solemnly stated, "No matter what, as long as my aunt lives,