The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 982

Vivienne muttered under her breath, "Where is he?"

The audacity of someone to mess with the Martinez family; who gave them such guts?

Percival, seeing right through Vivienne's thoughts, picked out a matching jacket from the closet and handed it to her, "At the hospital. Thomas is with him; it shouldn't be anything serious."

Glancing outside at the breaking dawn, Vivienne found herself more speechless about Percival than about Leopold, the troublemaker.

At the hospital...

Leopold was lying in the hospital bed, swathed in bandages from head to toe, looking like a mummy. Only his eyes were visible, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Thomas, standing by with a mix of disdain and admiration, asked, "Leopold, I've got to hand it to you. Did you really think you could take on the Martinez family all by yourself? Are you brave or just brainless?" Leopold managed a stiff glare in response.

What do you know?

It was all for love.

He wasn't about to waste his breath on someone who couldn't understand.

Thomas didn't need a second to catch the subtext, snorting, "Have some dignity, man. If only you had acknowledged Griffin before today, you wouldn't be in this mess, almost beaten to death by the Martinez family."

Leopold was speechless.

Really? Rubbing salt in the wound now?

When Vivienne and Percival arrived, Leopold was tilting his head, enduring Thomas's lecture.

He was furious, yet unable to escape.

After all, he hadn't dared to let his family know about the incident, resorting to calling Thomas instead.

Thomas greeted the newcomers with respect, "Percival, ma'am."

Vivienne nodded slightly and approached Leopold.

were clear; he seemed

Not dead, at least.

he was on the verge of

in listening, turning to Thomas instead, "Have the Martinez family's weapons malfunctioned? How

about "jumping around"?

thought, That's savage, even for the

sparing

years of keen observation were for naught. Despite his hoarse voice, he desperately pleaded with her. "Vivienne... I was wrong. I

rambling with a glance at Thomas, "The Martinez family took their private justice on him, and now his voice is gone too?" Thomas was speechless, explaining, "He screamed too much while being bandaged up and strained his vocal

were actually from falling off a wall, blaming the Martinez family was a bit

Leopold was mortified.

were pointing out

no words, realizing only Leopold

pill, cutting to the chase, "Who from the Martinez family let

meek, "Mr. Martinez. He said he was showing respect to my grandfather and told me

exchanged a knowing look with Percival. It seemed Leopold wasn't

was still hope

glanced at his vibrating phone, he warned Leopold, "Your uncle is on his way. You better think of what you're going to

Them?

eyes widened

dad was coming,

them about

Martinez family's place. The whole of Rivenwood

the Sterling family completely? I'll not spare him

Let me handle it. You just

This was bad!

legs were still sticking out, making his hiding spot utterly useless. The three

the most shocked; he had personally seen the doctors put Leopold in a cast for his broken bones, advising

locking onto Leopold's failed attempt to

his cane, "You disgrace Hiding now? You've really grown wings, sneaking

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