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.

clear;

Not dead, at least.

Leopold looked so wronged he was on the verge of tears, his voice a garbled

Thomas instead, "Have the Martinez family's weapons malfunctioned? How is he still jumping around?"

some misunderstanding about "jumping

for the

sparing her own

couldn't see the anger in Vivienne's eyes now, all his years of keen observation were for naught. Despite

sit, cutting off Leopold's rambling with a glance at Thomas, "The Martinez family took their private justice on him, and now

wall, blaming the Martinez family was a

Leopold was mortified.

they were pointing out

no words, realizing only Leopold could land himself in

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

"Mr. Martinez. He said he was showing respect to my grandfather and told me not

a knowing look with Percival. It seemed Leopold

there was still hope for this

he warned Leopold, "Your uncle is on his way. You better think

Them?

eyes widened

his dad was coming, but

them about

Martinez family's place. The whole of Rivenwood knew in less than ten

to disgrace the Sterling family completely? I'll not

slow down. Let me

This was bad!

a panic, attempted to hide behind the curtains, only to realize his legs were still sticking out, making his hiding spot utterly useless. The three

for his

instantly locking onto Leopold's failed attempt to

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

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