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.

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

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

about "jumping around"? He

savage, even for the lady of

even sparing

the anger in Vivienne's eyes now, all his years of keen observation were for naught. Despite his hoarse voice, he desperately pleaded with

justice on him, and now his voice is gone too?" Thomas was speechless, explaining, "He screamed too much while being

from falling off a wall, blaming the

Leopold was mortified.

were pointing out every

words, realizing only Leopold could land himself in such

to the chase,

meek, "Mr. Martinez. He said he

with Percival.

still hope for

is on his way.

Them?

widened

dad was coming, but his grandfather

them

at the Martinez family's place. The whole of Rivenwood knew in less than ten minutes. Did you think you could hide it?" As if on cue, hurried footsteps

he trying to disgrace the Sterling family completely? I'll

slow down. Let me handle it. You

This was bad!

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

personally seen the doctors put Leopold in a cast for

eyes instantly locking

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

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