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;

Not dead, at least.

Vivienne, Leopold looked so wronged he was on the

instead, "Have the Martinez

about "jumping around"? He was nearly

thought, That's savage, even for the

even sparing her

Leopold couldn't see the anger in Vivienne's eyes now, all his years of keen observation were for naught. Despite his hoarse voice, he desperately pleaded

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

falling off a wall, blaming

Leopold was mortified.

pointing out

had no words, realizing only Leopold could

to the chase, "Who from the Martinez family let

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

with Percival.

there was still

warned Leopold, "Your uncle is on his way. You better think of what you're

Them?

eyes widened

dad was coming,

them

if he were an idiot, "You caused such a scene 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

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

down. Let me handle it.

This was bad!

legs were still sticking out, making

had personally seen the doctors put Leopold in a cast for his broken bones, advising against any movement. How

instantly locking onto Leopold's failed attempt to

really grown wings, sneaking

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