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
Not dead, at least.
he was on
turning to Thomas instead, "Have the Martinez family's weapons malfunctioned? How
about "jumping around"? He
savage, even for the
sparing
of keen observation were for naught. Despite his hoarse voice, he desperately pleaded with
Vivienne 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 is gone too?" Thomas was
falling off a wall, blaming the Martinez family was
Leopold was mortified.
they were pointing
words, realizing only Leopold could
Leopold a pill, cutting to the chase, "Who from the Martinez family let
his voice meek, "Mr. Martinez. He said he was showing respect
a knowing look with Percival.
still hope for this
he warned Leopold, "Your uncle is on his way. You better think of what
Them?
widened in
meant not just his dad was
told them
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 footsteps
damn kid, is he trying to disgrace the Sterling family
Let me
This was bad!
were still sticking out, making his hiding spot utterly
the doctors put Leopold in a cast for his broken bones, advising against any movement. How did Leopold manage
locking onto Leopold's failed
disgrace Hiding now? You've really grown wings, sneaking into the Martinez
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