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; he seemed

Not dead, at least.

wronged he was on the verge of tears, his voice a

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

have some misunderstanding about "jumping

for

even sparing

naught. Despite his hoarse voice, he desperately pleaded with her. "Vivienne...

a chair for 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

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

Leopold was mortified.

pointing

no words, realizing only Leopold could land

a pill, cutting to the chase, "Who from

He said he was showing respect to

with Percival.

there was still hope for this

is on his way. You

Them?

eyes widened

just his dad was coming, but his

told them about

caused such a scene at the Martinez family's place. The whole of Rivenwood knew in less than

the Sterling family

down. Let me handle it. You

This was bad!

realize his legs were still sticking out, making his hiding spot utterly useless. The three onlookers narrowed their eyes

had personally seen the doctors put Leopold in a cast for his

instantly locking onto

You've really grown wings, sneaking into the Martinez family's

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