The chat group was quiet at first, filled with question marks. Then, like a stone thrown into a pond, messages began to flood in.

It was like a bomb had gone off.

Jerry Perez, the second oldest, chimed in: "Leopold, that trick won't work on us!"

Daniel, the third, added: "No offense, Leopold, but you're just not in the same league as us."

Eric, the fourth, joked: "Leopold's definitely got some delusions of grandeur."

Old-man Dawson couldn't believe it: "Has Leopold lost his mind? ... The nerve to say that, did you eat lion's heart and leopard's courage?"

Donald, the sixth, laughed: "Leopold, you're trying to kill us with laughter. If Vivienne would let her kid call you godfather, I'd call you godfather too!" Enzo agreed: "Seconded!"

Larry, the eighth, added: "Seconded +1!"

Gary sent a long voice message, laughing so hard he couldn't even speak.

Leopold, feeling smug, was driving with one hand and replied with a voice message, specifically tagging Donald.

"Come on, Donald, the master is still here. If you call me godfather... that's like shortening my life!"

"And if you dared, I wouldn't dare accept."

The group went silent.

Then, Old-man Dawson sent a message, "Leopold, did Vivienne confirm this herself?"

Leopold couldn't suppress his grin. "Dawson, you too? Would I dare share the news with you guys if Vivienne hadn't agreed?"

With that, Leopold closed his phone, feeling victorious as the group's messages kept coming.

He had secured his position as godfather.

car, she saw Leopold grinning from ear to ear as if he'd stumbled upon some

asked, "Did you and

If I dared to elope, they'd

at Vivienne in the rearview mirror, "I told the guys about you

of your two kids. Let's see who dares to mess

Vivienne was speechless.

being dragged into

prison, Leopold waited

his stoic expression, she calmly

his hoarse voice breaking

threw a photo

saw it, a tumult

personally dealt with her. Her body is now in the research lab. As for any chances

into a whole was debatable. How could she start

her end would

he muttered, "She never made it to the final

narrowed, "What final

guessing there was some deal between him and

wouldn't surface until

don't know," Declan's

"She spared your life, there must be something you promised her. How could you

anyone else complete her grand vision. Anything she couldn't take with her, she'd destroy with her own hands." Vivienne scoffed,

chosen by her, or related to her, it's

looked down, "You're barking up the wrong tree. I was just a means to an end for her. Now that Abigail is dead, do with

remained unmoved, "You've gone to great lengths for her, yet she regarded you as expendable.

deep Declan could scheme. He must harbor some

in her eyes, "Name the

bitterly, "What does death matter? The world is flawed. After my death, someone else will complete

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