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.

day, when Vivienne got into the car, she saw Leopold grinning from ear to ear as if he'd stumbled upon

and Griffin Martinez elope

"Vivienne, why are you teasing me too? You know how tightly the Martinez family guards Griffin. If I dared to elope, they'd skin me alive."

started the car, smiling at Vivienne in the rearview mirror, "I told the guys about you agreeing to

two kids.

Vivienne was speechless.

being

the prison,

Declan alone, facing his stoic expression, she calmly stated, "Stop waiting, Abigail

those words, Declan's body tensed, his hoarse voice breaking through,

said nothing but threw a photo

Declan saw it, a tumult of emotions flashed

As for any

could be pieced back into a whole was debatable. How could she

involved, her end

darkened as he muttered, "She never made it to the final

"What final step? Who

guessing there was some

deal wouldn't surface until

don't know," Declan's

turned icy, "She spared your life, there must be something you promised her. How could you not

Anything she couldn't take with her, she'd destroy with her own hands." Vivienne

person was chosen by

the wrong tree. I was just a means to an end for her. Now that Abigail

gone to great lengths for her, yet she regarded you as

deep Declan could scheme. He must harbor some of Abigail's secrets, deeply

eyes, "Name the person,

world is flawed. After

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