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.

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

"Did you and Griffin Martinez

you teasing me too? You know how tightly the Martinez family guards Griffin. If I dared to elope, they'd skin me alive." Vivienne narrowed her eyes, "Then what's

"I told the guys

to be the godfather of your two kids. Let's see who dares to mess with

Vivienne was speechless.

she being

the prison,

expression, she calmly stated, "Stop waiting,

words, Declan's body tensed, his hoarse

threw a photo into his

a tumult of

the research lab. As for any

into a whole was debatable. How could

Anna involved, her

muttered, "She never made it

eyes narrowed, "What final step?

guessing there was some deal between him

this deal wouldn't surface until the

don't know," Declan's voice

be something you promised

to let anyone else complete her grand vision. Anything she couldn't take

not, but if this person was chosen by

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

to great lengths for her, yet she regarded you as expendable. Yet, here you are,

He must harbor some of Abigail's

in her eyes, "Name the person, and I'll grant you

"What does death matter? The world is flawed. After my death, someone

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