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.

Leopold grinning

"Did you and

guards Griffin. If I dared to elope, they'd skin me

told the guys about you agreeing to my

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

Vivienne was speechless.

being dragged into

the prison, Leopold waited

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

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

threw a photo into his

Declan saw it, a tumult of emotions flashed in his

for any chances of her making a comeback, it's almost nil." The photo

back into a whole was

her end

muttered, "She never made it

final step? Who is

hand on Declan, guessing there was some deal

this deal wouldn't surface until the

Declan's voice was

turned icy, "She spared your life, there must be something you promised her. How could you not know of this person's

she couldn't take with her, she'd destroy with her

might not, but if this person was chosen by her,

wrong tree. I was just a means to an end for her.

great lengths for her, yet she regarded you as expendable.

He must harbor some

restrained the gleam in her eyes, "Name the person,

laughed bitterly, "What does death matter? The world is flawed. After

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