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.

into the car, she saw Leopold grinning from ear to ear as

you and

"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." Vivienne narrowed her eyes, "Then what's with

rearview mirror, "I told

godfather of your two kids. Let's see

Vivienne was speechless.

being

prison, Leopold

alone, facing his stoic expression,

tensed, his hoarse voice breaking through,

but threw a

Declan saw it, a tumult of emotions flashed in his

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

remains could be pieced back into a whole

Anna involved, her end would be

muttered, "She

"What final step? Who is

hadn't laid a hand on Declan, guessing there was some

wouldn't surface until

don't know," Declan's voice

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

couldn't take with her, she'd destroy with her own hands." Vivienne scoffed, knowing Declan was deliberately

person was chosen by her, or related to her,

"You're barking up the wrong tree. I was just a means to an end for her.

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

how deep Declan could scheme. He

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

death matter? The world is flawed. After my death, someone else will complete

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