Everyone was slack-jawed with amazement.

Just a kiss?

Was it really necessary to chase after Leopold for 15 years just because of a peck on the lips?

This woman was really something!

“Explain, my foot! My BFF told me a kiss is as good as hitting the hay, and you even held me close, swearing you’d marry me when we grew up! Are you even a man? Can’t remember your promises?” Griffin fumed, her anger mounting by the second.

That was her first kiss.

And she had held onto it for 23 years, waiting for Leopold to step up and take responsibility.

But this guy!

He was flat-out denying it!

Leopold was hopping mad, “Which of your BFFs said that? Bring her here. I’ll give her a piece of my mind! Responsible for a kiss? If that’s the case, considering the number of women I’ve kissed, should I marry them all?”

“Ptooey! Have I lost my mind? Why did I say ‘the number of women I’ve kissed’? I’ve only ever kissed Griffin!” He thought.

And it was that very kiss that had sparked a decade and a half of pursuit, leaving him so terrified that he dared not even think of romance.

“You dared to kiss someone else?” Griffin’s face turned a shade of jealous green.

Leopold opened his mouth to explain, but Griffin turned her back, clinging to Vivienne’s legs and wailing, “Vivienne, look at this scoundrel! Not only does he refuse to take responsibility for me, but he’s also messing around with other women. My life is so miserable, truly unbearable.”

Vivienne rubbed her temples as Griffin’s ranting gave her a headache.

She grabbed Leopold, swiftly healed his previously dislocated arm amid his cries of surprise, and then shoved him toward Griffin.

“Go and get hitched!” Vivienne said dismissively, her eyes rolling with contempt.

tears. “Vivienne, it really isn’t how she’s making it out to

you don’t have to take responsibility after kissing

never been in a relationship

had

her dictionary, a kiss

together, the responsibility would be even

got to take

is so reasonable! A real problem solver!” She thanked Vivienne in

was at a loss for

wronged! If only I had known it would come to this, I would have never kissed her!”

and Griffin was a cute seven-year-old, like a porcelain doll,

had earnestly promised, “Don’t worry, I’ll marry you

but then he remembered that this whole situation was Percival’s doing. Thus, there was no

last a lifetime. We

Leopold turned to Griffin. “Shall we step outside to talk? I promise

pondered for a

to Leopold to be plagued with hostility. If they could have a

neither did Vivienne. She

darkened as she turned to Leopold. “Don’t make me settle

down Leopold’s spine at her icy tone. He nodded meekly. “Understood,

he hurriedly

them leave, then settled back in her chair.

“Sure.”

was still recovering from Griffin’s outburst, eerily

Wolf, that was quite the surprise you arranged for

“Breaking ties with me is

know what to

a twinge of sympathy

minutes later, Leopold returned to the dining

up, noting that Griffin

left so peacefully was

raised an eyebrow.

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