At the Boyd Mansion, a shadow began to cast itself over Percival Ellington’s usually charming features.

Truth be told, he had not frequented the Boyd Mansion often, but the few times he did, his visits invariably ended with Cecilia in tears.

As a kid, he could not fathom why the Boyds had such contempt for his mother. As he grew up, the reasons became apparent, and he stopped coming altogether.

Vivienne gazed out the car window. The Boyd Mansion was a majestic sight, grander even than the Brooks Mansion, which Maddox Perez had offhandedly referred to as “little space.”

“Percival, Ma’am, we’ve arrived,” announced Thomas as he switched off the engine and stepped out to open the car door.

Percival helped Vivienne out of the car, and they stood in front of the massive gates of the Boyd Mansion. His eyes, deep as the ocean, seemed unfathomable.

He stepped forward and rang the doorbell.

“Who’s there?” Came an inquiry through the intercom.

A slight frown creased Percival’s brow as he replied, “Percival.”

There was a momentary pause on the other end before the gate was buzzed open.

The wrought iron gate swung open slowly, yet curiously, no one came out to greet them.

Percival’s frown deepened, a thin veil of anger enveloping him.

Vivienne gently tapped the back of his hand and offered a reassuring smile.

The anger surrounding Percival dissipated instantly, and with a smile, he took Vivienne’s hand, and they walked in together.

At the entrance, two servants stood aside, revealing a man in a casual suit, the Boyd family butler. “Mr. Ellington, I presume. Please come in. The matriarch has been awaiting you.”

Percival did not respond, intending to proceed with Vivienne.

Unexpectedly, the butler stepped in their way.

his hand, Percival was sure he would have taken off the butler’s

decontamination room for a cleansing shower before they can

and Vivienne’s expressions

one thing,

Boyd Mansion hiding a

processing

ring-adorned hand. A gentle squeeze was all it took for the sound

shot through the butler’s head, and as he was about to curse, he caught sight of the ring on

heirloom ring

up in the hands of this young

through the butler’s expression, Vivienne’s lips curved slightly upward. “Isn’t there a Boyd family rule that requires one to kneel to greet the head?

butler, clutching his limp arm, knelt in panic. “Greetings,

passed and the world changed, these rules were slowly forgotten, especially by the younger generation, who would never truly expect someone to

spoken of, they were not

of the family mentioned them, no one dared

on the ground, Vivienne spoke sternly,

“Ma’am, please wait here.

butler hurried into

“Trouble, matriarch!”

face. “What’s the rush? Is the house on fire?

gold-rimmed reading glasses, Wendy looked every bit the matriarch despite her

the butler managed, “No, it’s that slut…

Wendy, ever composed, was visibly shaken at the mention

had searched for that ring

knew her mother had hidden it, giving it to

mother and mother-in-law were best friends, which was

she married into the Boyd family, her mother-in-law gave the ring to her mother, letting her decide when to give it away. However, to Wendy’s absolute surprise, her mother gave this extremely important ring to

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