Griffin fretted that Percival might actually break Leopold in two, so she quickly wheeled his chair away from the scene.

Percival glanced in the direction the pair had escaped.

“Fine,” he thought, “Someday I’ll show ’em some old-school roughhousing!”

“Mr. Wolf, any luck running into Kenneth?” Vivienne strolled up and asked.

Suddenly inspired, she considered creating a new fragrance, a companion to the “Old Man” scent—calling it “Old Ruffian”.

Percival nodded. “Yeah, he looked pretty down, not even watching where he was going.”

“Ah, to be young again.” Karen chuckled.

After a brief discussion outside the ward about Dracon and Gillian’s situation, the group was about to head out for a meal when Karen’s cell phone rang.

It was Willa Perez.

Ever since Karen had returned to the Perez family, Willa had been conspicuously absent.

Karen had tried to reach out a few times, but Willa’s obsession ran deep; she wanted to track down F-Poison before returning to the Perez family.

Karen respected that. Willa had her own path to follow.

The unexpected message from Willa now piqued Karen’s curiosity.

The text contained a photo of a university gate abroad.

That very university was where Flynn had studied overseas—the same place F-Poison had once been.

Karen took a deep breath. “Willa’s on to F-Poison’s trail. Hopefully, she digs up some leads.”

In Scepter Country, Willa stared at the university’s gate and strode through with determination.

The campus was alive with the vigor of youth.

Every student, regardless of gender, wore bright smiles as if nourished by honey.

field, her attire clashing with the sundresses

the freedom of college fashion spared her any undue

a few whistle-blowing guys, intrigued by

the signals around her, and headed straight for a

monument stood in memory of

the monument bore inscriptions in multiple languages, followed by the

all this time, fresh flowers still lay at the base,

and found the one

also known

lain hidden

Shameless!

studied the name, her eyes betraying scorn, anger, and

understand how someone so full of venom could be

Who was her mother?

was the purpose

monster truly

Willa was baffled.

point of her

and the

And her?

living apology to the world—if there

of a creator’s evil,

as she stared at the

sun warmed her jacket, but it couldn’t

this monument honor someone you knew?”

turned to see an older man dressed as a gardener,

“No, nobody,” she replied.

family member. It’s best that you’re not,” the man said as he arranged the flowers neatly and

himself or Willa when he added, “I was here cleaning when the shooting happened, right in this spot. Scared the daylights out of me, peed my pants even.

taken

pointed to

said, “Yes, him. A very genteel

furrowed. He

How is that possible?

could you tell me more about

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