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.

leather jacket, walked across the field, her attire clashing with the sundresses

the freedom of college fashion spared her any

intrigued by Willa’s cool demeanor, hesitated

ignoring all the signals around her, and

of a shooting that had occurred

around the world, the monument bore inscriptions in multiple languages, followed by the

lay at the base, a silent tribute to the

and found the one that was both familiar and foreign

known

had lain

Shameless!

her eyes

so full of venom could be

Who was her mother?

was the purpose behind her

truly

Willa was baffled.

was the point of her existence in this

children were legacies, treasures, and the continuation of their

And her?

sorrow, a living apology to the world—if there was anything she shared with other children,

creator’s evil, shadowy

she

but it couldn’t

knew?” A voice

turned to see an older man dressed

“No, nobody,” she replied.

I thought maybe you were missing a family member. It’s best that you’re not,” the man said as he

in this spot. Scared the daylights out of me, peed my pants even. If it hadn’t been for

was taken aback.

to the

at Elliot’s name, and said, “Yes, him. A very genteel

brow furrowed.

How is that possible?

me more about what happened back then? I’m very

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