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.

black leather jacket, walked across the field, her attire clashing

of college fashion spared her

few whistle-blowing guys, intrigued by Willa’s

signals around her, and headed straight for a

memory of a

from around the world, the monument bore

after all this time, fresh flowers still lay at

one that was both familiar and foreign to

known as

yet it had lain hidden here for so long,

Shameless!

hardened as she studied the name, her eyes betraying scorn, anger, and a complex web

full of venom could be

Who was her mother?

was the purpose

truly

Willa was baffled.

of her existence in this

were legacies, treasures, and the

And her?

to the world—if there was anything she

creator’s evil,

clenched as she stared

jacket, but it couldn’t match

honor someone you knew?” A

man dressed as a gardener, his hair silvered with

“No, nobody,” she replied.

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

“I was here cleaning when the shooting happened, right in this spot. Scared the daylights out of me, peed my pants even. If it hadn’t been for Elliot, my name would be

taken aback.

to the

name, and said, “Yes, him. A very genteel

brow furrowed. He saved

How is that possible?

could you tell me more about what happened back then?

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