Chapter 635
Vivienne offered a perfunctory smile, the old grudges still simmering beneath the surface.
"We''ve gotpany at the moment. My father will join us shortly. Please, make yourselves at home.
Dinner will be served soon," Dracon exined before bustling off.
Vivienne took a sip of her water. "Is this their idea of a power y?"
Karen shrugged it off. "If Yorick wanted to put me in my ce, he''d use something more sophisticated
than this."
It was clear, though, that Dracon intended to make this power move personally.
Vivienne chuckled, choosing to remain silent.
An hour passed, with neither Vivienne nor Karen receiving any attention. Dracon was off somewhere,
busy, and Yorick had not emerged from his study.
Only when the servants had finished setting the table and called everyone for dinner did Yorick finally
make an appearance.
Dracon hurried over to his side, along with a woman, both offering their support as Yorick descended
the stairs.
"Lark, when did you arrive?" Yorick seemed genuinely surprised to see Karen.
With a slight curl of her lips, Karen''s eyes flickered towards Dracon. "Been here a while. Mr. Linter
insisted we shouldn’t disturb you, so I did not."
Vivienne''s gazended on the woman by Yorick''s side, her smileden with meaning.
Yorick nced at Dracon, his voice tinged with reprimand. "Dracon, didn’t I say to send Lark and
Vivienne to my study when they arrived?"
Dracon looked down sheepishly. "Sorry, Dad, I was too busy. It slipped my mind."
Vivienne smirked, "Wasn''t Mr. Linter just overseeing the kitchen the whole time? ying
supervisor?"
Dracon managed an awkwardugh. Vivienne was clearly hinting that he had done it on purpose.
Did she not know how to behave as a guest in someone else''s home?
Yorick gave Dracon a stern look but refrained from furtherment with everyone present. "Lark,
Vivienne, sit by me. I''d like to introduce you to someone."
Yorick turned to the woman on his right, his smile tender.
As everyone took their seats, Vivienne spoke up first, "Yorick, no need for introductions. I know Ms.
Ashford."
The woman was none other than Gillian Ashford!
Vivienne had always known that encountering Mara would inevitably lead to meeting Gillian one day.
Still, she had not expected it here, at the dinner table of the former head of Vanguard Agency.
A reformed convict, Gillian''s presence in such esteemedpany was both admirable and shocking.
Gillian raised her ss, the cognac reflecting her half-smile. But distorted through the ss and
alcohol, her smile seemed almost sinister.
"Ms. Hawthorn, I didn’t expect to see you here. Allow me to apologize for my past ignorance and offer a
toast as a gesture of my remorse," Gillian said with a polished grace that was hard to fault.
They were in Yorick''s home, and both Karen and Vivienne held Yorick in high esteem.
Vivienne responded coolly, "No need. It wasn’t my face you shed. No apology necessary."
Gillian''s face fell slightly at Vivienne''s public announcement of her past actions, but she maintained her
Head bowed, she said with a semnce of guilt, "I was dealing with a lot back then, and Mara''s words
provoked me. I lost control... It was my fault. I was too impulsive."
Dracon quickly interjected, "In that situation, it was hard to stay rational, and you''ve paid the price. We
can''tbel someone a viin for life over a single mistake. Ms. Ashford, don''t take it to heart."
He then shot Vivienne a mocking nce as if to say, "What''s it to you?"
Karen gave Dracon a warning look. This man was really challenging her patience again, even daring to
bully Vivienne in her presence.
"Lessons should be heeded, or the consequences might be severe next time. Wouldn''t you agree, Mr.
Linter?" Karen said, her gaze indicating she would not tolerate any further mistreatment towards her
daughter.
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Dracon chuckled nervously, offering no reply.
Yorick finally spoke, "Gillian now works as a secretary in the Vanguard Agency''s secretariat, handling
my affairs. She''s very diligent."
Vivienne raised an eyebrow. A secretary in the Vanguard Agency''s secretariat?
Gillian''s capabilities were proving to be much greater than she had imagined.
Gillian nced at Vivienne and exined, "Mara didn’t press charges against me. Afterpensating
her mother, I was released from the detention center. I was actually studying to join the Vanguard
Agency."
The smile on Vivienne''s face grew. She knew exactly how much ''ink'' Gillian had in her ''pen''.
Thinking of joining the Vanguard Agency? Gillian likely did not even know what it was before all this.
But Vivienne''s curiosity was piqued all the more.
How exactly had Gillian connected with F-Poison?
When Vivienne first encountered F-Poison, the woman was wearing Gillian''s face.
If there were no connection, how could that be? And without F-Poison''s aid, Gillian would never have
been able to get into the Vanguard Agency, no matter how hard she tried.
Vivienne''s pupils contracted slightly, and she nodded quietly. "Yeah, got it."
After seeing Vivienne''s acknowledgment, Yorick began to catch up with Karen on the events of the past
years. He already had an understanding of them, but he still sought a detailed ount. After all, before
Percival came into the picture, Karen was Yorick''s favored sessor. Co?tent belo?gs to
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After dinner, Karen and Vivienne strolled with Yorick in the back garden.
Dracon and Gillian were waiting up ahead.
"These two, mother and daughter, are no easy targets – one more difficult than the other," Dracon
muttered, his eyes shing with a hint of ferocity.
At the mention of Diana, a flicker of concern passed through Dracon''s eyes. "I wonder how Diana is
doing. I''m really worried about her."
Seeing Dracon''s lovesick look, Gillian felt a surge of disgust but kept her face neutral.
"Mr. Linter, Ipletely understand how you feel. Vivienne and her mother are no angels. If we let
them continue like this, the next ones to be locked away might just be you or me."