Jasper was fuming, his face beet red with anger.
After finally reconnecting with his estranged daughter and granddaughter, thest thing he wanted was to have his precious
granddaughter, Vivienne, whisked away by some smooth-talking charmer when he wasn''t looking.
"This guy, Percival, always seemed decent enough, but it turns out he''s sneaky as a fox!" Yuri eximed, shaking her head
disapprovingly.
Luke chimed in, determined, "We can''t just let him get away with whisking Vivienne away. We need to settle the score.”
Leaningzily against the wall, arms crossed, Fredrick offered a more pragmatic view. "What''s there to settle? Even if you
confront Percival, do you really think Vivienne, who''s head over heels for him, would agree to leave him?"
Vivienne: I''m not head over heels!
Jasper shot Fredrick a re. "If you''ve got nothing sensible to say, zip it!"
Raising an eyebrow, Fredrick countered, "So what''s your n? Force them to annul the marriage right away?"
Jasper was at a loss for words. How could he, as a grandfather, encourage his own granddaughter to divorce? Nheless, he
was still not happy with it!
Fredrick pped Jasper on the shoulder, trying to ease the tension. "Look, she''s all grown up. They''ve got their marriage license.
Instead of getting all worked up, why not focus on throwing them a proper wedding? We, the Perez family, won''t let our girl be
shortchanged!"
Jasper snorted dismissively. "A wedding, sure. But the Ellington family is not getting off easy for tricking my granddaughter!"
Maddox and Yuri nodded in agreement. Zelda sighed, the voice of reason lost in themotion.
Meanwhile, Cecilia had just woken up from a nap and, out of habit, began scrolling through Facebook. Suddenly, she came
across Vivienne''s post — no caption, just a photo of a marriage license. Still groggy, she scrolled past it and then saw an identical
post from Percival.
In a sudden burst of realization, Cecilia sat bolt upright.
What did she just see?
After a brief pause, she went back to Percival''s post and zoomed in on the photo. There it was, clear as day: a marriage license
with Percival and Vivienne''s names on it. Then, she scrolled up and saw the same post from Vivienne.
"Good heavens!" she gasped, tossing aside the covers and grabbing a coat on her way out.
"This is huge! My son has gone and married the girl of his dreams!"
Richard, having just finished his coffee, was startled by Cecilia''s outcry. Clutching his chest, he eximed, "What in the world are
you shouting about?"
Breathless, Cecilia thrust her phone at Richard. "Dad, look! Percival and Vivienne got their marriage license!"
Richard, initially stunned, suddenly burst intoughter. "Haha! That''s my grandson for you—bold and decisive! Just like | was
back in the day. You''ve got to move fast when you find the right woman or some other chap might swoop in!"
Reminiscing, Richard boasted to Cecilia, "You know, | did the same with your mother. Baron Brooks was always hovering,
waiting to whisk her away. | had to be cunning and got the license first to keep Baron at bay."
Cecilia could only roll her eyes. Why did Richard sound so proud about it?
Richard handed the phone back and began making ns. "It''s been ages since we''ve had a celebration. Let''s start with a family
feast tonight, and tomorrow, we can discuss wedding dates with the Perez family. We''ll make sure Vivienne''s wedding is grand."
Cecilia nodded in agreement, her heart swelling with joy at her son''s milestone.
"And don''t forget to invite Dorian''s family. They should be involved in setting the date," Richard added, referring to Dorian
Hawthorne and Cordelia Wilson.
Cecilia smiled. "Don''t worry, Dad. | know. They''ve treated Vivienne well all her life. Although her mother has returned, they''re still
her parents to her. As her mother-inw, | won''t forget them."
Richard nodded, content, and headed upstairs to get ready for the celebration.
At the same time, the news had set the Emerald Monastery disciples’ chat groups aze.
[Dude, Percival went and got a marriage license with Vivienne!]
[That sneaky dog! He didn''t even propose properly!]
[The nerve! No ceremony, no proposal, just off they go!]
[Leopold, why the silent treatment? Did you have a hand in Percival eloping with Vivienne?]
Leopold, who had been staring at the group chat without daring to utter a word, finally replied, [I''m being framed! | knew nothing!]
And he truly was innocent!
Heaven knows what went through his mind when he opened his phone to find Percival and Vivienne''s marriage license all over
Facebook!
But what could he say?
One was his best buddy, the other his dear senior! No matter what he said, it wouldn''t be right!
As the senior disciples cursed a blue streak in the chat, all he wanted was to be invisible!
[I don''t think you''re innocent at all]
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[Jerry, when did Percival buy you off?]
Jerry couldn''t be bothered with them and replied, [One more word, and you''re all copying the Bible a hundred times!]
Silence fell upon the group.
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