At ten o\u2019clock that night, Vivica returned to the Judson family\u2019s west wing villa with two old men in tow. They were the specialists she had asked her family to find\u2013an exorcist and a curse master.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease, get some rest tonight, masters,\u201d Vivica said. \u201cTomorrow, I\u2019ll need you both to examine Kiernan and determine whether he\u2019s been hexed or cursed.\u201d She then called out, \u201cGareth, show our guests to their rooms.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Paxton, standing behind her, reminded her, \u201cYou forgot. Gareth was fired.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, right.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The memory soured her mood, and just as she was about to complain, Finley rose from the sofa.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMom, I\u2019ll show the masters to their rooms.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivica waved a hand. \u201cFine, you handle it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once Finley had led the two men upstairs, she seethed, \u201cThat wild girl Larissa is getting way too bold! Can you believe she fired Gareth after he\u2019d been with us for nearly twenty years?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Paxton picked up a pack of cigarettes from the table, tapped one out, and lit it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry,\u201d he said, his voice devoid of emotion. \u201cGareth will be back working for us soon. I\u2019ve already sent him to kidnap Sapphira.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He spoke as if Sapphira wasn\u2019t his own sister\u2013in\u2013law.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing that her husband had tasked the fired butler with kidnapping Sapphira, Vivica felt a surge of satisfaction. \u201cIt\u2019s about time! Sapphira has become insufferable. If we don\u2019t teach her a lesson, she and Neville will start thinking they can walk all over us. They have only themselves to blame for taking in that feral girl.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivica ground her teeth. \u201cSince Larissa won\u2019t go to the hospital to treat Leopold willingly, we\u2019ll just have to force her hand.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Paxton exhaled a slow ring of smoke. \u201cVivica, are you certain everything is in place for Kiernan?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRelax,\u201d she assured him. \u201cWhether he\u2019s truly been hexed or not, I\u2019ve already made arrangements with the specialist. This time, Larissa has no escape.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Paxton\u2019s tone hardened. \u201cThere can be no mistakes. If this fails, we\u2019ll be the ones thrown out of the Judson family.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivica nodded grimly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just then, Finley came back downstairs. Paxton turned to him. \u201cFinley, first thing tomorrow morning, go to the hospital and arrange for Leopold\u2019s discharge. Bring him home. And call Honora back as well.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finley snapped out of his thoughts. \u201c\u2026Alright.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivica slapped her thigh. \u201cI\u2019ll call Josette and Jagger over tomorrow, too! After Larissa stormed into the Lincoln family\u2019s home yesterday, I\u2019m sure Jagger is just as eager to see her taken down. They\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Chapter 341\u00a0<\/p>\n
can all watch as we finally kick her out of the Judson family!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood,\u201d Paxton agreed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With everything arranged, Paxton made a call to Gareth. The line connected almost immediately.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGareth, how is it going?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Paxton, it\u2019s done,\u201d Gareth replied, \u201cI have her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the background, Sapphira\u2019s voice could be heard, muffled but clear. \u201cLet me go, Gareth! Let me go right now!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing her voice, Paxton relaxed. \u201cExcellent. Cut off the ring finger on her right hand\u2013the one with the wedding ring\u2013and bring it to me in the morning.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was a moment of silence on the other end,\u00a0<\/p>\n
Assuming Gareth was hesitant, Paxton scowled. \u201cWhat? Don\u2019t have the stomach for it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gareth\u2019s voice returned, laced with panic. \u201c\u2026I understand, sir.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood,\u201d Paxton said. \u201cDo this, and you\u2019ll have your job back, with a fifty percent raise.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you, sir\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even with the offer of reinstatement and a raise, Gareth\u2019s voice lacked any excitement. Paxton chalked it up to nerves and, without another thought, hung up the phone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
***\u00a0<\/p>\n
On a remote street in a rundown part of the city.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMiss, I\u2019ve done as you asked. Can you please let me go now?\u201d Gareth knelt on the pavement, trembling as he looked up at Nightveil.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nightveil took back his phone, her other hand drawing a sharp knife from her belt. She glanced over her shoulder. \u201cMrs. Judson, you might want to look away. This next part could get messy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Wings of Broken Time by Alina Das 341 At ten o\u2019clock that night, Vivica returned to the Judson family\u2019s west […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-throne-of-thorns-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30863\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}