Hearing the cough, Vivica\u2019s eyes widened. She whipped her head around to look at her son on the sofa. His mouth was slightly parted, his chest rising and falling with each rasping cough,\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was him. It was really her son!\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLeopold, you\u2019re awake!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivica reached out, her hand trembling as she touched his pale cheek.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leopold\u2019s brow furrowed, his eyelashes fluttering as he struggled to open his eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finley stared at his brother in astonishment, a sliver of relief finally piercing the gloom that had settled over him. At least one good thing had happened today.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Paxton felt a flicker of joy, but it was quickly extinguished by the weight of the morning\u2019s disastrous events. Even with Leopold awake, it wouldn\u2019t change their grim reality.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The person most affected by Leopold\u2019s awakening, however, was Honora. She couldn\u2019t believe he had actually woken up. What about the drugs she had administered?\u00a0<\/p>\n
She cursed her biological father under her breath. He was as unreliable as ever. He\u2019d promised the man he hired to deal with Larissa was an experienced predator, but the man had simply vanished\u00a0<\/p>\n
without a trace.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What now? Leopold already knew she had hired someone to assault Larissa\u2026 If he told everyone\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
No, wait. A thought struck Honora.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before, she had been terrified of her pure, innocent image shattering in front of her adoptive family. After all, they were rich and powerful. But now? They were outcasts, cut off from the Judson fortune. What was there left to be afraid of?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nothing. There was no reason to be afraid.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Besides, all she had done was hire someone to defile Larissa. She could easily claim she did it out of fear of losing their affection. It wasn\u2019t like she had caused any real, lasting harm to the family.\u00a0<\/p>\n
While Honora\u2019s mind raced, Leopold\u2019s eyes fluttered open completely.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLeopold! Leopold, you\u2019re awake, you\u2019re really awake!\u201d Vivica cried, her voice thick with emotion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Avril\u2019s friends watched in awe.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was in a coma just a minute ago,\u201d one whispered. \u201cLarissa just pulled a needle out of his head and he woke up. It\u2019s incredible!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Avril puffed out her chest. \u201cSee? I told you my cousin\u2013in\u2013law was amazing!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell smiled. \u201cLarissa, it seems the real show is about to begin.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d she replied. \u201cThe part where the dogs turn on each other.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leopold blinked, his vision slowly clearing until he focused on his mother\u2019s face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMom\u2026\u201d he rasped, his voice dry and scratchy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
09.46\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 367\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u672c\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, Leopold! You scared me half to death I was so afraid you would be lost to us forever if that had happened, I don\u2019t know how I could have gone on\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivica\u2019s words dissolved into sobs as she clung to his hand, her body shaking with relief and residual\u00a0<\/p>\n
fear.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leopold licked his dry lips, his gaze darting around the room as if searching for someone. Suddenly, a figure rushed to his side, and a voice\u2013a venomous, cloying voice that had haunted his comatose state\u2013spoke.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLeopold, you\u2019re finally awake, thank God\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been so worried about you these past few days\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI haven\u2019t been able to sleep, just praying for you to wake up. I told God I\u2019d give half my life just to have you back.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leopold\u2019s eyes, still adjusting to the light, snapped wide open at the sound of Honore\u2019s voice. His expression soured into one of pure disgust and hatred.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had heard everything. Though his body had been paralyzed, he had heard every single word spoken in the house that morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Their family was completely ruined,\u00a0<\/p>\n
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