Because if Grandpa Caspian forcibly intervened, the system would aggressively course-correct again. Every single clue pointing to the killer would shift and vanish, exactly like what happened to those girls three years ago.
And why was she so certain she was the only one who could change things?
Because the ripple effects of the 'Lucifer I' yacht incident in Merriton City were still active. The timeline where she and Cyril teamed up to slaughter Balthazar Beaufort hadn't been erased. The main storyline deviation was still holding steady at 10%.
Therefore, there was zero room for error with her current plan.
Vivienne put on a deeply wounded expression. Skipping right over the stone-hearted Cyril, she looked at the more easily manipulated Julian and Alaric, her eyes brimming with unshed tears. "Please don't tell Grandpa. If he finds out, my reputation will be completely ruined. He'll definitely hate me forever."
Earlier, when Alaric and Julian had tried to punish her, they had intentionally closed the gates. That proved they had no intention of making this a public scandal.
Vivienne had smelled that hesitation, which was why she had been so cocky. She just hadn't expected the treacherous and cunning Cyril to invite himself over and completely wreck her stronghold.
Seeing her suddenly acting submissive and remorseful, Julian tossed the thick stack of transaction records onto the table. "Fine, we won't tell Grandpa. On one condition: you cut contact with every single one of them."
"Done!" Vivienne agreed without skipping a beat. "Absolutely cut off."
Julian's expression softened slightly. "That's more like it."
Cyril raised an eyebrow, his gaze sliding subtly over to Julian. "I had no idea you were this gullible."
Vivienne, "..."
Julian frowned. He was about to snap at Cyril, but suddenly caught himself. His eyes narrowed dangerously as he locked onto Vivienne. "Are you lying to me?"
Vivienne widened her eyes in perfect innocence. "No!"
She denied it out loud, but inside, her internal monologue was running around screaming like her shoes were on fire.
This was terrible! Julian actually listened to Cyril's subtle jab and started doubting her?!

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