Leo Graham fought back his disgust as he said goodbye to Josephine Grant, boarding the ship to Pyralia without a backward glance.
He truly never expected he would escape his predicament this way.
Luckily, Josephine Grant was gullible enough to just hand him this chance to get away.
A few hours earlier, Josephine Grant had received a call from her brother.
On the phone, Julian Grant's voice was frantic. "Josephine, COUGH COUGH, can you get through to Mom? I can't reach her!"
Julian Grant had been a bit under the weather recently, and his voice was thick with congestion.
At first, Josephine Grant didn't think much of it, but as Julian Grant continued his story, she suddenly sensed something was wrong and suggested going to Pyralia to see their mother.
"Leo, I really can't get through to Mom's phone."
