Chapter 0056

Lucius cracked a small smile. “What else can I do? You’ve driven away all of my lovers. Isn’t it your

responsibility to take over their duties?”

Their duties… Violet immediately understood what he implied. Instinctively, she crossed her arms over her

chest. “I’m very tired.”

She had barely interacted with those women, so their departure couldn’t possibly be her fault. However, Lucius was indifferent to her protest. He began to unbutton his shirt as he approached the bed.

Violet’s heart raced in terror. The relentless torment of the past days weighed on her as heavily as the work

she had endured at the dog mill earlier.

Given the choice, Violet would have preferred to spend the night with the dogs instead.

“I’m filthy, covered in dog waste and dirt. I still reek,” she protested, making a face of disgust on purpose.

“I can handle it,” Lucius said, dismissing her attempt at dissuasion with ease.

Violet suppressed the impulse to throw something at him in anger.

“Don’t forget, you’re the one named on my marriage certificate,” he reminded her deliberately.

“I’m not even-”

mid-sentence under his threatening

a

a divorce, then? You can tarnish my reputation afterward. I won’t be able

a life worse than death,” she suggested, seeing separation

her reputation; she wasn’t Agatha,

sneered in response, “Let the world know I’ve been

words left

me. I want you to remain married, unable to see other

you to suffer

clear-this man wanted her to

felt a chill run down her spine,

stepped closer, his icy fingers tracing up

defiantly meeting his

eyes were even colder than his

lightly on her shoulder, near

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I was locked in there? I, who was once mighty, was reduced to that. If it weren’t for you, none of this would

gentle and calm, as though he were discussing

of the hatred concealed beneath his calm

have killed me back then.

enough pressure to make

at any moment.

felt like it was running in reverse; she looked at him

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