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-”

started to object, but stopped mid-sentence under his threatening

provoke a harsher

get a divorce, then? You can tarnish

life worse than death,”

less about her reputation; she wasn’t Agatha, and no one

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

words left Violet

want you to remain married, unable to see

I want you to suffer for

clear-this man wanted her to endure a lifetime

her spine, breaking out

stepped closer, his icy fingers tracing up her

stiffened, defiantly meeting his cold

even colder than his

his fingers came to rest lightly on her

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feel to be in the dog mill? Do you know how furious I was when I was locked in there? I, who was once mighty, was reduced to that. If it weren’t for you, none of this

and calm, as though he were

Violet was acutely aware of the hatred

killed me back then. That was your

to make breathing difficult, as

at any moment.

in reverse; she looked at him with a mix

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