Chapter 0069

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Violet gradually relaxed. When she turned around, she confirmed that it was Lucius who had been holding her.

Struggling to speak, she asked faintly, “G–Grandma, is she…?”

Her voice trailed off, lacking strength.

Lucius let go of her, and massaged his temples. He assured her, “Grandma’s fine. She’s just resting.”

“So, Grandma wasn’t taken away?”

Lucius made no attempt to answer.

Instead, he briskly walked out to confront the doctor nursing a sore cheek. “Make sure she’s thoroughly

checked for any potential aftereffects.”

Howard had struck hard. Violet was lucky to have survived it.

Watching Lucius walk away, Violet gingerly touched her throbbing head.

“How did I end up back here?” she asked, lying down.

Despite his irritation at being slapped earlier, the doctor replied truthfully, “Master Lucius brought you back.”

“Lucius brought me back?” Violet asked, doubtful. She wondered if there were problems with her hearing, or perhaps there was something wrong with the doctor’s eyes.

Surprisingly, the next morning, Lucius appeared in her room.

“Turn your head here,” he said sharply.

Violet slowly turned her head toward him, feeling his cool fingers soothe her neck.

“What are you doing?” she asked, startled.

“Applying medicine. Can’t you tell?” Lucius replied, his voice still cold.

doing it?” Violet

that suggested she was

a doctor available, Lucius’s personal attention

be gentle, he was a brute man and his touch was painfully firm. Violet endured silently, biting back any sounds

hot?” he suddenly inquired, noting the sweat on her forehead. He adjusted the air conditioning,

protested, “It’s not heat. It’s pain causing the

veiled his features; he seemed greatly displeased.

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further eye contact. She knew being too honest could

withdrew his hand without hurting her, grumbling inwardly. Many others desired his attention, but this woman didn’t

me back yesterday?” Violet

have asked a servant to drag her

problem with that?”

While he didn’t explicitly confirm it, the underlying message was evident.

look at

“Who would care for Grandma if

words, he left arrogantly.

Violet nodded silently in agreement. Once

room.

awake, gestured eagerly for Violet. “Come here, come

approached as

you feeling after the

not too severe.”

her regret, “I’m sorry, he’s habitually rough.”

added to Violet’s discomfort.

Violet said, wincing as

discomfort.

sigh of relief, then said,

and he almost confronted that man.

the scenario overly dramatic? Violet suspected Regina was just

bring you some porridge,” she offered, heading

Agatha will win back Master Lucius’s

“It’s unlikely.”

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