Chapter 0075

Lucius’s mood darkened again as he observed Violet, who consistently seemed to avoid him like a timid mouse avoiding a cat, yet behaved differently around others.

He cleared his throat loudly to announce his presence.

Half–asleep, Violet was startled awake by the sound and was immediately confronted by Lucius’s cold and stern face.

She quickly sat up, nearly throwing Regina’s hand out of the bed, but managed to gently place it back under the covers.

Violet tried to be as quiet as possible to avoid disturbing Regina, yet Lucius could still detect her

cautiousness towards him.

“I’m sorry,” she offered a timid apology.

It wasn’t a big deal; Lucius understood that without Regina’s permission, Violet wouldn’t have been in that

bed.

Yet he expressed his displeasure, and questioned her sense of propriety. “Sleeping in just any bed? Haven’t

figured out your place yet?”

Feeling self–conscious about her place in Lucius’s eyes and about sleeping in Regina’s bed, Violet’s head

dipped.

“If it were a man in this bed, would it matter to you?” Even though Lucius was oblivious to his underlying resentment, his remarks were filled with a concealed sting.

Violet blinked, perplexed and unable to understand his argument. Was it her sharing Regina’s bed that – disturbed him, or the concept that she’d sleep in anyone’s bed?

Lucius, irritated by her innocent expression, commanded coldly, “Go outside and weed the garden!”

Violet looked at Regina before leaving, as told.

to find Lucius beside her, she was overjoyed

usually impatient, showed endless tolerance for Regina. He patiently listened to her,

sign of annoyance.

Vivi?” Regina eventually noticed Violet’s absence; she knew Violet was

her duties.

to look at Lucius.

Lucius acknowledged, somewhat hesitantly. “Today,

peered outside and noticed a little figure, nearly swallowed up by the vast grass field.

“I heard the temperature outside is going to exceed

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maybe hitting fifty degrees. That kind of heat could practically roast someone,” Regina half–joked, commenting on the extreme temperatures. “At

and gazed out

on the plains, meant the sun rose early. While the air conditioning kept the room comfortable, the outside world blazed under the scorching sun.

move to call Violet back inside. He believed she was sensible enough to avoid

and would return once the heat

wasn’t known for

on the other hand, seemed undeterred by the scorching sun. Her

it look like she

cuffs, becoming increasingly irritated. He got to his feet, and said,

something to eat.”

a mere word from him would have

go out himself.

right outside the door, always ready to

“Master Lucius?”

Without asking George to fetch

with George

due to bulletproof glass walls that

of the

he

by respectfully,

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