Chapter 0125

Violet finally showed a reaction and frantically clung to the sheet. Her eyes were red and swollen, pleadingly looking at him.

“Please don’t do this!”

His anger melted away with her soft plea. He relaxed his grip, even taking care to tuck her in more carefully.

“Forget about the ten billion from last night. Violet, just come with me, be my woman.”

His demand rendered Violet speechless. He had initially sought only a chef, hadn’t he?

“I enjoy your company. It feels right.”

He stopped short of confessing any deeper feelings. Violet’s heart was heavy with this realization.

“I can promise that, as long as you stay by my side, I won’t be with other women.”

This was the best commitment he was willing to offer.

Violet managed a strained smile, tinged with sadness. “So if you grow tired of me, you’ll just let

me go?”

Would he then seek a replacement?

His casual reply was, “That’s a distant future. I haven’t thought that far.”

Lucius lived by a simple philosophy: being with someone he liked was enough. Eternal vows were naïve in his eyes.

“Even if I promised to love you forever, in this pragmatic world, who can guarantee the future? Violet, you’re smart. You must understand this.”

She grasped the logic, yet yearned for a love that lasted forever. She said decisively. “I’m sorry.

I can’t be

speechless, yet each word pierced her heart. She

How long did they last? A week or a month at most. She recalled the longest–lasting one barely surviving a

her, what would become of her feelings?

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need to leave. Regarding the ten billion you spoke of, I’m uncertain of its

let you know once I

in fury. Accustomed to having his way, be it in romance or

“Take another step

hesitated, locking eyes

your wealth, influence, and ability, your desires are easily met. But I’m not like that. All I have is my heart, which I want to safeguard for someone who genuinely loves

me forever.”

with a tone of

rage subsided yet again. He couldn’t understand how this unassuming woman could so effortlessly arouse

and waved his hand reluctantly,

heighten his irritation.

forward, and requested, “Could you find me some

the room without looking back, leaving Lucius behind all by

deep breath, Violet moved towards

voice of skepticism called from

to see

short distance behind her, his gaze shifting between her and the door she had

emerged from.

of that room?” he asked

to let go of her

on such

marks adorning her neck, which he

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