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.

be part of

word from Lucius left her speechless, yet each word pierced her heart. She felt reduced to merely an object

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

of her, what would become of

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having his way, be it in romance or business, he found her defiance unbellevable.

“Take another step if you

locking eyes with him.

like that. All I have is my heart, which I want to safeguard for someone who genuinely loves and cares for

me forever.”

echoed with a tone

how this unassuming woman could so effortlessly arouse his emotions, leaving

gave in and waved his hand reluctantly,

heighten his irritation.

“Could you find me some clothes?”

the room without looking back, leaving Lucius behind all by

breath, Violet moved towards

of skepticism called from behind, “Vivi?”

she turned to see

gaze shifting between

emerged from.

room?” he asked gravely, and his expression changed dramatically.

resolved to let go of her

on such

on the marks adorning her neck, which he

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