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Lucius’s actions surprised Violet. She cried out in alarm, “What are you doing?”

Silent and determined, he grasped her firmly. “What are you trying to do?”

Ignoring her pleas, Lucius marched forward with long steps, straight for a special passage. He was seemingly indifferent to her protests.

Fear engulfed Violet as she struggled to understand his motives.

The special passage was brightly lit and harshly illuminated his face, revealing his icy demeanor. Trying to break free, she stopped when he violently shattered a lamp on the wall.

She finally quieted down, panted, and scowled at him.

Fresh blood dripped from his fingertips, falling to the floor drop–by–drop. His face was dark and brooding, but he showed no signs of pain, as if his hand had become severed from his nerves.

Lucius then released her, his voice heavy with emotion. “Do I mean nothing to you?”

Confused and unsure of how to respond. She was overcome with sympathy as she stared blankly

at his wounded hand.

He pressed for an answer, “Speak!”

Hesitantly, she asked, “What do you expect me to say?”

“Define what I represent in your life!”

What did Lucius mean to her? Agatha had already taken up residence in his heart. What would he

do if she declared her feelings or love for him? Surely, he would mock her.

“In reality, we don’t have any relationships, do we?” she responded cautiously,

reply was laced with

and agreed.

he disappeared from sight. She felt uneasy as she glanced at the

went home because she was no longer in the mood to work.

she reached the door, she recalled her forgotten promise to join him for a drink. In the

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must be upset, she reasoned. He was a proud and aloof man, yet

was there such a huge gap between them?

sun shining brightly in the sky in Violet’s

George that night abruptly woke Violet

can you come over now?”

“What’s happened?”

Lucius. He’s injured and refuses to be bandaged. Please, we need

request jolted her awake. It had been

wound been open all

He could bleed out

Violet. She leaped out of bed and dashed

on?” Naomi asked after being awakened by the

assured her, though she was

Violet immediately felt the chill against her thinly–clad body, but there was no time to dwell on it. She raised her hand

a car that had just stopped before her, driven by an unknown

driver.

George sent me for you,” he

the arrangement, expressing gratitude for

which took her to the most opulent hotel in the city. There,

Violet, George expressed relief. “Ms. Violet,

to the room where Lucius

of wine in one hand, his other hand

dropped to the floor.

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