Chapter 0134

Violet lay motionless when she sensed his arousal. The night stretched on without further

incident.

Come morning. Violet woke alone in bed. Lucius had used her as a mattress the night before, but he was long gone.

She rolled over, her body aching as if it were ready to fall apart. A testament to being squeezed under someone weighing more than a hundred kilograms all night.

Regrettably, it was a workday.

Violet struggled to get up. Her hands worked to soothe the ache in her shoulders and back as she made her way out.

George greeted her with a warm smile. “Ms. Violet, did you sleep well?”

Violet gazed at the butler, wondering if it seemed like she had gotten a good night’s sleep.

George gave a knowing grin, but his eyes lingered on her for a long time.

Realizing his potential misinterpretation, Violet quickly set things straight, explaining, “Lucius was ill. I was merely caring for him, nothing more.”

George stayed deafeningly silent. He took a step forward to set the table for breakfast.

“Ms. Violet, eat breakfast before you go to work,” he advised. “The car is ready to take you to work whenever you’re ready.”

She ate with an appetite, the events of the night had left her famished.

Post–breakfast, George saw her off and went on to say, “Actually, Master Lucius never keeps anyone by his side, especially in his vulnerable moments.”

Violet didn’t entirely get what he was saying, her steps paused ever so slightly.

grave, not

those he deeply cherishes,” George insinuated, suggesting that

stride hesitated at the implication. She dared

Lucius’s feelings for her. How cincoro

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compare to his

Lucius grow up since he was a child. I know his personality well. He’s been with many, but

for.”

She reasoned that Lucius must have had strong feelings for Agatha. How

entered the car.

didn’t seek her out at work, stirring feelings of concern and uncertainty within her. She couldn’t deny the

be as robust as it appeared on the outside. At the very least, his stomach was weak. Then, his bleeding led to a high fever, which she found abnormal.

consumed her, rendering her unable to

unproductively.

the office to collect Emily.

called her. She looked up, and found them

“Join us, Violet.”

despite her refusal the day before, but

dismissively at them. “You guys should

echoed Emily’s invitation. “Come along with us,

of disbelief, suspecting she had misheard. Ever.since Emily lost her

that Oliver had extended his invitation.

from Oliver, who

isolation seemed deliberate, leaving Violet wondering why Emily would trust

Oliver.

with Violet trailing behind.

glanced upstairs as they moved through

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