Chapter 0143

This time, his decision was firm and left no space for debate.

Violet felt the sting of his dismissal, painfully aware of her situation under his control. He owned her. This man was free to keep or dismiss her.

She silently exited the room.

The office was eerily quiet. Lucius was like a bomb that had amassed energy before exploding.

His rage continued to grow and become more violent. Eventually, he vented his frustration with a punch to the sofa.

Descending the stairs, Violet encountered Estelle, who was moving her things back in.

“This is strange,” she said. Her eyebrows lifted in amazement. “The president’s directive has been revoked. Violet, am I your manager again?”

Violet could not bring herself to smile on what should have been a pleasant occasion.

She was overcome with sadness as she recalled Lucius’s comments and his dictatorial

demeanor. She knew she had to move on, but his perpetual presence made it difficult for her to do

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“Violet?”

Emily’s voice came with a mix of curiosity and concern in her eyes. She had clearly stopped crying after hearing the good news.

“You were upstairs?” Emily probed, “That’s where the president’s private area is, isn’t it? You didn’t go see him, did you?”

Violet’s shoulders sagged. She did not have the energy to respond to Emily.

“How old is the president? He’s quite old, right?”

gossip about this?” Violet responded sharply.

her apology sounding half–hearted.

her face showed a

observed Violet’s frequent visits to the top floor and speculated about

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older man whom Violet reluctantly

Emily relished

toward Violet had shifted, and she reassigned

drained, struggling to generate any new ideas,

would always be someone out of reach, someone who was far too different from her. Aside from that, that man

over him would just make her feel worse.

best course of action was to

head and forced herself to focus on her

She had finished the draft of a design sketch and decided to call

stood up and grabbed

Her phone rang.

Naomi’s call, and she answered without looking,

home now.”

to “Mama,”

related.

sounded over the phone, stating,

Violet paused momentarily.

George stated, “Would

Violet instantly became concerned. Was Lucius’s injury from something he had hit? Worry welled up inside

I’m already home. You should get

Lucius’s prior harsh statements and did not want to disgrace herself any further

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George texted her, “Ms. Violet, please visit him if you can. He’s still

floor.”

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