Love Addiction: Doting On My Love by Wendy

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 “The president’s directive has been revoked.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

50. 50.

“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

Emily said, her

around, her face showed a hint

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

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an older man whom Violet reluctantly endured, or Violet’s affections were unrequited.

case, Emily relished

and she reassigned Violet her original duties.

struggling to generate any new ideas, and spent a long time lost in thought before letting out

thinking about Lucius. He would always be someone out of reach, someone who was far too different from her.

would just

best course of action was to concentrate on work.

herself to focus on

Violet lifted her head, releasing a soft breath. She had

to leave, she stood up and grabbed

Her phone rang.

was anticipating Naomi’s call, and she answered without looking, “Mama, I’m heading

home now.”

agreed to switch from “Mom” to “Mama,” considering that they were not biologically

related.

sounded over the phone, stating,

Violet paused momentarily.

has injured his hand,” George stated, “Would

loud noise when she left earlier, Violet instantly became concerned. Was Lucius’s injury from something he had hit? Worry welled up inside

she declined, “I’m sorry, I’ve finished work, and I’m already home.

to disgrace herself any further after hanging up. She exited the

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her, “Ms. Violet, please visit him if you can. He’s still on the 25th

floor.”