Chapter 0144

“Is something wrong?”

Violet was taken aback. Her heart leaped up her throat, and her knees felt weak.

George simply opened the door and invited. “Please, Ms. Violet, take a look Inside.”

The staff had been removed from the scene, and their knowledge of the situation inside was

unclear.

Ignoring their previous disagreements, Violet crept into the room, finding it unnervingly silent, not the gruesome sight she had braced for.

Where could Lucius be? She searched anxiously, cursing the careless butler in her mind for not

watching over Lucius properly.

At last, she spotted Lucius on the bed, lying in a relaxed position, eyes shut.

The dim light softened his features, giving him a princely appearance. However, it was tinged with

a sense of solitude.

He opened his eyes when he heard a noise.

“Why… are you sleeping already?” she asked quietly.

Lucius opened his eyes lazily and simply said, “I’m hungry.”

Violet could not understand his logic about the relationship between hunger and sleep.

“I want to eat something you’ve made,” he said pitifully, a far cry from his usual arrogance and something more akin to a child being abandoned.

“I’ll cook for you,” she conceded, reminded of the enormous debt she owed him.

As she headed to the kitchen, Lucius called out, “Why are you cooking for me?”

Violet chose not to answer directly.

Persisting, Lucius asked, “Is it out of fear? Or pity?”

him, “Probably because I owe you so much money.

body tensing in the low light, and he coldly

to leave.

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asked for her cooking, and now he was dismissing

said, scratching her head in uncertainty. “Tell me if

you.”

turned away, lying down

about me leaving?” she

“leave” as strongly as

same.

silent and went on to treat her as if she were air.

would only lead to further humiliation, Violet silently exited the room. She had come

she convinced herself

seeing her leave, George approached and asked in surprise, “Ms. Violet?”

stated, “He asked me to leave, so

walk away, leaving George, who seemed to

pace, swiftly making her way to the elevator.

news about him affect her, she refused to be swayed

by him again.

to have vanished from her life since that day. No one had summoned her to

her phone

was like a thorn in Violet’s heart, causing unease. Yet she

herself to work.

overtime led to significant progress in her work. positioning her as

making no

her wealthy family background enabled her to cover up certain mistakes and avoid

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on the other

a mess! Haven’t your learned anything about file organization

brain?”

helplessly with her head

entered unexpectedly, having no

my drawings. Would you please review them?” she said, handing over

only then noticing Emily’s

embarrassed, Emily looked away and looked

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