Chapter 0145

“If I were him, I’d choose you,” Estelle said, now more relaxed and friendly with Violet. Her playful gesture elicited a chuckle from Violet.

Her manager had become more sociable and casual around Violet since she got to keep her job.

Violet laughed as she made a humorous gesture where she did finger pistols.

Her diligence was well known to Estelle, who advised, “I heard you’ve been working overtime every night recently. You can’t keep going on like this. Go home earlier tonight.”

Violet agreed gratefully. She returned to her desk and began packing her belongings to leave the

office.

She ran into Oliver in the elevator. They had not seen each other in a long time, owing to her frequent late working hours.

Acknowledging him with a nod, she pressed the elevator button.

Oliver followed her in as the doors opened. Violet glanced outside elevator descended, Oliver’s expression was unreadable.

noting Emily’s absence. As the

Without looking at him, Violet kept silent, the air heavy between them.

“What’s your real purpose for working here?” Oliver eventually asked, his voice gruff.

“Purpose?” Violet almost burst out laughing and responded, “Isn’t it to earn a living?”

“Why pick the same company as Emily?” Oliver pressed further.

This moment left Violet in disbelief. She spun around to confront Oliver, her expression one of

shock, “You can’t seriously believe that I chose to work here just because of her, right?”

confirmation

deep spike pierced Violet’s heart, and she questioned him with a

really think

efforts to protect him seemed laughably pointless

retorted sharply. “Then what should I think?”

by that

and I’m aware,” he said. “But Violet, you can’t

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by Oliver’s misinterpretation of her intentions.

eyes reddened, but she resisted

Does that mean I’m acting

pain and disbelief. This was

him.

decided to

not petty. My first concern is survival. Don’t you get that?”

the company, a last resort after multiple rejections, unlike Emily, who had the support of their parents and

further blow to her, he said, “Get a new

Oliver seemed like a complete stranger to her now,

an angry glare.

for, but it wasn’t easy for Emily to find a

elated that she danced.

Violet, it was absurd to think she should leave her

frustrated her immensely.

further arguments, Violet waited for the elevator doors

time to

Violet’s admission of affection for him. If she had feelings for him, why had she left him when he was in a coma and

the most?

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