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?”

was confirmation to her.

heart, and she questioned him with a

what you really think

to protect him

what should I think?”

heartbroken by

unfairness, and I’m aware,”

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experience and struggles with everything. Isn’t

was pained by Oliver’s misinterpretation of

she resisted the

mean I’m acting out of spite,

and disbelief. This was the first time Violet admitted

him.

overly agitated and decided to unleash her

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

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

was a further blow to her, he said,

another letdown. Oliver seemed like a complete stranger to her

out an angry glare.

lot to ask for, but it wasn’t

before getting this one. When she was hired, she was so elated that she danced. It’s the happiest I’ve seen her

it was absurd to think she should leave her job just for

frustrated her immensely.

over further arguments, Violet waited for the elevator doors to open and dashed

to avert further disaster.

His mind lingered on Violet’s admission of affection for him. If she had feelings for him, why had she left him when he was in

the most?

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