Chapter 0147

“Clear your desk. The CEO will be here shortly,” Estelle instructed.

Snapping out of her reverie, Violet hastened to tidy her desk.

The office erupted in gasps midway through her work when Lucius led a group of executives into

the office space.

He attracted everyone the instant he entered the room with an air of calm detachment and handsomeness

His appearance and presence stunned everyone into silence, as if time had stopped. Only the sound of his footsteps reverberated through the room.

“This is a man that has got it all,” whispered an assistant near Violet, nearly losing her balance and bumping into her.

Violet swayed slightly and quickly looked away, her mind in a daze.

Estelle approached Lucius and enthusiastically greeted him before introducing the personnel who

were present.

“This is Violet, our new designer. She’s very talented,” Estelle said, treating her like any other

employee.

Lucius barely glanced at her, acknowledging her with a nod before moving on.

Violet felt a sense of loss and abandonment.

She had doubts about the remarks made by the woman the day before, suspecting they were her

own words to deny her entry. However, now she w

from Lucius himself.

certain that it was actually an instruction

significant. Violet was prepared for this, yet his

still hurt her.

of them lasted. Violet had braced herself for this, but his apparent indifference still hurt

the office and left soon after.

looks continued to create a buzz around the

not join in. She sat quietly, staring blankly at her screen, her productivity for the day plummeting.

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should visit less often, or our company might shut down.” Estelle joked as they

managed a tense smile and was at a loss for

they descended to the ground floor, another elevator door opened, revealing Lucius

out.

demeanor was frosty, creating a barrier that kept

appearance made onlookers internally shriek with excitement,

to approach him.

appeared oblivious to everything around him, including Violet. He then

the opposite direction.

as an excuse,

her.

quickly trailed behind Lucius, catching up to him in a

she began, “I appreciate all you’ve done, and

piercing,

thanking me?”

down, too ashamed to

he asked,

courage to explain, “I wasn’t aware that it was your

So I’m

George said I acquired this company for

realizing he knew

every woma

continued. “The jewelry I’ve gifted could buy numerous companies like this. The money I spent on you was merely for amusement. And my request for

I was hungry,

sentence hanging, but Violet got the message. He was reminding her of her status.

bit her lip, hit by

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