“There’s no need for that.” Violet looked at the needle. “Even if he puts it in, I’ll just pull it out.”Which she did. Lucius’s expression changed. “Set it up again.”In the end, Violet’s hand became a bloody mess, and there was no more room to insert the needle. “Tie her up!”A few men came in a
Violet did not want to be torn apart by starving dogs, so she forced herself to eat some porridge and let the doctor administer an IV drip. Honestly, she had not been sleeping well over the past few days, and her eyelids felt like they were made of lead. Soon, she fell asleep. While she was dozing
“Let my daughter go! Please!”The woman shielded Violet behind her and pleaded with Lucius.Why was she begging for mercy on Violet’s behalf?Violet was confused.They were soon surrounded by dogs. The woman lifted her stick and swung it at the dogs. She was not worried about herself whatsoever and
“Please leave, Ms. Naomi,” George said. He had already made a mistake by letting Naomi slip among the ranks of people in charge of bringing the starving dogs over. Naomi gave Violet a longing look, but did not say anything else and just left while filled with worry. When Violet saw her gaze, she fe
Lucius walked in and removed his shirt, which revealed all of his upper body. Violet could tell that he worked out to take care of his body. When he saw her, he narrowed his eyes and threw his shirt on the bed. “You’re sleeping in the guest room from today onwards!”Thinking that she was hearing th
“Thank you.” George was grateful but also puzzled. “Why did you suddenly change your mind?”She had not been willing to cook for Lucius before. Violet smiled at him. “Didn’t I just say that since I’m Agatha River, I’ll make up for my mistakes? Cooking is one of the ways I’ll make it up to him.”She
Realizing that things were about to go south, the other people in the kitchen left. Violet rubbed the back of her head and slowly shimmied away. She wanted to leave as well. But Lucius grabbed her arm and yanked her over. Nervous, Violet looked at him, and her heart leapt to her throat again. Did
Violet walked past them softly. When she opened the door, she did it cautiously. Since she was paying attention to her own movements, she did not notice that Lucius was looking at her coldly. “Lucius…” His new flame murmured. She spoke slowly, and it sounded really seductive, but Lucius was not in