Violet sized Carl up. He was undoubtedly handsome, but he was also cruel and cold. He was expressionless, striking fear into the hearts of everyone who met him.Violet definitely wouldn't want to live with a man as unbearable as Carl.Carl just gave Violet a glance. Unexpectedly, the "man" in front of him stared back.Normally, nobody could look into his eyes for more than ten seconds. Those who could rarely remained so calm.Thus, this young man interested him. Like all other men, he was competitive. He stared back, attempting to scare him off.Violet wasn't falling for it. She was prepared for Carl's coldness, so she wasn't about to fall at his feet even though she was awed.Reed could feel the tense atmosphere and nudged Violet lightly.Violet just stared at Carl, waiting for him to speak.For the first time ever, Carl's cold demeanor failed to work. He was both curious and furious about the "man" standing before him. If he could defeat all his rivals without wrinkling his s
Violet glanced at the bodyguards standing beside her out of the corner of her eye. They remained still the whole time.Slowly, she stepped out of line and headed toward the door. As soon as she pushed it open, four bodyguards stopped her. Instinctively, she dodged out of their grasp.Before she could feel smug about it, she suddenly felt a shiver down her spine.Looking back, she saw Carl walking toward the door with Whitney.When Whitney saw Violet, she opened her mouth to call out, but then she closed it again. She winked and smiled mischievously at Violet."What are you trying to do?" Reed demanded."I need to go to the bathroom," Violet answered."You're not allowed to enter the villa unless there's an emergency," Reed said sternly. "Settle your personal needs in your own room."Violet did not answer him. She stood there meekly while she wracked her brain for a way to get to Whitney."Do you understand me?" Reed yelled.Seeing that her attempt to stall for time failed, Vi
The woman looked at Whitney and asked softly, "Carl, who's this?""My name is Whitney Cash." Whitney introduced herself. "I'm Carl's girlfriend."The woman laughed. "You're Carl's girlfriend? Do you know who I am, then?"Whitney turned and looked at Violet. The sight of her mother helped her gather courage to fight her rival. Then, she looked back at the woman. "It doesn't matter who you are. Carl and I are very close!"The woman laughed louder. "Isn't this one a little too young to be my love rival, Carl?" she said coquettishly as she flipped her hair attractively.Whitney cocked her head to a side as she watched the woman. Then, she imitated her by flipping her hair as well. That action confused her.The woman held a hand out to Whitney. "My name is Elle. Can we be friends?"Whitney thought for a moment, then pulled Elle a little over to the side. "If you promise not to date Carl, then we can be friends," she whispered."Carl, who is she?" Elle hooked her arm through Carl's a
Violet blushed and cleared her throat. "Um, I'm going to … poop.""Mr. Cooper." Carl's tone puzzled her. "Stop wasting time on such trivial matters.""Everyone needs to poop." Violet knew that she shouldn't make Carl angry. Unfortunately, he took offense at her simple answer.Apparently, the only answer Carl accepted was "Yes, sir," when it came to his requests.Carl stared at Violet without saying anything. His gaze was turning colder by the minute.As they stared at each other, Violet could hear water splashing. Her face reddened. To hide it, she lowered her head."Can I go poop now?" she asked in a small voice.Carl zipped up his pants. Eyebrows raised, he looked over at Violet. His stern expression was even more severe because of his tightened jaw. He stepped closer to Violet and lifted her chin, forcing her to meet his eyes. "Why are you blushing, Mr. Cooper?"Violet's breathing quickened. She tried to step back, but Carl kept a tight hold on her chin.The dim lighting i
Carl pinpointed Violet's exact location accurately. As he grabbed at her, she had to put Whitney down. Whitney immediately ran toward the room.Violet cursed silently. Before she could go after Whitney, Carl's second attack came at her again.Fucking bastard!Violet decided to teach him a lesson or two because she was still angry at what he had said to her in the toilet.Carl grabbed Violet's slender wrist. He rubbed it, feeling the soft skin beneath his fingers.Since she couldn't move her hands, Violet decided to use her legs.Before she could do that, Carl grabbed her waist and turned her around so that her back was firmly pressed against his front. His arms were wrapped around her chest."A woman?" Carl's voice was low and sultry.Violet struggled against his hold. She could feel his warm breath on her ear, tingling like electricity. She shuddered.Carl tightened his hold. "How sensitive!"This feeling …Violet frowned. This was exactly how helpless she had felt six year
"You only hire men with no past," Violet said calmly, referring to one of Carl's rules.Instantly, the room's temperature dropped.Carl looked at him with such ferocity that it froze everyone else to the spot. They did not dare to say anything to the contrary.Then, he glanced to his left and right. Reed got the hint and immediately told the rest of the bodyguards to get the assassins out of the room before leaving as well.Elle wasn't happy about this. She considered herself Carl's girlfriend, but in reality, they were just friends with benefits. He could replace her at any time. Therefore, Elle did her best to switch up her personality every now and then. It was to keep up her mysterious facade so Carl would think about her occasionally.Carl was clearly more interested in Violet than he was in her. At the very least, he had never looked at Elle for more than three seconds. Right now, all he could see was Violet.Not even Reed had piqued his interest like this, and Reed had b
Violet followed Carl into the villa. Then, Reed led her away as he said, "Let me take you to your room on the second floor. You can live there from now on. There's medicine in there.""Carl, can I go with him?" Clearly, Whitney now realized that Carl was in charge, so she needed his permission to do anything."You're having dinner with me." Carl did not give them the chance to be alone together.Behind his back, Violet gave Whitney a reassuring smile. Whitney took Carl's hand. They both headed toward the dining room.After tending to her wounds, Violet realized that she was hungry too.When she got to the dining room, she saw that there was something wrong with Whitney.Her face was red with rashes. She kept scratching as she stuffed her face with risotto.Violet could see pieces of shrimp in the risotto. Whitney was allergic to seafood."Whitney!" Violet blurted out, "What's wrong with your face?"Only then did Carl notice Whitney's condition. Her face was riddled with re
Carl looked pointedly at the medicine Violet was holding. Violet snapped back into her senses and handed it to Whitney.Thinking about how she looked in the mirror, Whitney had no other choice but to take the medicine and wash it down with a big glass of water.This was the quickest that Violet had ever seen Whitney agree to take her medicine. It only took about five minutes of convincing this time.She looked over at Carl. He was really good.After taking the medicine, Whitney sniffed pitifully. She was still upset at what had happened."You've already taken the medicine, so why are you still crying?" Violet laughed. "Once it takes effect, you'll be cute and pretty again.""But the medicine is bitter," Whitney mumbled.Violet took Whitney from Carl smoothly. She wasn't afraid of acting suspicious at all since most people wanted to hold Whitney anyway.She tapped Whitney on her nose affectionately. "Once it's in your stomach, it's not bitter anymore. Do you really think I've