Carl's grip on Violet didn't loosen. Instead, he held her tighter. If she truly ran away, he would be disgraced."They're a perfect match!""Only a woman as pretty as she deserves a man like him!""So romantic!""How I wish I could have just a fraction of her happiness!"The crowd chattered on. Most of them had positive things to say.Carl smiled, which made him look even better. Many girls screamed in adoration when they saw that."I miss you so much that my hand is sore," Carl spoke, half gently and half teasingly.Violet's face turned red. "You …" She was exasperated.Carl rapped on Violet's head. "You're thinking indecent things, aren't you?"Violet sucked in her breath. She felt like she was more used to Carl's cold attitude."Am I a masochist?" she wondered.Carl smiled, saying, "What I meant was, my hand was sore from holding the roses. Hurry and take them."Violet wished she could toss Carl and his roses into the next dimension. "Can someone please tell me what he'
Carl's ravaging kiss left no part of her mouth unbitten. His hands also touched her body without a care in the world.If no one were watching them, he would've done it with her right then and there.Since Violet was bitten, she decided to bite back as well.But she wasn't prepared to do that. It was too embarrassing to do it in public!She reached out and pinched Carl's waist. The more force Carl used to bite her, the stronger she pinched him. Carl was forced to let her go."You're tough," Carl said in a cold voice. When he saw Violet's swollen lips, his mood surprisingly recovered.Violet touched her itching and hurting lip. Looking at the anger in Carl's eyes, she felt even angrier.About 10 yards away, the other classmates watched the whole process."Violet, your … boyfriend is so wild!" Tia Pearce, who used to be the most beautiful girl in their class, spoke up. She even winked at Carl.Violet took a deep breath. She felt extremely embarrassed about Carl's actions.She ju
"Well … why don't we exchange secrets?" Violet suggested. "I'll tell you who my secret crush is, and you'll tell me yours.""So, you do have a secret crush!" Carl gritted his teeth. "Where is he right now?" He would destroy that man right away!Violet rolled her eyes, thinking that Carl was making a mountain out of a molehill."Should I learn from him and kill Isabelle and Helen too?" she thought.Carl was mad. "So, who was it?""Just tell me, are you exchanging secrets with me or not?" Violet fumed, completely ignoring Carl's fury.After waiting for a moment, Violet shrugged. She muttered, "If you're not exchanging, forget it." She would get back to work."Wait, I'll exchange secrets with you." Carl compromised. "Tell me."Violet smiled happily. She examined Carl with a weird gaze, her amber eyes full of glee.She finally got back at him. This would be her first time winning against him!Carl was losing his patience. "Hurry up!"Violet thought for a moment, then said, "I gr
Carl smiled as he stood in front of the water dispenser. Who would've thought that it would feel so good to treat a woman well?All the employees watched on. They were wide-eyed as Carl added milk powder and hot water into the cup and stirred. This wasn't the first time the employees had seen Carl behave so gently like this but it still didn't feel real to them. There have been rumors that Violet was Carl's lover but Reed himself had confirmed that Violet was none other than Carl's fiancée.Everyone whispered among themselves as Carl left. Who would've thought that Mr. Walker could ever treat a woman so well?Carl took the mug of milk back to the office and incidentally bumped into Isabelle on his way back.Isabelle glanced at the mug in his hands. It was obviously a mug meant for a woman and it was filled with milk, which was not something that Carl liked to drink."Why are you here?" Carl asked mildly before she could say anything.Isabelle stared dumbly at him for a second b
Isabelle couldn't stop crying and Carl simply stood in front of her silently. He didn't say anything nor did he kick her out of his office.Violet snuck a peek into the office when she heard Isabelle crying but from her angle, she could only see Carl's face.His expression was equal parts sadness, guilt, and helplessness. Combined, it was an extremely complicated expression.Violet blinked as she held her mug. The mug was still warm but her heart had frosted over.She knew that this was an inevitable process. Her relationship with Carl could only officially start after he got over his affection for Isabelle.Despite that, she still felt irritated. She reminded herself that she shouldn't fall too deeply but now it seemed as if she couldn't control her own heart.Seeing how deeply in thought Violet looked made Reed bend down to her level as he studied the dark look in her eyes as well as the furrow of her eyebrows.Ray Williams looked at Reed curiously, then at Violet before final
At night, Carl continued his work in his study room. Since Whitney wasn't around and all the TV programs were boring, Violet decided to take a walk outside.Violet walked alongside the apricot trees. It was just her alone in the garden, and it was too quiet.She sighed. How could her own daughter abandon her to have fun? Also, how could she turn off her phone while she was out as well?Did Whitney really not miss her at all?Violet was about to call Whitney again when she heard a woman moaning from a distance. "More … give me more!"Was that … Marina's voice?Violet frowned and tiptoed towards the source of the noise. She hid behind a large tree and saw that Reed and Marina were … making love in the garden!Violet's eyes widened and she rubbed her eyes in disbelief. After taking a closer look she realized that It was indeed Marina and Reed!But the both of them together … Violet couldn't believe what she was seeing.Carl had set a rule that the bodyguards were not allowed
Violet thought about Nathaniel the entire journey back home.She thought about how he found out about her true identity, about how familiar he felt to her, and about how madly in love he was with her.She didn't know why but she felt slightly panicked.She kept superimposing the face of the older boy she met at the orphanage over Nathaniel's in her mind and the more she thought about it, the more similar they looked.She clutched at her chest. If Nathaniel really was the older boy she met at the orphanage, she didn't know what she was going to do.She couldn't ask him if he was the boy. Because she was afraid … The reason why she never tried to look for that older boy was because she was afraid that she would hate him.Just then, the sound of a gunshot broke her free from her thoughts.She came back to her senses immediately and realized that her driver had been shot and the car was now spinning out of control. She looked out and saw that her car was now hurtling toward a
Violet's vision was blurry. All she could hear in the sewer was the sound of water dripping onto the ground.Suddenly, a stray cat meowed loudly. It sounded like a phantom was haunting the place.Violet continued to move forward in the sewer while pointing the flashlight ahead of her. Occasionally, strays were skittering past her. They tended to pause in their tracks just to glare at her warily.Violet focused on picking up the ambient sounds around her. She could hear someone jumping into the sewer, followed by a series of hasty footsteps.Shit! Someone was chasing after her!Violet continued to flee from her pursuers. She was only here to have fun, so she didn't bring any of her usual gear. Also, she couldn't get Novya's men to help her out unless she was backed into a corner with nowhere else to run. It wasn't her style to do so, after all.Soon, Violet heard someone's voice echoing through the sewer."There are blood stains here! She couldn't have gone far! Hurry up and