"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
Carl was shirtless on the huge bed in the bedroom. He was only wearing a pair of shorts that didn't even reach his knees. He was tan and muscular. His well-built body was perfectly proportioned without a trace of excess fat. He looked so tempting that any woman would want to pounce on him and take a bite. Whitney was dressed in a mature-looking spaghetti-strap sleeping gown. She leaned against Carl's chest with her arms spread and listened to his strong and steady heartbeat. "What's the matter?" asked Carl. His eyes were narrowed, and his gaze was filled with anger. "I thought there was an assassin." Violet came up with a random excuse. Sensing his obvious distrust, she said, "I just think that you eyeing a kid is a little unreasonable, Mr. Walker." "Vincent! Watch how you speak to Mr. Walker!" scolded Reed. Violet frowned and looked at Whitney, who was blinded by Carl's dashing looks. She was gazing at him in a lovestruck manner. "Reed, leave us," Carl ordered coldly.
Violet's thoughts were in a whirl. She had double-checked where Whitney was before switching off the lights. Could they have switched places? God damn her night blindness! "Mr. Walker," she said nervously. She was too close to Carl. If he found out that she was a woman, how would she explain her intentions for being here? Besides, she had just been in close quarters with him at the Monarch Hotel. If he recognized her, then he would think that she was the assassin's accomplice! Violet lowered her voice and said meekly, "Sorry, I didn't touch you on purpose." Her vision was completely dark, and she couldn't see his expression. She could only sense that he was in a teasing mood instead of a murderous one right then.Carl said in a louder tone, "Have you forgotten what I said in the bathroom, Mr. Cooper?" Violet shuddered. She had zero interest in having any sort of homosexual relationship with him. She was a straight woman! "You're such a joker," said Violet hastily and qui
When the sky started turning bright, Violet's eyes flew open. The first thing she did was to look at Whitney and Carl. She didn't know how she could have fallen asleep the previous night. How could she have forgotten that she was lying next to a ticking time bomb? Thank goodness Carl wasn't that perverted. She quickly washed up and stood watch in the room.Whitney woke up very early too. When she spotted Violet standing by the door in her male disguise, she grinned brightly. She was having so much fun right now! She glanced at Carl sleeping beside her. The moment she touched a finger to his cheek, he opened his eyes immediately and rolled on top of her.Violet's heart nearly jumped out of her chest. She kept her gaze trained on Carl and prepared to rescue Whitney should anything go south. Fortunately, Carl and Whitney only fooled around with each other for a short while. Whitney realized that she had gotten more beautiful and kept posing in front of the mirror. Then, she
"Mr. Walker, someone from the company called. They hope that you can officiate the upcoming shareholders meeting." Reed reported the upcoming schedule to Carl. Carl glanced over at the others in the room. He left Whitney under Elle's care while Violet was to carry out her chauffeur duties.Violet was very worried about leaving her precious daughter, especially with Elle. Carl looked at Violet sharply, making her swallow what she was about to say. She had wanted to pretend to be sick and request leave. Whitney wasn't an easy kid to be reckoned with. Elle might be the one in danger here! Thinking of that, Violet obeyed Carl for her own good. The Horizon Group's office building looked classy and magnificent from a distance. As Violet followed Carl inside, she thought he looked dependable yet fearsome. "Mr. Walker, all the shareholders have arrived. Are you ready to attend the meeting?" Reed asked. Carl nodded and entered the conference room.Violet stood by the door in bored
Violet stood up and said politely, "I'm going to use the restroom.""Okay, hurry up! Vin, you can't run away after losing money!" Mrs. White shouted after her. Violet walked to Carl without looking back. He was having a relaxing drink on his own. "Mr. Walker, you'll compensate me for the money I lost at blackjack, won't you?" asked Violet. Carl shook his head. "What? Then why did you still tell me that all I had to do was lose money?" Violet felt like she had been pranked."Your monthly salary is ten thousand dollars. I'm sure you can afford to lose some money." Carl raised his eyebrows and said teasingly, "Don't worry. If you really lost too much, then I can pay you your salary for five years in advance." Violet clenched her fists angrily. She looked like a kid who had just gotten bullied. However, Carl's gaze was too unfathomable. She couldn't guess what he was thinking."I won't trouble you," Violet stated while suppressing her anger. "I can't rain on their parade eithe