Jackie’s lips were pressed against the side of her neck, and his breath was labored. “Trying to get me drunk.”Violet did not know how to react to his statement. “It’s obvious that you’re the one who wanted to take all those shots head-on.”‘I’ve overestimated his drinking capacity. He’s this lousy, yet he wanted to keep up his appearance.’“Violet,” he whispered her name in her ear.She felt itchy on her neck from his breathing, so she tried to dodge his face a little and replied in a daze, “Huh?”His slightly deep voice was rubbing against the wall of her cochlea, especially in this extremely intimate atmosphere, which would escalate things very easily and quickly.It was not that Violet was still a virgin and had zero experience in that department, but she had only been with Jacob before this.She loved Jacob very much and was willing to give him everything. That night, the euphoria that she had experienced was because of his gentle interpretation.She could not forget not o
Soon, Violet heard the sound of rushing water coming from the bathroom, and a blurry figure appeared on the frosted glass.The process of him taking off his clothes and taking a shower was on the brink of being completely visible.‘He’s straight up ignoring my presence!’Violet looked away in embarrassment, quickly sorted out her clothes, and walked up to the door with her handbag.Seeing that there was no one in the corridor through the crack of the door, she left the room.She came downstairs and ran into Nolan, Maisie, and Daisie, who were all having breakfast in the living room.Daisie came to a realization instantly. “It turns out to be Auntie Violet.”‘It turns out that Auntie Violet and Uncle Jackie slept together last night, so it seems that there’s no need for me to try to make a match out of them now.’Maisie cleared her throat and looked at Violet. “Do you want to have breakfast together?”“No... There’s no need for that. I’ll eat at home.”Violet was so embarrasse
A week later…Nolan and Maisie returned to Bassburgh first, while Waylon and Colton stayed back in Octavia to accompany their sister, spending the winter break together.Daisie brought a small cake to the gallery to look for Violet. She walked up to the door of the studio and saw Violet sitting in front of a drawing board, drawing a portrait with a pencil.She tiptoed into the gallery, stood behind her, and looked at each of the outlines drawn onto the canvas, forming a simple draft of the person she was drawing. And as she continued, the person's outlines became clearer.Daisie laughed out loud. “Aunt Violet, are you drawing Uncle Jackie?”Violet’s hand shook, and she looked back at Daisie and was surprised by her. “Who told you that I’m painting your Uncle Jackie?”Daisie blinked. “But it looks quite like him.”“Nonsense, I’m not drawing him...” Violet’s gaze shifted back onto the drawing canvas, but her hand that was holding the pencil froze.As Daisie said, the outline of t
Violet choked on her words and met his gaze. “What did you hear?”Jackie approached her, and the distance between them narrowed gradually. The shadow on the wall made it seem like they were sticking together. “I heard Daisie say that you’re drawing me.”She denied it, “I didn’t.”He squinted slightly and did not utter a single word.Violet turned around. “I’m going back to work already.”She was about to leave, but Jackie grabbed her by her arm, and she was caught off guard and fell into his arms.Jackie pressed her against the wall, lowered his head, and his lips were only inches away from her temple. “I want to hear the truth.”Violet did not look straight at him. “What are you talking about?”His breath brushed across her cheek, and it became more and more intense. “Do you have feelings for me?”Her breathing stopped for a moment. “W-What are the feelings that you’re referring to?”Jackie lifted her face, and her whole face was sitting in his palm. “How did you feel about
‘It’s just a matter of time. I’m confident that I can change her mind.’Violet was startled. “Have you lost your mind?”Jackie smiled. “You can take it as a yes.”Violet got out of his sight. “But what if I were to keep on rejecting you?”“Do you want to place a bet?”“What do you want to bet on?”Jackie approached her with a deep voice. “I bet that you’ll fall in love with me.”Violet laughed out loud abruptly and looked at him. “Are you that confident?”He narrowed his eyes. “Do you want to bet on it?”Violet pushed him away gently. “No, this is boring.”He laughed out loud and wrapped her in his arms again. “Are you afraid?”She lowered her head and stared at her shoes. “It just doesn’t make sense.”Jackie squeezed her palm. She wanted to withdraw her hand, but it was clutched even tighter. “You’re afraid of falling in love with me.”Violet did not look up, but she could hear his breathing, so close that it was brushing against her forehead. It felt warm and itchy, and
Violet snapped back to her senses and turned to face Rose. “Mom, could you go home first? I… have something going on.”She didn’t dare look over because she didn’t want her to notice anything.Rose didn’t notice anything unusual and just thought that she was in a mood, so she nodded. “Alright, I’ll be heading home then. Take care.”After Rose left, she turned around and saw Jackie and the short-haired woman leaving.Violet bit her lip and followed along. She hid from them the entire journey until they got to a cafe, and the woman walked in with him. Violet realized that what she was doing was outrageous. She didn’t need to know who Jackie was with, so she turned and was ready to leave.Daisie suddenly appeared out of nowhere. “Aunt Violet!”That made her jump. She was surprised. “Daisie?”She looked around and asked, “Why are you here?”She was holding a teacup while giggling. “I came shopping with Colton and Uncle Jackie. Uncle Jackie said he was going to meet a friend, so
Violet’s face dropped. “I’m not jealous!”“Who’s jealous?”Jackie’s voice came from behind her. Daisie beamed and greeted him, “Are you done, Uncle Jackie?”Jackie nodded as his eyes fixed on Violet’s face.The short-haired woman walked out of the cafe with her bag in hand, stopped next to him, and called out, “Jackie.”Violet saw they were close, and her expression froze, but it wasn’t obvious. She smiled. “What are the odds that we’d bump into each other while shopping?”Jackie didn’t reply. Daisie turned to look at her, “Weren’t you following Uncle Jackie?”Violet was flustered because she was exposed and denied it, “I’m not following him. Octavia is such a small area. It’s not hard to bump into each other.”She left after saying that. Daisie realized that she was angry, so she looked toward Jackie. “I think we’ve gone too far.”Jackie smiled. “It’s fine. I’ll speak to her.”He left the woman and went after Violet. The woman was anxious. She knew that she was jus
Violet thought that no matter who she fell for, it would never be Jackie, but that didn’t feel right.She took a deep breath. “I’m going back.”Jackie pushed her hair behind her ear. “Are you avoiding me again?”He understood what she was doing. All that acting was just to see how she would react because he already knew she was at the mall, but he didn’t expect her to react that way.She was very sensitive. She had Jacob in her heart and was afraid she would fall for him and ‘betray’ Jacob. She could never admit it, so cornering her into admitting it had backfired.He was too anxious to force her to admit it. He held her hand and said in a low voice, “I’m not going to force you.”Violet paused. “Violet Lovegood, I’m sincere about this even if you don’t believe me. I don’t want to replace him, but I just want you to admit that you have feelings for me, and that will be good enough.”Violet turned away and said in an annoyed tone, “So what if I had feelings for you. I don’t