Victor, who had been passively silent for a while, now began to express his feelings with a smile. He smiled warmly at Emily, a smile that Violet rarely even saw.Violet had been paying attention to the two people in front of her. An uncle and his little niece were having a normal conversation in a warm atmosphere. They seemed to be enjoying each other's interaction so much that Violet couldn't bear to interrupt them just to join in. So, Violet remained silent until someone suddenly opened the door to the room.Jack Grayson paused in the doorway with a surprised look. He had originally left to take care of Emily's treatment and when he returned, he was surprised by the presence of the man who had rejected his request a few days ago with a very cold look."No-Victor...," Jack called out. The face that was adorned with Victor's smile was now calm and cold like an icy surface. He looked at Jack who looked a little nervous when he saw him. "I didn't know you'd be visiting at this time
It didn't go his way. Victor had to be the first to go, even though he was the one needed here.Just as he chooses a good place to hold his one-on-one meeting with Jack, shocking news arrives from his brother. His niece, Emily, had been hospitalized again due to an illness. And since there was no one beside the little girl to look after her, Jack couldn't leave Emily even if it was just to see Victor.Victor opened the door to the infirmary and saw Jack dozing beside his sleeping daughter with a breathing apparatus that seemed to be poking his nose. Victor just watched as his body leaned against the door frame, Jack was exhausted and sleep-deprived. He even chose to doze off next to his daughter, rather than resting his tired body comfortably on the wide sofa in the luxuriously furnished treatment room.Victor stepped in, with quiet, slow steps but they still managed to disturb Jack's sleep. The man woke up instantly and saw Victor's arrival with a slight start before finally comin
Jack was silent, not answering Victor’s words that hit him and forced him to remember their past. Reminding Jack of what a coward he was. Jack looked down deeply, guilt dominating him.“Since it was my last time there, I can’t tell you this much. But honestly, I just want to say that your life is pretty sickening,” Victor said, unconsciously his eyes heating up as he brought up his past again. It made his chest pound, his pulse racing like the pace of a horse at the races. It was so tight that it was painful and claustrophobic. “You have ears but close them tightly, you see everything but close your eyes when I become the object. You could say... you could probably save one life just by speaking out, but you won’t do it.”“Victor... I’m sorry,” Jack said with his head bowed deeply, regretfully. But that didn’t move Victor’s heart to be compassionate and forgive him.“I don’t want to hear an apology from someone who did it to get me to do what he expected, Jack. I’m not changing my min
Connor Grayson immediately went to the place requested by the person who would help him defeat Victor after the person agreed to his request for a meeting. Excited and enthusiastic, Connor made his way to one of the rooms the man had agreed to meet in.He was guided and guarded by several people directly ordered by his potential partner, showing that Connor was welcome. It made Connor feel that the negotiation would go as smoothly as he wanted. Especially when he entered the room, he could smell the success from there."Welcome, Mr. Connor Grayson." Grayson turned to the source of the voice, finding a man with jet black hair sitting casually while shaking his glass filled with wine. Grayson smiled, as he could see the auspicious aura of the man who looked very young.The man rose from his seat, reaching out to shake hands with Connor. "Thank you for answering my message, Verlaine."Verlaine gave a faint smile, then invited Connor to sit in the chair provided. "I really didn't expe
With a gaze like that, even smiling broadly would have felt horrible. But Verlaine still did it as if the other person was enjoying their encounter. Connor gulped down his saliva with extra effort. “Do you want me to be like a doll?”“Isn’t that better than you coming down to kill him when you know you can’t do it. You’ll lose easily in the hands of that heartless man,” Verlaine said, frightened. Even without saying so, just hearing Victor’s name makes Connor uneasy. Verlaine was really good at finding his opponent’s weak points, and he was proud of it. “Don’t worry, I’ll kill him and give you his head to display at the entrance of his father’s company!”Verlaine laughed loudly, imagining as if his words had just come true while repeatedly saying, “It will be very beautiful to look at~” in a very happy tone of voice. Connor could only swallow again.Waiting for the man in front of him to stop laughing, Connor held his voice and said nothing. After waiting a few minutes, Verlaine comp
Meanwhile, Verlaine was now hurrying away to a place, which was none other than his private apartment. There, he would meet Maria who had just finished cooking a meal for herself. Maria had no idea that Verlaine had returned from his ‘vacation’ in Vermont, she only knew that he had extended his vacation on the pretext of falling in love with the vast and soothing expanse of grass.Hence, when she saw his presence at the technological door, she couldn’t help shouting his name. “VERLAINE...!” The woman ran at full speed, rushing to hug Verlaine tightly while her body was twisted like a romance scene in a movie.“Are you coming home today?” asked Maria as soon as Verlaine released her embrace. She was delighted to see Verlaine standing in front of her after they had not seen each other for almost a week.“Yes. I wanted to give you a surprise,” Verlaine replied as he kissed Maria’s neck, making her grimace occasionally in amusement. “You were surprised?”“I’m so surprised that I’m speech
Later that day, they decided to go out. The romantic term is 'date'. Victor waited for Violet to get ready, and Violet waited for Victor to get ready. One thing in common was that as a result of the waiting time, they were mesmerized by each other's charms in their date-ready best. Violet smiled broadly, waiting for Victor to come out of the room and watching him from the dining table with her chin propped up. "Your dress sense isn't much different from the last time, but somehow it looks so luxurious and appropriate this time," Violet says, complimenting him. Victor smiled slightly and walked over. "Is it because I'm seeing it with love this time? You look absolutely marvelous." "I didn't know you were the type to compliment your partner," Victor said, taking Violet's hand to lead her out of the apartment. "Hm. I didn't know I was the type of person to do this to their partner either. You were my first partner, you know?" "Really?" "Yeah... I've only ever confessed my feelings,
That distracted Violet from the beautiful dresses before her. “Really? What is it?” “A wedding anniversary celebration.” “Ah, Mrs. Scarlett and her husband, huh?” said Violet, smiling, her eyes focused on the dresses again. “Your adoptive parents will be celebrating their wedding anniversary. It must be a happy day for them.” “We’re also allowed to be happy on their happy day.” Violet froze, frowning in confusion. “What do you mean?” she asked later. “Should we go to the dance?” asked Victor, causing Violet to turn her face away slowly. The girl stared at Victor, confirming her thoughts which were immediately confirmed by Victor’s next words. “Should we pick out the dresses now?” Violet, of course, would immediately smile widely. She nodded her head with twinkling eyes, looking very excited and happy. The two of them started their agenda; choosing a dress that would be used to attend the celebration party like Victor said. While her feet were busy moving to and fro, Violet’s l