Half an hour later.
Violette rushed to the Bourne family's place, and
went straight into the living room.
However, there was no one there.
Violette was a bit puzzled.
"Rita!" she called out.
In no time, Rita's voice came from nearby: "Mom! I'm here! Come save me! The bad man wants to hit me!"
Violette followed the sound.
In the dining room,
Rita was hiding under the table, looking terrified.
She relaxed only after she saw Violette.
"Rita! Why are you hiding under the table? Get out of there!" Violette walked to the table, squatted down, and pulled her daughter out.
Rita threw herself into Violette's arms, her eyes red, and complained, "Mom, he wants to hit me! I was so scared... so I hid! Luckily I ran fast and he didn't catch up... If he had caught up, he would have beaten me to death!"
Violette, of course, didn't believe her daughter.
How could Elijah hit a child?
He didn't even know Rita was his daughter.
"Rita, he won't hit you," Violette comforted her.
Elijah: "I did want to hit her just now."
Violette suddenly looked up, staring into his cold eyes.
He was wearing a gray bathrobe, and there was a conspicuous crimson bite mark on his neck.
"Then it must be Mike," Elijah complained, "Both of your kids bit me on the neck, do you want to take a bite too?"
Violette blushed and apologized, "I'll go get the first aid kit."
Elijah strode to the sofa and sat down.
Violette came over with the first aid kit.
He tilted his head back slightly, revealing his slender neck and sexy collarbone.
As she treated his wound, she tried to make conversation, "Did you also go to my birthday party yesterday?"
"No," Elijah's eyes were deep and full of resentment, "I was not invited."
Violette was taken aback, "Oh... maybe Mike thought we were divorced..."
"Didn't you see the guest list?" He was still bothered by this.
"No. I only found out yesterday that Mike threw me a big birthday party."
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