"Have your dinner first, then we can talk after that." said Violet. She guessed that Greg might not even have had lunch yet.
"First, tell me that you are not angry anymore, then I'll go and eat." Greg didn't intend to eat until he made sure that he was forgiven.
"If you don't want to listen to me, then we can keep doing this," said Violet defiantly. She still didn't look at Greg.
"Well, you are the boss. I'll go and eat now," said Greg. Then he headed to the dining room where his dinner was waiting, freshly prepared by Lily.
When Greg went back to the living room after the meal, he found that Violet was gone. He thought for a while and guessed that she must be upstairs. Where else could she go?
Greg went upstairs and pushed the door of Violet's room open, finding that she was cleaning up her closet.
Greg couldn't wait any longer. He walked over and hugged Violet from behind.
"Glad I found you here. I thought you were gone." Greg said softly around her ear, lightly nibbling it.
"Did you want me to disappear?" Violet didn't stop or turn around. She kept on cleaning up her closet.
Greg suddenly grabbed the clothes that she was holding in her hands and threw them into the closet. Then he closed the door of the closet and turned Violet's body around to force her to face him.
Eye to eye, Greg felt steady.
Hearing Greg's words, a dark cloud started hovering around her heart. A pure relationship? Did Greg really think that their relationship was always pure? However, five years ago, she had accidentally ruined the purity of their relationship. If Greg knew this, would he still think that theirs was pure? She didn't really blame him for what happened today either. She was in a mess at the time, too, and she was a bit confused. She knew that Greg became impulsive just because he cared about her too much. She understood why he acted that way. But she couldn't calm down after hearing Greg say that their relationship was pure.
"Greg, you really believe in our relationship, don't you?" Violet asked. "I love you only because you are Greg, not for money nor for any other reason."
"Well, I certainly believe that you have always been a very simple girl. I love to see your smile, I love your character and personality. And I certainly love every minute I spend with you. Our feelings have developed and matured and nothing in the world can match it. So Violet, I am very sure of our feelings for each other and I know your heart." Greg's gaze was definitely not only an affirmation for himself, but also an affirmation for Violet.
"Greg..." in such a situation, even if Violet wanted to tell Greg something happened between her and Sharon five years ago, she had no way to say it out. She was afraid of hurting Greg. He is the last person that she wanted to hurt.
"Violet, don't think of it too much. Just remember that I am always here by your side and that you have me. That is enough. As your husband, I will make you a happy woman. I will not let you suffer a bit. Let the bad things that happened in the past go." Greg guessed that Violet must be thinking of what happened to her before when she chose to stay low in hometown. The nobles around her had almost all studied abroad, only she had lived in this city all her life. Her ordinary life sometimes made her feel very inferior. But he would not let her live in such a shadow. He would give her happiness and help her grow up.
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