In the CEO's office of XS Hospital, Violet couldn't wait anymore. She sat next to Greg, nagging him in a low voice, to go home.
But pretending to ignore her, Greg remained reading document. In the real sense, he was listening carefully.
Feeling somewhat frustrated, Violet said, more firmly, "Greg, leave work now. We need to go to my grandma's place. Because if we don't arrive earlier, we'll miss a meal, and I don't want to eat out. On top of that, I'm also starving as we speak." With growing restlessness, she spoke what was on her mind because, apparently, Greg wasn't listening.
Finally, Greg said, "All right, all right. Five more minutes. I have to handle these papers. And after that, I don't need to come here in the afternoon."
Violet exclaimed, "Really?" She was quite surprised.
Greg replied, "Yes, just five more minutes."
Staring at her watch, Violet began to count. "Great. I'll see by the watch and give you five minutes only. I'm counting now," she said.
Still engrossed with the document, Greg didn't even look at her. Only a slight smile formed at the corners of his lips. 'This woman is still naughty, as ever, ' he thought.
Five minutes later, Greg promptly closed the documents and then, when Violet didn't look at him, he reached out, pulled her into his arms and kissed her lips at once.
On instinct, Violet wanted to say something, but under his embrace and intense kissing, all she could mumble was a soft groan.
There was no chance she'd resist, so Greg went on until he thought he'd had enough to let her go.
When he began, Violet tried to resist for a moment, but after she realized that Greg wouldn't relent, she simply surrendered.
When he finally let her go, Violet's mind went blank. She was swept away by his affection and the energy he put into it. "What are you doing?" she asked after a moment. "You dare kiss me like that without my permission. Aren't you afraid I could report that as an attempted rape?"
"This is a punishment for your endless nagging just a few minutes back," Greg replied with a light touch. Then he stood up, went to the hanger and took his jacket to brace for the cold outside.
"Fine, Greg, once we're out of this place, I'll report you for attempted rape. Then I'll wait and see if Lawrence gets wind of it and if he'll not haul your ass over hot coals for harassing his sister."
With a mischievous smile, Greg's lips curled as he replied, "Well, Lawrence is on my side now, so you'd better not rely on him if you have anything against me." Just having Violet around made him feel like he was on top of the world. She completed him in ways that words could not express.
Unwilling to back down, Violet continued, "Lawrence is my brother, and I can surely count on him for any time."
For a moment, Greg stared at Violet and changed the subject, "Are we going to your uncle's home or not? I hope you do not plan to sit there like twiddling your fingers all day, like there's nothing else we could do."
Reluctantly, Violet stood up at that moment, got her bag and together they walked out of the office.
When they got in the car, Violet sat in the passenger seat, ignored Greg and called her brother.
"Hello, Violet." Lawrence answered from the other end of line.
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