"No, I just arrived here." George got up and pulled the chair for Lily, "Ma’am, please sit down."
Lily happily covered her lips and smiled, "Thank you so much."
"It’s my pleasure." George pushed his glasses, and then pulled chairs for Violet and the two children, and finally for himself.
After finishing this, George handed the menu to Lily, "See what you want to eat."
"Okay." Lily took the menu and got together with the two children to read the name of the dish.
George brought a small plate of pastries to Violet, "Your favorite dessert."
"Thank you." Violet took it with a smile.
George took a sip of the water in front of him, "I heard Ivy say you fell with her today. Are you okay?"
"I'm okay. It's just that my arm hurt a bit. Mr. Murphy has already applied some medicine." Violet replied, putting a piece of dessert into her mouth.
George's eyes became cold, "Mr. Murphy?"
"Yeah." Violet nodded.
George covered his mouth with a cup, "Why did he apply medicine to you?"
"I don't know. He came to me by himself." Violet shrugged.
George rubbed the glass and didn't speak anymore. The coldness in his eyes made people feel chill.
At this time, Lily and the two children finished ordering the dishes and handed over the menu, "Well, see what you want to eat."
"George!" Violet directly gave the menu to George.
George held back anger, regained a gentle smile on his face, and nodded, "Okay."
After ordering, the waiter took the menu to the kitchen.
Violet finished her dessert, took a napkin and wiped her mouth, then stood up, "I'll go to the restroom."
After speaking, she asked other waiters about the location of the bathroom, and then left the seat.
After peeing, Violet came out of the cubicle and walked to the sink, ready to put on makeup.
When she lowered her head to look for lipstick in her bag, a cubicle behind her suddenly opened. A man in a hoodie came out from it, stepped behind her, and pressed the back of her head down.
Violet was shocked by the sudden change. The bag placed on the wash basin was swept to the ground by her arm. All the stuff inside were out.
"Who are you! Let me go! Help!" Violet yelled in fear while struggling.
Not only did the man not let go of her, but he increased the strength of his hands, pushed her head into the sink, and then freed up a hand to unscrew the faucet.
The icy water poured down from the top of her head. Violet shivered so coldly, and then water ran down her cheeks into the nasal cavity, choking her coughing again and again.
When there was half of the water in the sink, the man pushed Violet's head into the water.
"Don't hate me! I also acted according to orders. Who let you not to be a good woman and go to snatch someone else's man?" The man finally spoke, but his voice was obviously lowered deliberately, just because he didn't want Violet to hear his original sound.
Although Violet heard his words, she didn't have time to think about who ordered him.
At this moment, her small face was flushed. The feeling of suffocation made her feel uncomfortable. Both arms began to scratch and wave in the air.
"Ummm..." Violet's face was completely immersed in the water, and there was a steady stream of water flowing down her head. She couldn't open her mouth. She could only make a gurgling sound, and she could only use her throat to beg for mercy, hoping for this man let her go.
But the man remained unmoved and kept pressing her head, not even giving her a chance to breathe. Obviously, he wanted to drown her.
Realizing this, Violet felt desperate. As time passed, she struggled less and less, and her consciousness became more and more blurred.
Just when she thought she was going to die, two female voices suddenly came from outside the restroom, "You really need me to accompany you to go to the restroom?"
"I can't walk anymore."
"Okay, I'll wait for you at the door. Hurry up."
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