"I never said it. I was silent at the time." Stanley rubbed his eyebrows and corrected her.
Violet clenched her fists, "Isn't silence the acquiescence?"
"No, I don't want to deny it." Stanley shook his head slightly, "I didn't admit it at the time. It was because Vera was watching you secretly. I was worried that if I admitted it, she would target you more crazily."
Violet was stunned, "Really?"
"I won't lie to you." Stanley looked at her seriously.
Violet lowered her eyelids. What Jessie had said to her a few days ago came to her mind.
Jessie said that Stanley liked her, so he would listen to her and forgave George.
She didn't believe it, but now Stanley actually confessed to her...
For a while, Violet felt like a mess in her mind. She couldn't calm down. Her heartbeat was so fast that it couldn't return to its normal rhythm.
After a while, she took a deep breath and asked, "What about Miss Ellis? What is the relationship between you and Miss Ellis?"
"She is the goddaughter who was adopted by my mother when she was alive." Stanley replied, looking up.
"Goddaughter?" Violet blinked in surprise, "Then you are...brother and sister?"
Stanley raised his chin, "Yes, so who told you that I love Ivy?"
Violet swallowed for a while and replied, "No one told me. But when everyone mentioned Miss Ellis and you, the expressions on their face were very meaningful, so I thought you were in love..."
"No." Stanley answered with a frown.
Violet breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time she was a little bit happy.
She always thought that he and Ivy were really a couple, so she felt very guilty about what happened last night and felt very sorry for Ivy.
But now when she learned that he had no such relationship with Ivy, she suddenly felt more at ease.
Seeing the smile on Violet's face, Stanley smiled faintly, "Now you know you are the only one I love?"
Violet let go of the edge of the table and wanted to return to the chair to sit down.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she took a step, she felt hurt. She frowned with pain and her legs were soft.
Seeing this, Stanley simply got up and hugged her to the sofa.
After sitting down on the sofa, Violet felt much more comfortable. She lowered her head, and whispered, "I'm sorry, Mr. Murphy, I still can't marry you. You said this to me suddenly, so I didn't have the slightest preparation. I..."
She didn't say the following words. She twisted the corners of her clothes a little nervously.
She didn't know whether her refusal several times in a row would anger him.
Then she found that her worry was unnecessary.
Stanley was not angry. He touched her hair, "I can understand you. I told you this suddenly. It’s really too fast and make you unprepared. Don't worry. I won't force you. I’ll wait for you to accept me."
He knew from the beginning that he would not get her consent immediately when he proposed to marry her.
So he didn't mind waiting for her to adapt.
Feeling the tenderness from him, Violet felt warmed. She smiled, "Thank you, Mr. Murphy."
"No worries. You still feel a little uncomfortable? Go to bed to rest for a while. I have already asked Jessie for leave." Stanley pointed to her bag on the coffee table.
Violet was shocked, "Then… Jessie knew what happened between us?"
"I didn't tell her, but she should have guessed it." Stanley answered calmly.
They were all adults. He used her phone to call Jessie in the morning. Jessie must think much about it.
"Phoebe has woke up and is currently hospitalized. She is seriously injured." Fraser said with a light cough.
Stanley raised his eyebrows and motioned for Fraser to continue.
Fraser spread his hands, "She can’t have children anymore. Besides, her leg hasn't recovered well. The bones are out of place. She may be disabled in the future."
So she would be a cripple.
After Stanley heard this, there was still no expression on his face. His arura made people feel chills. "When she can be discharged from the hospital, throw her back to the mental hospital and tell the doctors and nurses over there to teach her a lesson!"
Stanley said with a gloomy face.
Fraser knew what Stanley meant, then he nodded solemnly, "Got it. Besides, I have also found the source of the medicine Phoebe gave you. It was given to her by a gangster. That gangster was a neighbor of Phoebe and Talia before. That gangster has dozens of people, so Phoebe has not broken contact with him, and the two of them..."
Speaking of this, Fraser looked at Stanley's head, feeling a little difficult to continue.
Fraser's eyes were too clear. Stanley understood the meaning at a glance. His handsome face was darkened.
"That man had an affair with Phoebe, right?" Stanley said, squinting.
Fraser was surprised, "Do you know it, Mr. Murphy?"
"Violet told me."
"That’s it." Fraser nodded suddenly. He became serious again, "They had an affair a long time ago. They were a couple before Phoebe was engaged to you. That man also helped Phoebe to do many vicious things over the years."
"Go to check. After you find it out, send him to the police station. There is no need to keep such guys to harm others." Stanley waved his hand.
Fraser agreed, then reported some other things, and left.
Stanley stayed in the study to deal with the official documents. At noon, he got up and went out to get some coffee.
After getting the coffee, he passed by the bedroom and suddenly heard a voice coming from inside, "What? You asked me to beg Mr. Murphy and let him stop?"
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