"What?" Violet pursed her lips questioningly. She didn't understand what Ivy meant.
Ivy looked at her angrily, "You should remember that I told you before, letting you stay away from Stanley, right?"
Hearing this, Violet nodded with a complicated expression on her face, "Yes."
That was when George had just been hospitalized in a car accident. Ivy came to see George. Violet happened to be there, and then Ivy said these things to her.
Ivy patted the quilt, and shouted, "Since you still remember, why don't you do it? Don’t you feel sorry for me? I love Stanley. I love him when I was very young. You know it. But you’re still with him! Do you know what your behaviors mean? You’re just a stealer!"
When Violet was questioned by Ivy, she felt a little sad, and lowered her eyelids, "I'm sorry, Miss Ellis. It's not that I didn't do it, but things are unpredictable. I don't think so."
"Don't think so?" Ivy's eyes widened, "You mean you don’t think you have taken Stanley from me?"
"No." Violet raised her head with a serious expression on her face, "Mr. Murphy told me that he has never loved you, he only treats you as a younger sister and you guys have never been together. So Mr. Murphy is single. Since he’s single, we can be in love."
If Stanley loved Ivy, even a little bit, she would not be with Stanley.
"You...you..." Ivy pointed at Violet with trembling fingers, obviously irritated by her words.
After a few seconds, Ivy put her hand down, "Get out! I don't want to see you anymore!"
She yelled.
Violet moved her lips and wanted to say something but she still turned around and went out.
After going out, facing the gazes of Stanley and Henry, she shook her head, said nothing, and walked towards the elevator.
Stanley looked at her back and chased after her.
In the elevator, Stanley pressed the button and asked, "What did Ivy say to you?"
Violet didn't lie to him. After taking a deep breath, she said told him what Ivy had said to her.
After hearing it, Stanley gently hugged her into his arms, "Don't take Ivy's words to your heart."
Violet hugged his strong waist and leaned her face against his shoulder, "Of course I won't take it to heart. I’m right. I didn't intervene with you guys, let alone steal you from her."
It was just that she still felt a little sad.
Ivy accused her. She had agreed to stay away from Stanley, but she did not do it.
"Well, I know you didn't." Stanley chuckled lightly and kissed Violet on the forehead.
Violet rubbed against his shoulders and held him tighter, "What about you? Didn't you talk to Miss Ellis? What did you say to her?"
Stanley touched her soft hair, "I told Ivy that I don't love her. The person I love is you, and the person I want to be together is also you."
Violet blinked, "So direct? No wonder Miss Ellis was crying."
When she went in, Ivy was wiping her tears.
"Then let her give up earlier. It is good for her and us." Stanley pulled Violet out of the elevator.
Violet held his arm, "But what if she doesn’t want to give up?"
Stanley obviously didn't consider it. He opened the door of the passenger seat for her, "I believe Ivy will figure it out."
"Are you sure?" Violet lowered her eyelids, covered the emotions in her eyes, got in the car, and said nothing.
She didn't believe that Ivy would figure it out. After all, Ivy had loved Stanley for ten years. If she could let it go, she would have already let it go.
Besides, many times, even if her feelings for Stanley were gone, she would still have the obsession. The obsession was the most terrifying.
Stanley closed the door of the passenger seat, went around the front of the car and got in the driver's seat, "Where to go?"
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