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Chapter 18
Chapter 18
Chapter 18 Violet slowly lifted her eyes to see him looking at her stomach. She looked down and discovered that the part of her shirt at the belly had been ripped off. “Are you sick?!” She hurriedly covered her stomach with her hands. Jack was actually looking for the source of a certain strange grumbling in the living hall. Jack raised his head. His cold eyes were like deep, dark pools. “Why are you still so arrogant in your abject condition?” The word ‘abject’ came out from his mouth! Violet could no longer ignore the pitiful state she was in. She bit her lip and glared at him stubbornly. She could not offend him no matter how unhappy she was. This was nail-bitingly frustrating! She might die a horrible death if she were to leave this place. Jack felt pretty good when he saw how silent and uncomfortable Violet was despite her anger. He glanced at her and said co oly, “I’m rather reluctant, but I’ll let you stay. However, we have to set the record straight.” Violet threw him a frosty look. She did not understand what he meant. “Just say it!” Now that she had to seek shelter from him, she had to hear him out.
He looked at her. His handsome face was a bit tense, but he spoke straightforwardly, “Although I didn’t need your help, you still helped me earlier this evening. His voice was low. “Michael is my confidant. He saved you just now. So we’re even.” Before Violet could reply, he continued, “You humiliated the Yanceys at the wedding. This isn’t over. You’ll atone for this slowly, in the future.” Violet frowned. “My grandfather got a stroke thanks to you, so it was your duty to nurse him back to health. I’ll consider us even on this, albeit barely.” Jack swept his gold gaze over her. “If anything bad had happened to my grandfather, you wouldn’t be alive right now.” “What about my mother?”
Judging by the tone of her voice, she had a lot to say about him. “You kidnapped my mother! We’re not even on this!” Jack grinned. “Right. We’re not even on this. You have to thank me for this.” She almost laughed. “Think about it,” Jack scrutinized her forlorn figure as he taunted her, “You can’t even protect yourself now. How are you going to protect your mother? Do you want her to die with you?” Violet’s face paled. Her body stiffened up slightly. Jack spoke again, nonchalantly this time, “Do you think your mother can survive if Theo gets his hands on her?” Violet’s heart felt inexplicably tight when she heard that. She knew how dangerous the situation was after what she had gone through today. In this case, it would be better for her mother to be with Jack than with her. Jack kept his eyes on the distracted girl under the bright lights. He could discern her thoughts. This was the first time he was looking at her seriously. Her petite and exquisite face was rather pretty in spite of the bruises. “So you have to thank me,” Jack emphasized with a small grin. Violet came back to her senses. Her mouth felt dry all of a sudden. She looked up at him with a complicated expression on her face. She did not want to thank him! Theo Yeager would not even have kidnapped her and forced her to be his substitute bride if he did not exist. She would be living peacefully with her mother now! Jack could see how much hatred she felt towards him. His deep eyes glinted. “When the day breaks, leave immediately,” he said off-handedly. She watched his back as he turned around and walked up the stairs, feeling very helpless. There was a kaleidoscope of feelings in her at the moment. It was only after Jack had disappeared up the stairs did Violet walk towards the couch. What an unfortunate night. Just as she was about to sit down, a middle-aged woman in a modest outfit appeared out of nowhere.
She had entered the hall without a sound, giving Violet the shock of her life when their eyes met. Violet could almost feel her heart jump out.NôvelDrama.Org exclusive content.