"Whitney!" Violet screamed. She immediately ran toward the house.A firefighter halted her advance. "Miss, this building has been temporarily sealed off. You can't go in there right now.""My house is on fire!" Violet stressed, her voice urgent. "My daughter is still inside!""We've already sent a team in. If you could just …" The firefighter had barely finished when Violet shoved him aside and rushed into the building.The firefighter attempted to catch up to her, but Violet was quicker than he anticipated."Whitney!" she yelled as she raced up the stairs. "Whitney, where are you?"Violet got to the eighth floor in no time. A few firefighters were in the process of extinguishing the fire, and there was no sign of Whitney in the bedroom."Where's my daughter?" The panic that surged within her was unprecedented. "Where is she?""We have checked the scene thoroughly, Miss. There are no casualties despite the damage to the property," one of the firefighters informed her.Violet l

"How dare she!" Carl's mother, Elsa Hughes, roared. Her expression was icy. "What is it this time? The women around Carl are usually easy enough to get rid of.""Well, this Violet is different," Helen emphasized. "Did you know Carl actually smiled at her? He's never even smiled at me before."Elsa immediately reassured Helen. "Alright, alright. Calm down. When I'm done wrapping up my work here, I'll fly over and help you out over there.""Please hurry, Mrs. Walker!" Helen sobbed. "If you don't, I might be dead by the time you're here."It wasn't until Elsa promised to speed things up that Helen finally hung up.She then wiped away her tears. "Let's see how you can compete with me, Violet!" she snarled at her own reflection.On the other hand, Violet did not waste too much of her time worrying about Helen. Instead, she went down to the dungeons alone. Violet intended to search the area where she'd bumped into the traitor the other day. She had hoped that she might find some cl

"Of course!" the old man promised. "We're going to perform at a psychiatric hospital today. From what I've seen of her, she's perfect for the role of a tree! Let me teach her the basics first."As he spoke, the man led his group of students over to Elsa. He then taught her how to sing and dance."You … What are you doing?" Elsa shouted.As she gradually returned to her senses, she turned to Violet. "Violet Cooper! How dare you lie to me? Do you have a death wish?"Violet was unfazed. "It's not like you're planning to let me walk away alive even if I hadn't lied to you.""Get away from me!" Elsa roared.Despite that, none of them seemed remotely bothered by the iciness on her face. Instead, they remained as enthusiastic as ever.As the group consisted of elderly people, Elsa could not bring herself to meet their advances with violence.She couldn't touch nor harm them. It would only tarnish the reputation of the Walker family.When Violet looked back again from a distance, she

Carl raised his arm. Yet, he stopped himself before he could hit her.Violet glared at Carl. She hadn't lost her mind. She just wanted to hit him!These days, her bottom line for Carl's bullying was dropping lower and lower. She had convinced herself it was for Whitney's sake as well as it was for those inexplicable emotions that plagued her relentlessly.It was bad enough that he had taken advantage of her. How dare he say something like this to humiliate her now?Yes, she loved money. But every last cent she had gotten so far was the result of her hard work and her intelligence.Violet suddenly realized that she cared deeply for Carl's opinion of her. In his eyes, was she truly this pathetic?Violet's chest clenched. Carl's words were a knife that dug into her heart and shredded her to pieces.Carl's fists curled as well. The veins on his forearms bulged.None of this was what he'd wanted to say to her. Yet, he couldn't bring himself to voice the actual words in his mind.

The man walked over to Violet. "Hello. My name is Nathaniel Skye, the president of Starlight Enterprise. Are you going to the Swansky Banquet Hall?"Starlight Enterprise was the only company in Zeloth that could compete with Horizon Group. They were also internationally renowned."My name is Violet Cooper."Nathaniel gave her a warm smile. "Was your car badly damaged? "I'm heading to the Swansky Banquet Hall too, so I can give you a ride if you need one."Violet blinked and turned to her car. "Can't the car move?" she asked the driver."It can, but it's really scratched up. If we drive this to the banquet … " The driver was worried that Carl would punish him for embarrassing him by arriving at the banquet in such a sorry state.Violet knew the driver pretty well. "Then you should stay and deal with the accident. I'll hitch a ride with Mr. Skye here.""Are you sure you'll be fine?" the driver asked in a low voice.Violet shook her head with a smile. Nathaniel was a well-know