In that moment, a rare sense of calm washed over me—body and mind finally at ease. And, inevitably, my thoughts drifted back to the memories I had with Violet.I first met her at our university’s opening ceremony.She stood onstage as the freshman representative, delivering a speech.To this day, I still vividly remember her in that white dress, her long ponytail tied high.Before a crowd of more than ten thousand students and faculty, she showed no trace of nervousness. On the contrary, she radiated confidence and poise.She was so articulate and inspiring that the entire auditorium erupted in applause.Someone had asked her about her standards for a partner, and she had said, “Someone who can walk in success beside me.”Those words became the goal I pursued relentlessly for years.Today, in the business world, people speak to me with respect and deference, calling me “President Sargent”, but in her eyes, I was still that nouveau riche man, crass and vulgar, forever unwort
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