VIOLET POVI watched as his eyes never left mine as he spoke.“Sometimes in life you have to let people take care of you. Sometimes you have to accept that people want to help, want to be there for you. Not people like Maggie Connor, who care only for themselves and their own selfish pursuits, people who want to treat you nicely. You deserve to be treated nicely, Violet. I don’t think you really know what it’s like to be cared for, not properly.” “My mum, she…” I’m ready with the excuses again, but he silences me with a sigh. “I want to take care of you, Violet. Will you let me?” Those flutters in my tummy again. I don’t know what to say. I stare at him open-mouthed. “If this is all too much, if you really don’t want me to be there for you, you only have to say. I’ll book you into a hotel while the work is being done on your house. You can take the clothes, and the toiletries, and the phone, and I’ll drop you there and make sure I keep my distance. You won’t ever have
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