Chapter 3

Chapter 3

The car stopped in front of a villa. Julian did not get out of the car as he was pressed for time.

Violet did not keep him long either. She got out of the car and ran into the living hall, carrying her wedding skirt.

“Mum!” She looked around after entering the villa. “Mum?” There was not a soul in sight.

The television in the living room was turned on.

She could not help but feel confused. As she was about to go upstairs to continue searching, her cell phone suddenly rang.

She looked at the caller ID. It was her mother.

Violet hurriedly picked up the call. “Mum, where are you?”

“My stomach doesn’t feel so good. I had vomited twice so I came to the hospital by myself. How are things with you? Have you escaped?” A middle-aged woman’s voice sounded weakly from the phone.

Violet tensed up. “Which hospital are you at? I’m coming over right now, stay where you are!”

“You don’t have to panic,” said her mum.

“Mum, I’ve made Theo Yeager very angry. I’m worried that he’ll come after you.” Violet lugged her dress up the stairs as she spoke. Surely she could not wear her wedding dress there.

Then, she requested, “Send me the address via Whatsapp, I’ll come to get you!”

After her change of clothes, Violet heard the female news reporter’s voice coming from the television as she headed down

the stairs…

“The wedding of the century, gone wrong. The Yancey family’s reputation has suffered a tremendous blow due to the lies and deceit of Theo Henry Yeager!

“President Yancey has become the laughing stock of the city. Senior Yancey, who is over seventy years old, suffered from a stroke at the scene. The ambulance has already arrived, fast as lightning, as we speak.

“According to our sources, the elderly man suffers from heart disease, and has had a bypass surgery done about three years

ago…

“At the moment, things do not look favorable for him. His prognosis remains unclear, tugging at everyone’s heartstrings.”

Violet could not help but slow down. Her chest tightened as she watched the scene on the television.

An old man was being brought into the ambulance. Her breathing became labored for a few moments.

Jack’s grandfather suffered a stroke?

Things did not look favorable?

Heart disease?

Unclear prognosis?

She took a deep breath and came to her senses. Grabbing her car keys, she went out the door and drove directly to the Paramount Hospital.

On her way there, the scene from the news where the old man was being lifted into the ambulance by a few medical personnel flashed through her mind. The situation looked chaotic.

How could this happen?

Could the old man live through this?

If anything bad happened to him, Violet would feel very guilty.

Worrying about her mother as well as Jack Yancey’s grandfather made her feel extremely bad.

Her destination was half an hour away, but she managed to reach it in 15 minutes.

After getting out of her car, she flew into the reception of the hospital and ran straight for the elevator.

She had to see how her mother was doing first. She could follow up on the old man’s condition via the news.

Seeing that the elevator doors were about to close, she dashed forward like a rocket…

“Wait, wait, wait, wait!”

The instant the elevator doors were about to close, Violet used all of her might to pry the doors open.

“Excuse me, excuse me!”

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There was only a man inside the elevator. It was only after she had dashed in that she saw his face clearly.

Oh!

Violet gave a sharp scream and took a step back. Her back collided hard against the wall of the elevator.

She stared at him with wide-open eyes.

For a moment, she thought that she was imagining things.

The doors had closed and the elevator started to move upwards.

When the man saw her, his eyes immediately shone with a cruel and hostile light. He looked cold and murderous, causing her to quake.

In that tiny, narrow space, there was only her… and him.

Jack Yancey’s fine and chiseled face had a provocative coldness to it. He gazed at her like a predator looking at its prey, as his expression slowly became a threatening one.

Violet tried to come to her senses. Was it really… him?

Had he appeared in this hospital because his grandfather…. got so mad that he had a stroke?

Her apologetic smile froze and disappeared without a trace.

This was not something that could be solved with a mere apology, she thought. What should she do?

Her eyebrows began to furrow. Damn it! How could the world be so small?!

Would he… seriously want her to pay for what she had done?

She was at a loss. Thus, she opened her mouth and started to speak bluntly. “That… I didn’t mean it. I was forced to, I hope…”

“I will make you pay,” Jack said, using the softest tone of voice to say the cruelest of words. “If anything happens to my grandfather, you can forget about living in peace.”

In the next second, he leaned his body over her.

Violet gasped in shock. There was nowhere for her to back into. Her heart was filled with suspense.

What was he doing?

Jack put both hands on the wall of the elevator, trapping her in the middle and forcing her to be extremely close under his body.

With his sheer height advantage, he looked down at her. He looked as though he was about to eat her up.

Their noses were almost touching. There was only vengeance and hatred in his eyes.

Violet felt like she had just been scalded. She faced his cold gaze with a brave but guilty front.

Her lips trembled as her heart rate increased.

Her mind was completely blank.

Would any explanation she gives now be useless?

No!

This was not how she normally is, Violet Yeager should be reacting!

“Mr. Yancey.” Violet raised her head as she struggled to regain her willpower.

This was such a huge misunderstanding, she thought. An explanation was necessary.

Thus, doing her best to ignore his aura, she opened her mouth to explain.

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“I’m very sorry about the wedding. The person I wanted to punish is Theo Yeager.

“But it didn’t occur to me that this would embarrass you… I was too careless.

“I should have discussed it with you beforehand on how to teach him a lesson…”

Seeing how unresponsive Jack was, Violet continued, “Basically, I didn’t think this through and troubled you, and you’re innocent. I just want to say I’m truly and sincerely sorry,

“It doesn’t matter whether you accept my apology or not, I just want to say I’m sorry. I have nothing against you, I really didn’t mean it!”

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“Are you done?” Jack gazed at her coldly. He even had a slight admiration for his own patience, having to listen to her say

so much.

Under his gaze, the only thing Violet could feel was her breathing, becoming, ragged. “I’m done”

Jack looked down at her with the air of an emperor. His thin lips spoke softly, “If anything bad happens to my grandfather, I will want you to pay with your life. Do you believe that?”

“Yes….”

The chill in the air inside the elevator kept getting colder. What came next was a suffocating and deathly silence,

Violet prayed inwardly. Senior Yancey, you must not die! Live for another year if you have to!

The sound of a bell rang. The elevator had come to a stop, and the doors opened,

Before Violet could react, Jack grabbed her wrist and dragged her out from the elevator harshly,