Chapter 15 Two Spineless Cowards! Chapter 15 Two Spineless Cowards! Violet strode into Pinnacle Entertainment, her professional demeanor intact despite her urge to kick down Gavin's office door. "Ellie, is Mr. Braxton in his office?" she asked, keeping her tone polite for the sake of Monarch Law. Ellie hesitated. "Ms. Miller, Mr. Braxton's in a meeting. How about waiting in the lounge?" Violet's eyes narrowed slightly. "Oh? He called me here like the world was ending. I thought Pinnacle was on the brink of bankruptcy or something." Ellie choked on her words, managing only a weak smile. Today was just bizarre. Gavin was acting off, but now even Violet was dripping with sarcasm. Violet wasn't about to make life hard for a secretary. "Lead the way to the lounge, Ellie. I've got a court hearing this afternoon, so I can only wait thirty minutes. Please let him know." In the lounge, she scrolled through recent news about the Braxton Group, and the top headline confirmed Wayne's return and plans to overhaul the company. Even through the screen, Wayne's commanding presence was undeniable. And yet, that day, she'd bawled her eyes out in front of him, snot and all. She cringed at the memory, wishing she could erase it from her mind. Better yet, she prayed she'd never have to face Wayne in person again. The lounge door was half-open, and passing employees didn't notice her as they gossiped quietly outside. "Hey, did you see? Is that Gavin's fiancée in his office? So sweet-he's making her coffee himself!" "Don't spread rumors. That's his sister! You newbies don't know, but Gavin's crazy about his little sister." "Wait, isn't his sister adopted? Heh, with his precious adopted sister around, when he brings his bride home at the end of the month, we're gonna have some serious drama to watch." Violet pocketed her phone, her fists clenching slightly. So, he'd left her waiting for half an hour to play house with his dear sister in his office? She stood, pushed open the door, and marched toward Gavin's office. Ellie, who'd just sent an email, spotted Violet storming toward the office and rushed to block her. "Ms. Miller, Mr. Braxton's with a guest. Please wait a bit longer." Violet shot her a cold glance. "Didn't you say he was in a meeting? Now he's got a guest? Quite the time management guru, isn't he?" Out of patience, she brushed past Ellie and shoved open the office door. The sudden intrusion startled Gavin, who was gingerly applying burn cream to the woman on his couch. Ellie's head throbbed. "Mr. Braxton, Ms. Miller insisted on coming in. I couldn't stop her." She shot Violet a resentful glance, the bitterness quietly festering in her chest as she silently held a grudge. Gavin glared at Violet, clearly annoyed. "Alright, Ellie, you can go. Since Ms. Miller's here, let her in." Perfect timing-he'd settle yesterday's score in front of Luna! 14:40 Chapter 15 Two Spineless Cowards! Violet crossed her arms, her smile sharp. "Sorry for interrupting your... intimate moment-oh, my bad, I mean applying cream!" "But since Mr. Braxton summoned me so urgently, I doubt it was to watch you tend to your dearest sister." Her jab made both Gavin and Luna's expressions shift. "Violet, you've got it all wrong." Luna said quickly. "Mom asked me to bring Gavin some soup today. He was in that car accident a couple days ago, and she wanted him to eat something nourishing. I didn't know he'd called you..." What a devoted adopted sister-Violet could practically gag. "Luna, you don't need to explain yourself for coming to see me," Gavin said firmly. Then he turned to Violet, his eyes icy. "But you? I haven't even started on yesterday, Violet Miller! Look at what you did-Luna's burns almost blistered! You deliberately hurt my sister, and I'm ordering you to apologize to her now!" Violet let out a soft scoff, glancing at Luna's so-called injury-a red patch smaller than a fingernail, nothing compared to her own neck. "Oh. Mr. Braxton, let me give you a quick legal lesson. Intentional injury requires causing at least a second-degree minor injury to warrant a case. Why don't you rush your precious Ms. Thorne to get her 'injury' checked? Better hurry, though-it might heal before you get there." "And about yesterday? That was, at most, a public disturbance. But the one who starts it is the cheap one. If your darling Ms. Thorne and her bestie hadn't provoked me, we wouldn't have had a fight." "So how about you tell your sweetheart to steer clear of me from now on?" Her words left Gavin and Luna's faces dark as thunderclouds. "Violet. Miller." Gavin's face was a mask of frost, each word clipped. "You splashed hot water on Luna. How vicious can you get?" Luna's eyes flashed with triumph before she slipped into a timid act. "Violet, I know you don't like me, but please don't be mad at Gavin. I swear I'll stay out of your way..." "Swear, huh?" Violet raised her voice. "Go on, swear! Swear that if you ever show up to flaunt your presence again, you'll get breast nodules, uterine fibroids, and ovarian cysts!" She turned to Gavin, her tone mockingly sincere. "Want to swear too? I've got one for you: if you bother me again, you'll be constipated for eighty-one days, grow 108 hemorrhoids, and suffer erectile dysfunction-if you do get it up, it'll last max 3 seconds. Not a single second more!" She exhaled, feeling lighter. "So, how's that? I'm such a vicious woman-asking you to swear to stay away from me isn't too much, right?" Gavin and Luna were stunned speechless by her tirade. Gavin recovered first. "Violet, you call yourself a refined lady? Why should we swear? Why don't you swear?" Violet Minked innocently, "I already did. Got the memory of a goldfish? Seven seconds? I said that day I'd never marry you, and if I break that vow, may you, Gavin Brazion, never have an heir!" "There, I swore again. Your turn." Luna bit her lip, her face flushing red and white. How could she possibly say such crude vows? Gavin's jaw denched so hard his teeth might crack. Three seconds? How dare shel Violet smirked, rolling her eyes. "Tch, two spineless cowards. I'm out!" (0) (0)