NovelUpdateChapter 459 He knew this sort of thing couldn't be rushed. Patience was key.
Violet had been holed up in her apartment for days on end, barely setting foot outside.
She couldn't reach McNeil. His number was still saved in her phone-she'd called countless times, but he never picked up.
The texts she sent used to get a reply, even if just a word or two. Now, there was nothing but silence.
Yet, she could still see glimpses of his life through his social media. The famously aloof, untouchable CEO who always seemed above it all—had started posting photos of his kids.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtEvery tshe saw them, it felt like a knife twisting in her chest.
Victoria hadn't just played her cards well-she'd played them masterfully. She'd given birth to twins, siphoned off half the Langford Group's assets, and, just as Violet was about to becMrs. Langford, managed to pry McNeil away from her once and for all.
Violet blamed herself for being too confident, for letting her guard down. Things didn't have to end up like this. Now, she had nothing. She clung to the apartment the old man had given her- the only thing she had left. Victoria had taken back every cent, every asset, even the money McNeil once gave her.
She could barely scrape together enough to pay the building fees.
And all of this-who had really ruined her? Even Yulia was changing, growing more reckless and unpredictable by the day.
Violet sat by the window, taking a long, hard drag from her cigarette.
She'd picked up new habits lately: staying up all night, chain-smoking, lying awake for hours unable to sleep.
Months passed like this, until one day her phone finally rang-Yulia's nflashed on the screen.
Violet could hardly believe it. She snatched up the phone, and Yulia's voice cthrough.
"I've booked a table at a café. I'll send you the address." Seeing a message at last after days of nothing, Violet's eyes grew damp.
Yulia never reached out without a reason. She must've made up her mind.
Violet arrived as promised. Yulia was already there, sipping a glass of wine. Violet had half-expected her to bring along her latest boy toy, but she was alone.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Mom-" Violet said, sliding into the seat across from her.
Yulia glanced at her and gave a faint smile. "Surprised, aren't you? I'm sorry. I haven't been myself lately. I know I've neglected you." Violet was caught off guard by the warmth. "I'm okay, Mom. What's on your mind?" Suddenly, Yulia reached across the table and took Violet's hand. “You're all I have jeft," she said quietly. "I know Golden Era Enterprises is holding the shareholders' meeting soon. They're voting for the new chair of the board." Violet saw the determination in Yulia's eyes and realized where this was going. She tried to pull her hand away, but Yulia held on.
"You talk to Simms or I will. Violet, this is our last shot. He's terrified someone will find out who you really are. You can't marry McNeil anymore, so you're of no use to him.
If the shareholders at Golden Era learn you're his real daughter people will start questioning his relationship with Victoria, too. If the truth gets out, he'll be kicked off the board." Yulia was trembling as she spoke, unable to believe that the man she'd backed all these years had ended up destroying them both.
"No," Violet said firmly. "If we do that, there's no turning back." She wasn't naïve.
"Turning back? Has he called you once during these months? Has he asked about us at all? Even if we don't force his hand, he won't leave us any way out.
Violet, don't kid yourself about men. Haven't you learned enough from what McNeil did to you? All those years together, but the moment Victoria got pregnant, he vanished without a trace. That's men for you. Why do you think your father never wanted you or me?
Passing down the family name-it's burned into their DNA. Nothing can change it. You keep hoping the man you love will cback to you, but he's already living his sweet life with his darling wife and son. That's just how it is, Violet."
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