Fifty Shades Of Lyon [REWORK]

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Next Morning

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"Violet, it's Mr. Lyon. I'm just curious on your whereabouts this morning. It's okay if you're running a little behind, but please be sure to inform me so that I can be aware. Please get back to me as soon as you can." Said Lucious into the office phone, standing over his desk with his fingertips providing support.

He put the phone on the hook, and stared at the time. She was supposed to arrive 30 minutes ago, and so far she has never been late besides the one day they were both running behind together. As far as he could tell, Violet was extremely punctual and tried her hardest to do well at her job.

Yes, she often made mistakes such as accidentally jamming the printer due to printing too many copies at once, or accidentally locking her keys inside of her office so she would have to ask a custodian to open the door for her. She even bumped into coworkers quite often, Lucious included, due to her frantic state and always being in some sort of a rush.

She made various mistakes, but she enjoyed her job and took it seriously.

He wondered if she had perhaps fallen sick with something or had another emergency. He didn't want to constantly contact her, so he decided to wait awhile longer in hopes that she would turn up with some sort of explanation.

He wasn't sure why he felt so anxious as every growing minute passed by. He was her employer, but he also had seen her outside of work and has seen who she is in contact with the most. Her jittery state was clearly due to living a somewhat stressful inducing life.

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"Two hours have gone by, Violet. I'm not trying to sound forceful or demanding, but from a professional standpoint It's really important that you tell me if you've decided to call off for the day or not. Thank you. Please reply soon." Lucious said, hanging up the phone.

He seemed to have spoken her into appearing, because he then noticed her walking down the hallway relatively quickly and heading towards her office. She gripped her things as usual, although her face seemed to have been in some paralyzed state.

Lucious opened his door, staring at her after she passed by. "Violet?" He asked. "There she goes again looking like she's seen a ghost. She looks like she's been crying, too." Said one of the multiple employees who had froze in place to stare at her strange state. "When is she not crying?" The other employee replied. She two of them began snickering together before they noticed the CEO, to which they gave an ashamed smile to and scurried away.

Lucious only focused on Violet, though. How she didn't stop by his office or speak to him. And yes, he took note of an employee saying that she 'again' looked like she saw a ghost and as if she had been crying as though it happens consistently. He headed straight towards her office.

He knocked on the closed door, although there was no answer. He looked through the glass window, and could see her sitting at her desk with her elbows covering her head. Her body seemed to be moving as if she was sobbing. She seemed to have been trembling. He noticed her reach into her drawer and grab a black pouch before getting up to head to the bathroom and fix her makeup.

He wasn't sure why he felt so anxious at this moment. But seeing this is purely concerning. Other employees seemed almost bored with her behavior, almost as if this was a routine for them to witness. But if it was, that was just as worrisome as seeing it for the first time.