Living Happily After

34: A name of many

"Kousuke, this is Miss Violet." Mara introduced.

"Yes, I know." Kousuke said, now facing Violet. "Nice to meet you again, Mrs. Bougainvillea."

"Bougainvillea?" Mara asked.

"Yes, Violet here is married to Mr. Gilbert here right?" Kousuke said, facing Gilbert, then seeing Anne. "Anne? Are you okay?" He asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine, just a little scratch." Anne said, then she asked Gilbert. "Uhh, can you let me down?"

Gilbert nodded, letting Anne down.

Kousuke sighed then smiled, "Come here, I'll put a bandage on that."

Then Anne followed Kousuke to a supply room.

Violet smiled at that, then frowned when she heard some talking from people working there. It was normal from people to talk to each other with some gossip and rumors, but something caught Violet's ear.

"Hey, did you hear, Edward Jones escaped prison."

"Yeah, we already know that."

"Yeah, but I heard he joined a gang."

"Yeah? That's kinda alarming, we could make it on the newspaper though."

But seems Violet wasn't the only one who heard it.

"Damn, that Jones." Emma rambled.

"You know Edward Jones?" Violet asked.

"Yeah, that bastard, he's half the reason why my father's still working with that gang, he blackmailed my father to be his 'friend'. Ugh, he's just disgusting." Emma commented, the she faced Violet. "You know Jones?"

'Edward Jones? I think I heard of him, he had bad manners, and had a lust for killing, he made the paper as well. He was in our unit once, before he was dismissed on accounts of violent behaviour. But how does Violet know him?'

As Gilbert thought that, and as he turned to looked at her, his coat was being unconsciously pulled by Violet.

No one can really tell by looking at Violet's face to see what she thought.

"He was a client of mine."

Violet answered shortly, like she doesn't want to talk about him. But Emma was curious, she didn't really 'know' Jones, she heard and talked about him with her father shortly but that was all.

"What was he like?" Emma asked.

A long silence. Violet frowned, and looked down, tightening her grip on Gilbert's coat.

"He....is a terrifyingly complicated person. He had so much lust and greed that would feel if through your veins the moment to lock eyes at him. He..." Violet seemed like she couldn't say anything else. "I need some air, please excuse me." She let go of Gilbert's coat and exited the room.

Gilbert walked after her, he was shocked at this. Is someone really that terrible?

Violet's eyes seemed to look for something. Then she walked towards a garbage can then, "Bleghhh...." she vomited, now covering her mouth, leaning against a nearby wall.

Gilbert rushed to her, "Hey," he rubbed her back, "are you okay?" He said, softly.

Violet nodded.

'I'll never forget that man. That horrid, vicious man. Are you targeting me next, Sir Edward Jones?'