Chapter 88

Violet was so angry as she was in our room. Mara just reminded her of things that were hurting her and she said it in such a way that it actually left a scar. She was trying our best to be in a position where she would not have to think about steel so much. But is like the people around us are not making it
　　easy for her. And what the hell is wrong with Mara anyways.
　　She just switches like a faulty light bulb sometimes. And violets could not just take it, she felt so irritated.
　　Mara was not happy with Violetat all. She had told her that she had interest in the young man that she was talking to. But violence was all over. She's in an organism in front of the house. What rubbish. She thought.
　　Next day, when Violet woke up, she met Mara, sitting on the couch.
　　" Hi," violet said.
　　"Violet. What's up?" Mara said.
　　" Hi, what's up?"Violet replied to her.
　　"I'm sorry about yesterday,"Mara said.
　　"Oh, what are you sorry about" violet said,
　　"for just acting up and saying silly things." Mara said
　　"Yeah,that.."Violet remembered.
　　"Yeah, that was pretty annoying. You could sound like a total idiot sometimes, you know?"
　　" Wow. What's the reason for the name calling?" Mara was surprised.
　　"That's just the truth, honestly, because I don't know the reason why you acted that way. Or were you just trying to hurt me intentionally?" Violet could not understand what the hell was wrong with Mara. One day, she is normal. And next, she just acts like a total idiot.
　　" Yeah, yeah, I understand. It sounded so annoying. And I'm sorry about that." Mara said.
　　"Yeah, it's fine", Violet walked away.
　　Mara only wanted to apologize to Violet, so that she could get more information about the new guy. She was not willing to let this one go this time. First, it was Steel and she let him slip off herhands. But this time, she would not let this one slip off. And she will do whatever she has to do. So make sure she gets the new guy for herself.
　　Detective Cooper has been behind closed doors. Snooping around looking for who violetis laundering money for he was so sure that the library was an avenue for violet to launder money for a drug cartel, or whoever the hell she worked for.
　　He saw that crease and his wife offered Violeta huge sum of money. And he wondered when they became such good friends who now give money to each other. $300,000 was not just a small amount of money. Was this in money for blackmail or what?
　　He wondered. And it did not just r d there . Violet is sponsoring young writers now in the community so that she can promote their book. Ooh, she's so smart.
　　He never thought that she was so brainy. This is just a perfect way to launder money. You are sponsoring writers putting money into them, then they will bring the money back to you when they sell their books or not. No one would question Money that comes from "book selling". Violet is just too smart but he believes that he is smarter. He thought he should give a round of applause for coming up with such a brilliant idea.
　　Whoever thought a library would be a place that could launder such an amount of Money.and a new strange man came to the library launch and offered her a sum of $150,000. That was just ridiculous. Who just offers money up like that, if not the boss of a drug cartel and
　　God knows which other people she had received money from. In the name of investing in the name of sponsors.
　　She was going into her library when she met detective Cooper at the storebeside her library.
　　"Hello, Violet " he said
　　"Ah, Detective Hi, long time no see." She said,
　　"Oh, I do see you around. You're the one who doesn't see me. I mean, I see that you've done a lot to the library now.
　　And now this place is just so bougie and elite." He said.
　　"What do you mean by bougie and elite detective?" Violet asked.
　　"I mean, now you have a lot of authors Here, you are. You're a big girl now Violet. I wonder how everything just turned around for you all of a sudden. I mean, you have a lot of authors and publishers here. This place is really coming up violet. I'm so happy for you. I was really surprised at how all this just turned around for you. It's like your fate just turned around overnight.
　　And people like you don't get this lucky."
　　"People like me! And what do you mean by people like me, Cooper? "
　　"Well, I meant you're just a young girl. And even if you have been saving money for all your life, it can never be enough to buy a house, a new car, and even a business all at once. And now, you are doing so much good for society. You're bringing up young writers and sponsoring them. You are now a philanthropist violet. I wonder how that fate just turned around for you. All of a sudden, you used to be someone who didn't even have a house.
　　You were fired from your job, remember? Cooper said.
　　"Yeah, you're right detective, now that I think about it I am a philanthropist like you say and I am doing so much Good for my community than you have ever done in your 50 years service or whatever amount of of yearsthat you have served" Violet said with a smirk on her face.
　　"All right i see thatwe are insulting each other now violet? Come on, We just have enough Conversation and I have only spent 15 years in service ."
　　"Look cooper,I do not have This time for you,so pleased, as you can see I have to Get to work and you can keep snooping" she said and walked into the library.
　　And Cooper ranafter her Then into the library
　　"Wait violet, I wantto ask you something. It's been a while since I saw a friend of yours, And I know you to be a bit close. I've not seen him for a very long time and I wanted to ask for his whereabouts." He said.
　　"what for And are you talking about Cooper"
　　" Mr Duplantier It has not been long Since I saw him at the station or anywhere around. He was always around hereand all of a sudden I don't see him here anymore. Do you know his whereabouts?" He asked in concern.
　　"Look Detective I am very sure you know Mr Damien before me. He is just a friend of mine. I have not heardfrom him for a while but I'm sure that if you try to reach out to him, he will give you the Attention you See we desperately seek for."
　　"Hey what do you mean by i desperately sick Attention?" Cooper asked as he lowered his voice.
　　"common Cooper,do You think I don't see the way you look at Damian when he is here? Or the way Are you smiling Anytime you see him around?Come on, I know all about that.If you're hiding it from everyone You can't hide it from me. Take a look at my best friend over there Luca ,Yeah is gay so I know the signs so I don't hiding it.But I Just think That Damien is way out of your league.Man, look at yourself Dude!"She said.
　　Cooper was soAngry.
　　" I can see that you are in no mood to talk to me today. All you just want to do is insult me.anyway have a lovely day I"llbe watching closely." he said and walked away.Violet could not stop laughing as she walked into her office. She loves whenever she gets on. Cooper's nerves.
　　He is such an annoying person. All it does is snoop around the place .She hopes hegets what he is looking for. And now he is looking for Steel. Violet wished she had given him Steel"saddress so that he would pay a visit to one of the werewolves on his way there. But hewas a good friend and she wouldn't do that, she thought.
　　When Violet got into her office, one of our workers came to deliver a bouquet of flowers That was for Violet. She was so excited. She wondered if this was Steeltrying to apologize to her. She was so excited to receive the flowers. She took the notes that were on the flower, and she read it and she realized it was the person she had adate with the night before Marquis.
　　Wow. He is such a nice person. And these flowers are really beautiful. She thought, but this is not what she wanted. The person she wanted right now. Did not even want her back and she was getting frustrated.
　　Is this really how her life is going to be? Was she really going to leave without steel? She could not stomach the thought of leaving without him.
　　How does he do it. he is just an egocentric punk who does not give a fuck about anyone's feelings Neither does he give a fuck about hers. Does he not feel anything that she is feeling at the moment because she's seriously hurt?
　　But it felt so real while it lasted. She could feel that he had deep feelings for her so why did it have to end?
　　Was this just bad luck manifesting again? She wondered.
　　After she received the flowers, Some minutes later she got a call from Marquis
　　Hello Damsel. Did you get the flower that I sent you? "Yes, I did. Thank you very much maquis.
　　Yeah it's a beautiful flower for a beautiful girl like you. I don't know. I'm not doing anything after work today. I was wondering if you were free. We could just hang out for a little bit if that wouldn't be of a burden to you.
　　Violet wantedtodecline but there was just something about him.he just sounded also formal and respectful in a way that she could not just decline like how could someone sound that humble and she denies him.
　　She could not just decline, it was like he was intentionally. she would seem like a Bad person if you declined him of course.
　　"okay where do you Want us to meet you said"
　　It's not like she was doing anything of importance after all And she hadn't even seen anyone So yeah maybe You should give this a try.But it was just Too early to start jumping into something knowing she just wanted some things to get her mind off the fact that steel would not have her.