Chapter 464
Violet's POV
I sat at the sunlit breakfast table across from Steve. Raising my porcelain cup, I took a slow, delicate sip of dark coffee, letting the heat settle in my throat before setting it back down on the saucer with a soft chink. I cast a warm, amused glance toward the empty chair beside him, a sweet smile curving my lips.
"It seems your sister can't bear to be away from that man for a single second..."
Steve moved his fork across his plate mechanically, the metal scraping against the fine china as he picked at his food without an ounce of appetite. He dropped the utensil with a dull clatter, lifting his tired, shadowed eyes to meet mine, his voice flat.
"So it's just you and me left..."
My hand froze mid-air, the porcelain cup hovering an inch from my lips. My throat constricted, my fingers trembling slightly against the handle as I searched his closed-off face.
