Inside the elevator, Raymond watched the rising numbers keep flashing upward. His fingers unconsciously clenched at his side, his heartbeat racing even faster than the numbers changing before him.
He kept repeating Violet's name in his mind, while those unbearable photos flashed through his head again and again.
With a ding, the elevator reached the top floor, and he rushed out like a gust of wind.
"Vivi!"
Raymond shoved open the office door without hesitation, expecting Violet's smiling face and warm embrace.
But the only one waiting for him was a tearful Winona, pointing at the red handprint on her face. "Raymond, Violet hit me! I only heard about the photos and wanted to comfort her, but she said I was laughing at her. She pinned me to the floor and slapped me three times!"
As she
