Chapter 44

"No way! Does Mr. Lavigne have a thing for a newbie like Avery?"

"You never know. Who doesn't like college students? Maybe he's into innocent girls."

"But isn't there a rule against office romances?"

"Oh, come on! How could he be bound by that? Mr. Lavigne made those rules to keep others in line, not himself."

Violet didn't join their conversation. Instead, she snapped a picture with her phone and sent it to Summer.

She was so used to venting to Summer that she couldn't break the habit even though the latter no longer worked there. After sending the picture, she quickly typed out a long message.

Summer's face twisted with jealousy after reading the messages. Instead of replying to Violet, she called Eason directly.

Eason's phone rang, and he walked to the window to answer it. "Hello?"

"Mr. Lavigne, are you coming home for lunch?"

"I've already eaten at the office. Is something wrong?"

"Oh, nothing. I just wanted to check if you'd eaten. I thought you'd come home for lunch, s