"Rose is here. Oh, Rose!"Rebecca was so glad to hear that Rosalie was here, she went downstairs with Zane's help to say hello to Rosalie as quickly as she could."Rose!""Grandma." Rosalie approached Rebecca and hugged her, unable to hold back her tears.Rebecca was delighted to see Rosalie. "Rose, you're finally here! I haven't seen you for so long. I really missed you."Rebecca kept feeling like she hadn't seen Rosalie for a long time and had a niggling feeling that she had forgotten something important. Her brain was becoming foggier and foggier day by day."I'm sorry, Grandma. If you want to see me, I'll come visit you more often."She thought Grandma would never remember her and would keep seeing Aurora as her."Yes, do come visit me more often. I'm getting old, I don't know how much longer I have to live. Each visit is a countdown to my death.""Grandma, don't say that," Rosalie said, feeling very upset. "You'll live to a ripe old age."Rebecca held Rosalie's hand tigh
Aurora glared at Rosalie.Looking at Theodore right now, she thought that even if she were to disappear into thin air right now, he might not even realize it. That damned Rosalie was the only one he had eyes for right now.Angie tugged at Aurora's sleeve and whispered, "You have to make a move. Don't let that whore snatch your husband!"Aurora was already jealous of Rosalie to begin with. With Angie's provocation, she was even more furious. She stepped forward to wrap her arms around Theodore's."Theo, it's rare for Rose to come by. Let her spend some time alone with Grandma and let's not bother her. I'm sure they have lots to talk about."Aurora spoke gently, but her words were piercing to the ears.Rebecca turned her attention from the baby to Aurora. "Rose and Theo can stay. You two girls go to a corner and play."Rebecca spoke politely, but with an air of dominance that wouldn't take no for an answer.Aurora's heart leapt. "Grandma, I…""Listen to yourself, dear girl. How
Aurora opened her mouth, wanting to say that Theodore had divorced Rosalie for a woman named Cynthia.On second thought, however, why should she correct Angie?Since that was what Angie thought, Aurora would let it be. Rosalie wasn't a decent woman to begin with, so it was fine to let Angie hate her. There was no need to explain things for Rosalie's sake."Alright, Angie. Let's walk around here. I'll bring you around and familiarize you with the place. It's huge, and since we haven't met for a while, let's take this chance to catch up. You have no idea how much I've suffered recently. I really have to talk to you about it."Since she was going to make use of Angie, Aurora decided it was best to agitate Angie and provoke the latter as much as she could.Angie was foolish and easily provoked. What's more, Angie herself was scheming to ride on Aurora's coattails and would naturally help her out.Angie also worshipped Theodore very much. If Theodore were to become her brother-in-law,
"Friends?" Rosalie said. "Grandma, they…""Rose," Theodore cut her off and shot her a look. "They're your friends. You brought them here because you wanted to introduce them to Grandma."Rosalie realized what was going on and nodded. "Grandma, they're my friends. I brought them here for you to see. I thought it'd be good to make things livelier here with more people.""Sure, it's fine since they are your friends," Rebecca said. "I thought they were Theo's friends. I was wondering why Theo made two new female friends and even brought them home. That's not very good."Rosalie lowered her head and smiled awkwardly. "Grandma, they're my friends. Don't worry.""That's good. Theo," Rebecca said warningly, "Although they're Rose's friends, you need to keep your distance from them. They are ladies, while you're a married man. You even have a child now. You can't be seen flirting with other women, especially that…that Aurora. Keep your distance from her. There's something wrong with her ey
Rosalie stood stunned, but she recovered quickly and pretended not to see anything. She turned around to leave."Rose!" Theodore called, stopping her in her tracks. "It's not what you think it is."Theodore was worried Rosalie might think he was having a rendezvous with Aurora.Rosalie didn't respond to Theodore's explanation, but Aurora was very affected by it. She looked at Theodore in disbelief. She didn't understand why there was a need to explain things. What Rosalie saw between them was exactly what was going on.Theodore looked at Rosalie and then looked back at Aurora. He felt like he was stuck in between them, caught in a dilemma."I'm just out for some fresh air. I didn't mean to interrupt. Just go on talking.""Rose, I'm not talking to her, just…""No need to explain things to me," Rosalie said, cutting him off. Rosalie saw the fury in Aurora's eyes, but because Aurora was standing behind Theodore, he didn't see the frightening look in her usually innocent eyes.Ro
With that, Aurora walked in the direction Rosalie left.Theodore grabbed her arm. "No need for that. You don't need to apologize. You'll only make her angrier.""What should I do, then?""Please just avoid her and stop provoking her.""I…" Aurora wanted to say that she didn't provoke Rosalie, but the firm look in Theodore's eyes made her swallow her words in fear. She didn't dare to say anything further. Nodding, she said, "I got it. I'll avoid her as much as I can.""One more very important thing," Theodore said in a heavier tone.Aurora looked up. "What is it?""Stop calling her Rose. That's not an address you can use on her."At the start, when Aurora started calling her Rose, Theodore had thought that Aurora had said it casually without thought. Subsequently, Aurora kept calling her Rose and he didn't like it.Grandma could call her Rose and so could his parents, but he didn't want Aurora calling her that.Aurora wasn't family. She was an outsider.Aurora looked at him i
When would Theodore understand that Rosalie no longer cared?She really didn't care anymore and didn't even get jealous. All the more she didn't want to fight with Aurora over him. To her, things were over between her and Theodore. He could be with any woman he pleased as long as he quit harassing her."Rose, no matter what, she was in the wrong just now. She shouldn't have said all that to you.""What's said is said. What can you do about it? Rather than apologizing to me, you should be telling her not to provoke me next time, or I'll be nasty.""Rose, Aurora might not mean any harm. You might have misunderstood her."Rosalie wasn't angry to begin with, but Theodore's words piqued her anger. She said with a chuckle, "Theodore Spencer, you're such a devoted lover."Theodore could sense that the devotion Rosalie was referring to wasn't to her."You have a strangely consistent taste. First it was Cynthia, and then it was Aurora. Both of them act so weak and vulnerable before you,
After Zane took the baby, Theodore and Rosalie started enjoying their meal."Theo, why are you just eating your food? Serve Rosalie some food. What's going on between you two? Did you two fight?" Rebecca said.She felt like they were behaving more like strangers. Yet, they were married and even had a child. She didn't understand what was going on and had a niggling feeling that she had forgotten something important, but she just couldn't remember what it was.Theodore immediately picked up a piece of chicken thigh with a fork and placed it in Rosalie's bowl. "Eat more. I feel like you've lost weight recently."The look in his eyes was so tender, his tone so loving that it didn't feel feigned. Theodore wished Grandma would prod him more and give him more reasons to get close to Rosalie.To make Grandma happy, Rosalie served him some food, too. "Theo, you should eat more too."The 'married couple' kept serving each other food and showing each other concern. Rebecca was beaming from
Theodore wrapped all of them up in his long arms.Under the golden sunshine, the family of four was wrapped up in each other's embraces. Sunlight shone on them, encasing them in a warm, golden glow. Everything felt calm and peaceful. The children snuggled in their parents' arms, innocent smiles lighting up their faces. They could feel the warmth of the sunshine as they found the safest and warmest haven in the entire world in their arms.In the evening sun and gentle breeze, they finally found happiness in each other's embrace.-In the deep of the night, Rosalie had a dream.Both Justin and Grandma came to her in her dream.Grandma and Justin were playing cards, surrounded by beautiful birds and flowers. They seemed to be in heaven, having the time of their lives with a look of tender love in their eyes.Grandma was very happy that she had reconciled with Theodore.Justin told Rosalie, "Rose, I'm so happy to see you happy.""Justin, do you hate me?""Silly girl, why would
Theodore made Rosalie feel like love was possible once more, and gradually opened her up.Love was ever-changing with time and the experiences they went through.Rosalie missed Justin dearly, but she also learned to treasure the people around her and every present moment of happiness. She learned how to accept the past and treasure the present amidst all her relationships.Justin would be her one and only in her heart, but Theodore also found his place in her heart amidst the unique position Justin was in.This was how their affections and love for each other grew and changed with time.Justin was dead, and Rosalie couldn't keep living in the past. She would carefully preserve her love for Justin in a corner of her heart.She would spend the rest of her life loving Theodore and their children."Chelsea," Rosalie said as she pulled Chelsea over. "Your daddy loves you very much, but he didn't get to see you come into this world. But you must remember his name. He is Justin Lynch."
Theodore and Rosalie brought both children to Justin's tomb.Before they left, Rosalie said that she and Chelsea wanted to spend some time alone with Justin.Theodore brought Jake to the car to wait for them.Golden sunlight shone on the land, feeling warm and toasty and giving the earth a beautiful glow.Rosalie caressed the tombstone. "Justin, I'm sorry for not coming to visit for such a long time."The last time she came back was a few months ago, during which she snuck a peak at his tombstone.Rosalie pulled out a bone fragment. "That's because you're always by my side, which is why I think that I can bring you everywhere I go. You're not just here at this tombstone."Justin, Theo and I have reconciled. He did so much for me, even sacrificing his own life for me. I can't just stand idly by and do nothing about it. I can't bring myself to reject him ruthlessly again and again."You can say that I'm moved, or that I fell in love with him once more. He's just too good, and I c
Jake had so much fun today and was exhausted by the time he reached home. After his shower, he crawled into bed and fell right asleep without any coaxing whatsoever. Jake would sometimes sleep in the bedroom with Chelsea, and sometimes they slept separately.At night, when Rosalie went to Chelsea's room to tuck her in and tell her a bedtime story, she asked, "Chelsea, how was your day with Theodore?""Hmm, it was alright," Chelsea said. "But Mr. Spencer was so silly, he burnt the food. I only got to eat lunch very late.""Is that so?" Rosalie burst out laughing. "How silly of him indeed.""But Mr. Spencer is quite nice," Chelsea said. "I like him. He said that I can call him Daddy."Rosalie's eyes lit up. "Do you want to call him that?""I do," Chelsea said with a nod, "but I'll do that tomorrow."Chelsea yawned. She felt tired, too.Rosalie caressed her cheek. "Goodnight, my darling. Go to sleep."-Rosalie returned to her room, took a shower, and laid on the bed. Theodo
Their parent-child bonding efforts officially began the next day.Rosalie brought Jake to the theme park. In the beginning, Jake felt rather stiff and reserved. It was his first time alone with his mom, after all.As time went by, Rosalie's earnestness, concern, and gentle patience with him slowly opened him up.They sat on the carousel, drove the bumper cars, rode on the Viking ship, zoomed down slides, bounced on the trampolines, and sailed on mini-boats. They had a whale of a time.Jake was covered with sweat, but he was so happy, he didn't want the day to end.He had grown closer to his mom, so much so that he would jump into her arms, hugging her and asking for kisses.Rosalie did not hold back from expressing her love for him and even carried him on her back as they continued exploring the park.Jake was very obedient and came down very soon, for fear that Rosalie might get tired. They moved on to the next attraction hand-in-hand.Rosalie found out one thing from Jake, wh
Some time later, Rosalie realized that Jake was being rather sullen.Each time she asked him whether something was wrong, he would brush her away, claiming that he was fine before running off.It was a Saturday, and Rosalie didn't need to go to work. She was seated on the couch with a book when Chelsea ran over, her braids swaying behind her. "Mommy, can you give me a hug?"How could Rosalie say no to her adorable little daughter? She shut the book and said, "But of course. Come on over."Rosalie opened her arms, very willing to show Chelsea affection.Chelsea crawled up onto the couch happily, sitting on Rosalie's lap and diving into her embrace.Jake happened to see it all.Rosalie noticed Jake standing a short distance away and was about to say something to him when he ran off.The smile on Rosalie's face faded as a look of worry took over.At night, Rosalie put Chelsea under Theodore's care and went to Jake, wanting to speak to him alone."Jake, what's with you recently
A gentle breeze lifted the curtains slightly in the deep of the night.Rosalie laid in Theodore's embrace, panting slightly. Her cheek leaned against his chest, feeling his heart pounding heavily, and her cheeks flushed.She never expected this day to come between her and Theodore, yet everything happened in a flash. He went to bed with her just like that, bewitched and completely infatuated with her.Although they were once husband and wife and had been intimate countless times, this felt different from the last. Things felt more intense this time around."Rose, are you happy?"Although Theodore's liver had been doing well over the last three months of recuperation, he was still worried that his fitness level might be affected before his liver was fully recovered.Rosalie gave him a slight smile. "Of course, I am. You almost crushed me."Her face flushed the moment she spoke those words. She hugged Theodore tight, feeling safe and secure.She could sense that he was telling th
"Theo, have you had a woman over the past five years?" Rosalie asked very frankly.They weren't naive young men and women but mature adults with experience in this matter.Theodore was a red-blooded young man who had his needs. Suppressing his desires, which were absolutely normal, would only jeopardize his health.Theodore was getting angry. "Am I someone like that to you, going to bed with a woman I don't love just to satisfy my physical needs?""Aren't men all like that?" Rosalie said. She didn't mean it in a scornful way but simply highlighted it as a typical observation.Lonely men and women in the city were bound to seek companionship in some places and part ways after the night.Someone as powerful and influential as Theodore wouldn't even need to go searching for someone else. Women flocked toward him like bees to honey."Why can't I be an exception?" He was in no state whatsoever to find another woman over the past five years and would always deal with his sexual desire
Time flew by, and three months later, Rosalie was fully recovered and back at work.Her colleagues welcomed her back with a bash.Everything seemed to have returned to normal.To keep Jake company, Rosalie would go back to Theodore's house every day after work. She was practically living there.Rosalie and Jake's relationship had improved over time, and they were looking more and more like they were truly mother and son.Everything was going well.At night, the four of them sat around the dining table and chatted happily with each other.After dinner, Rosalie and Theodore sat in the living room chatting. She suddenly noticed a book on the table. It looked so familiar that it caught her eye.It was the book she had written. Over the past five years, not only was she busy learning and working, but she also managed to write the book she had conceptualized and even gotten it published. However, this book was only available in Briusian and not exported to Blencalgo.Rosalie's book