After half an hour, Rosalie went to Rebecca's room and found the older woman awake and reading a book. She wasn't sure how long Rebecca had been awake."Grandma," Rosalie greeted as she walked in."Rose, is Theo awake?""Yes, Grandma. I made him some garlic soup, and he drank it.""Oh, child. Why are you so good to him? You care for him like you're his mother. Make sure he doesn't take advantage of you.""Grandma, it's not much trouble for me to make him some garlic soup. If I don't help him clear his head, he'll be a nuisance when he acts tipsy around you.""If he's a nuisance, I'll make him leave," Rebecca said bluntly.Rosalie sat on the edge of the bed. "Theo and I will stay with you this afternoon, and then we'll have dinner together tonight. How about that?"They had originally planned to sneak out the resident register during the day, but the plan failed. Thus, Rosalie had to extend the time. She had to get the resident register. She would divorce Theodore latest by to
Rosalie was shocked, and the key in her hand clattered to the floor. Instinctively, she raised her hand to push against Theodore's chest, trying to shove him away. "Theo, what are you doing? Let go of me!"His hot kisses landed on her cheek and neck. She felt something was off with him. "Theodore... Mmph..."Her mouth was once again sealed by his.To stop him, she bit down hard. A sharp sting pierced through Theodore's hazy mind, causing him to furrow his brow slightly and release her. She had bitten hard, but hadn't broken the skin."Are you a dog? You bit me!" His hot breath washed over her face.Rosalie looked up, and stared at the brooding man before her. His breath felt especially scorching, and it seemed like the room temperature rose several degrees with him standing there.Quickly, she distanced herself from him, searching for the key on the floor. It took her a while, but she finally found it tucked away in a corner. She bent down to pick it up."What the heck was
His hand slid down her arm to her fingers, as sweat gradually beaded on his forehead.Rosalie broke free of his hold, and held her hand to his forehead. Upon realizing that his forehead was warm to the touch, she felt his cheeks and neck too.She immediately stood up and said, “No, we have to head to the hospital right now. You’re having a fever!”Rosalie stood up, but suddenly felt him hug her tight from the back. Theodore lifted her entire body, and spun it around before throwing her on the bed. He pressed her body down on hers, leaving no space for escape whatsoever.His body felt like a huge mountain pressing down against her, making her feel out of breath. The key in her hand slid down the bed. She raised her hand to press it against his solid chest, which felt searing hot to the touch.She swallowed past her constricted throat, the look in her eyes tense as her body began trembling. “What are you doing?!”Out of fright from his sudden movement, she almost forgot what she
That was too much of Grandma! Why did she have to do that?It was rare for her to finally show some concern for her grandson; when she finally did, it had to be a scheme against him.No wonder Theodore pounced on Rosalie the moment she entered the room. He was a hot-blooded young man who had just had some soup with aphrodisiac effects. No wonder he felt the urges!Theodore was worried that he might act rashly and fail to hold himself back, which explained why he flung her hands away. As it turned out, she had misunderstood him.The pained expression on his face made Rosalie ask in a soft voice, “Then… What should we do now?”Under such circumstances, it seemed as though having sex was the only way to bring him relief. But given their situation right now, they couldn’t behave as they did in the past. To make matters worse, she was pregnant right now.“I’ll take a cold shower.”Theodore stood up, and headed to the washroom.Thinking about her misunderstanding him, Rosalie felt
The evasive look in Rosalie’s eyes displeased Theodore even more. “It’s not as if you’ve never seen my naked body before,” he said. Rosalie remained silent as she stood up. She then said, “Please…continue with your bath. I’ll head out first.”She was about to leave the washroom, when she suddenly slipped and fell backward.“Ahh!”Rosalie shrieked, and instinctively wrapped her arms around her belly.The next second, she was caught in a wide, warm embrace. The two of them fell into the tub with a splash.Rosalie’s entire body was immersed in cold water. She trembled as she began struggling in the water. Although she was still dressed, her body was pressed tightly against his, and she could feel every curve on his body.Theodore carried Rosalie out of the water and out of the washroom.Rosalie was still shivering from the cold. She hugged him tight and pressed her pale, petite face against his chest, trying to absorb the warmth emanating from his body.After returning to the
She was pregnant right now, and her body probably wouldn’t be able to withstand sex right now. Furthermore, sex wasn’t the only solution. There were many other ways she could help him.Theodore pursed his lips, then opened them slightly as he breathed hard. The hesitation and reluctance in Rosalie’s eyes doused the fire in his eyes. Was she so unwilling to be intimate with him? She even requested for him not to go all the way.Ultimately, she was unwilling to go to bed with him.“No need. I don’t want to touch you,” he snapped.Since she didn’t want him touching her, what was the point of forcing himself on her? He didn’t want her feeling indignant about it, or even cry. It would only make him feel like a monster.His refusal to touch her stunned Rosalie. She felt as though someone had doused a bucket of cold water over her head, chilling her bones. The cold she felt from falling into the water just now was nothing compared to the cold she felt right now.Her face turned pale a
Divorce. It was about the divorce again.Theodore tightened his grip over the door handle.Yes, they should be getting a divorce!“Theodore, we agreed to get our hands on our resident register today. If you leave just like this, I…”“If I don’t leave now, should I stay here and sleep with you?”His voice betrayed the frustration beneath.“Then tell me where you’re going. Are you heading home, or are you going to find Cynthia?”Since he couldn’t find relief from Rosalie, it was a likely possibility that he might look for Cynthia in the middle of the night.It would have been fine if Rosalie simply asked him if he was heading home—but she had to mention Cynthia’s name, of all things. Theodore’s brows furrowed as he turned around, and said sharply, “Find Cynthia, of course!”Rosalie’s heart fell, and she clutched her chest. “We’re not yet divorced. If you go looking for another woman, where does that leave me? Can’t you just bear with it for one night?”“What about you? We’re
After unlocking the box with trembling hands, Rosalie opened the cover and found many documents of various colors inside.She flipped through the documents, but couldn’t find their resident register. There were other documents inside. Grandma and Grandpa’s wedding certificate looked so old, its colors were faded. The photo on the certificate was even black and white.Grandma and Grandpa looked to be very young. Grandpa looked suave and handsome, while Grandma looked beautiful. They were smiling so happily, and looked clearly in love with each other.The Spencers were blessed with excellent genes.Unfortunately, with the cruel passage of time, Grandpa had bidden the world goodbye, leaving Grandma all alone. Beautiful memories could only be stored in this box, which was probably why Grandma kept it locked.Rosalie knew she and Theodore wouldn’t even have the chance to create beautiful memories between them.One year of marriage was too short. Even the memories created during that
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