Justin successfully brought Steve out. In the end, Sebastian compromised. Though he wanted to keep Steve, his own life was more important.With Steve in his arms, Justin got into a black limousine not far away.Theodore's injury was still not fully healed, and he looked very pale. However, the moment he saw Steve, his eyes lit up. He immediately took Steve from Justin and held him tightly."Steve, Steve." Theodore's voice was full of emotion as he tightly embraced the child, kissing his forehead. "Steve, I'm your father! I'm your biological father."Tears of joy flowed down Theodore's face, his body trembling.Steve seemed to be affected by his emotions. His little lips quivered as though he was about to cry, and he called out "Dada."Theodore was overjoyed when he heard Steve call him that."I'm here, Steve. Dad's here. I'm sorry I haven't been with you. I only just found out you're my child. I'm sorry. It's all my fault that I had a falling out with your mom. Otherwise, we wouldn't h
Theodore also sensed that something was wrong. Things had gone too smoothly.Justin immediately stepped forward and removed the cap, mask, and sunglasses from the man's head—only to discover that this person was not Yerick at all. The man was sweating profusely, looking at them with fear in his eyes."I was hired to come here. I don't know anything! I don't know anything!"Justin and Theodore exchanged glances, both realizing they had been tricked.Yerick was indeed cunning.At that moment, an ear-piercing noise suddenly came through their earpieces. Theodore and Justin immediately took them off. Then, Theodore's phone rang. He took out his phone. It was an unknown number. He answered the call immediately."Theodore, you really outdid yourself. Do you think you can catch me by using that idiot Cynthia?"Theodore snarled coldly, "Yerick, what exactly do you want? Tell me what you want, and I'll fulfill your request. Just let Rose and my dad go.""Oh, so you know your dad is in my hands
"I'm aware," Justin said. "I will do everything in my power to protect her. If one day I become a threat to her life, I will end myself."Theodore frowned. "There's no need for you to go that far. If you do that, Rose will suffer.""Suffer? How long would she suffer?" Justin didn't know if Rosalie still loved Theodore, but could someone who had loved for so long truly let go of everything?"She will." Theodore looked at Justin and sighed lightly. "Because she likes you."Justin was a little shocked. "What did you say?""You didn't know? The way she looks at you is different from how she looks at other men. Justin, she likes you, not just as a friend, but as a woman loves a man."Theodore was his rival, so hearing these words from him made Justin somewhat happy.Seeing Theodore's grim expression, Justin asked, "Why are you telling me this? Doesn't it make you sad? I know you love her deeply.""I do love her, but what's the use of being sad? I can't control who she loves. If I could, she
Theodore and Justin rushed to the hospital where Christopher was waiting.He wasn't the only one there, and Sebastian was standing right behind him.Theodore looked grave. He had quite a major conflict with Sebastian over Rosalie's child."Mr. Jackson, what brings you here?" Theodore said, completely ignoring Sebastian.Sebastian stood at a side, gazing coldly at Theodore. He didn't seem very perturbed, but his eyes were cold and calculating as usual."I'm here to visit your mother," Christopher explained. "I know what happened. I know something happened to Rose.""I also know about your relationship with my mom," Theodore said coldly. "I have nothing to say about you coming to see her, but what does what happened to Rose have anything to do with you? Just because she married your nephew?""Theodore, I didn't come here to pick a fight with you. Do you want to find Rose or not? The more hands on deck we have, the better. I can activate more resources for a comprehensive search. D
Theodore's brows knitted tighter as he went on reading the information about Yerick. Doubt flashed past his eyes."Why is he targeting us? Does he bear a grudge against us?""Why would he be like this if not over a grudge?" Sebastian scoffed. "Theodore, your family is a scourge. You even got Rose implicated.""Shut up!" Theodore yelled furiously. "Sebastian, now that Rose's background has come to light, we know that she's your cousin. Do you dare harbor any intentions about her? You no longer have any right to fight for her."Sebastian clenched his fists. "You said it yourself, she's my cousin and I'm considered her brother, a kin of hers. I might not have the right to be with her, but more so than the two of you, it's absolutely in my place to protect her.""Enough!" Christopher roared. "Now's not the time to be fighting. It's time to get serious. I came to the hospital to watch over Syd. Your mom must be transferred to a safe place that guarantees her protection right away."Ju
Everyone turned solemn upon hearing Yerick's words.Was Yerick close to them and watching them right now?Justin could see a camera aimed at them above the entrance of the operating theatre. No wonder Yerick knew everything. He had managed to hack into the hospital's surveillance system.Theodore composed himself and said, "I'll go right away. No one will come with me."He then glanced at Justin, as if wanting to tell him something, but he knew it would only be in vain.Even if Yerick was fooling him, he didn't have a choice. Rosalie and his dad were both in his hands. He had to do Yerick's bidding.Theodore turned to leave, but his bodyguard stopped him. "Mr. Spencer, it's too risky.""Step aside!" Theodore barked. "Don't follow me. If I find any of you following me, don't blame me for being nasty."This concerned Rosalie and his father's safety. He couldn't allow anything to go wrong.Theodore walked out determinedly as everyone stared at his back.Twenty minutes later, Jus
Rosalie smiled sardonically. "Showing you concern? I'd be a fool to show you concern right now."Yerick looked down in disappointment. "Rose, that makes me so sad. I treated you so well and even saved you. How could you break my heart like that?""You saved me?" Rosalie didn't believe a word Yerick said. "You want me to suffer. Why would you bother saving me?""Rose, I caught the kidnapper whom Aurora paid to kidnap and kill you and your baby. Why else would I appear at the supermarket at that time? I went there to protect you. Had it not been for me, you would have been caught. And from where did you think Cynthia got that recording from?"Rosalie sighed. "So what? Can it erase away the wicked things you did? You also killed my grandmother. You hurt Theo, kidnapped me, and even caused Justin's previous injury. Can one good thing make up for all the wicked things you did?""So in your eyes, I'm just a wicked man without any redeeming qualities?""What exactly do you want from me?
"Rose, quit asking me such a lame question. You already know who I am. My aim is to make them all suffer. They are all suffering and I'm having the time of my life right now! I'm living because of their suffering! Hahaha…"Yerick laughed out loud."Yerry," Rosalie said as she kneeled on the ground. "Please, I'm begging you. Let Theo go. I'll do anything you ask of me.""Are you pleading on his behalf? Rose, do you still love him?""It's not important whether I love him or not," Rosalie said through sobs. "Yerry, are you really happy doing this? I know your mother died and you suffered a lot, but what has that got to do with Theo? He knew nothing about it, and he's a victim himself. He didn't have a happy childhood, what with his father breaking his mother's heart and him not receiving love from his parents. He's to be pitied, too.""He, to be pitied? Hahaha…" Yerick laughed as if he heard a funny joke. "Rose, Theodore was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. No one dares to offe
The next day, Chelsea felt the sun shining on her. She slowly opened her eyes, only to find herself lying on a bed.She turned her head and saw someone at the bedside looking at her. She sat up on the bed in fright.Jake was seated on the chair, sprawled across the bedside.Upon seeing Chelsea stir awake, he sat up and simply stared at her in silence.Chelsea stared back at him curiously, and the two of them ended up in a staring contest.Jake stood up and ran out of the room. "Dad, she's awake."Jake dragged Theodore into the room."Chelsea, you're awake," Theodore said as he approached her. "Go wash up and brush your teeth first before having breakfast.""Why did I end up here? Wasn't I at the hospital last night?" Chelsea asked, confused."You fell asleep in the hospital. I was worried that you might catch a cold there, so I carried you back home. I'll take you to the hospital to see Mommy after breakfast."Chelsea scratched her head as she looked at Jake, still in a daze.
Theodore and Chelsea stayed by Rosalie's side till late.Rosalie felt pain all over her body. The doctor prescribed painkillers with sedative effects, and she fell into a deep sleep.Chelsea was very stubborn and refused to leave, wanting to stay by Rosalie's side. She eventually couldn't hold out any longer and fell asleep on the couch. Theodore carefully carried her in his arms and left the hospital.Theodore carried Chelsea in his arms the entire trip. She remained in a very deep sleep until he reached home. He put her on the bed and pulled the sheets over her. Then, he left the room quietly.He headed to Jake's room and knocked on the door. "Jake, are you asleep yet?"Even if Jake was, Theodore had to go in and wake him up to tell him something.Jake slowly and carefully opened the door a crack."I have something to tell you," Theodore said.Jake took a few steps back to allow Theodore in.Theodore walked into the room, shut the door, and carried Jake up on the bed.Jake
Theodore took Chelsea out for almost half an hour before returning. He wanted to see how Rosalie and Jake were doing.Yet, when he arrived at the door, he saw that Rosalie had collapsed on the floor."Rose!" Theodore put Chelsea down and ran toward Rosalie, carrying her up in his arms.Rosalie's brows were tightly knitted. She was barely conscious, sweat beading on her forehead."Mommy, Mommy!" Chelsea was frightened to see her mom in such a state.Just then, the door to the room suddenly opened. Jake heard the commotion and came out, only to see Rosalie on the floor. He was utterly shocked.Theodore yelled at Jake, "What did you do?"Jake stood stunned. He knew nothing, since he was hiding in his room all the while. He thought Rosalie had left when he didn't hear her voice anymore.Rosalie opened her eyes and grabbed Theodore's arm, saying weakly, "Nothing to do with him.""Rose, I'll take you to the hospital." Theodore carried Rosalie in his arms and stood up in a panic.
When Theodore arrived home with Rosalie and Chelsea in tow, Jake was playing water guns with the servants.The servants pretended to be afraid as they hid from Jake's sight.Jake was having the time of his life when a voice interrupted him. "Jake."He jumped up in fright at the sound of his father's voice and immediately hid the water gun behind his back.Yet, when he turned around, he saw two people standing next to Theodore—a lady and a little girl.Jake suddenly had a bad feeling about things as he looked wide-eyed at them."Jake," Rosalie said agitatedly as she looked at her son. She wanted to rush toward him, but was worried that it might frighten him.Theodore took a few steps forward. "Jake, do you still remember what I told you about how your mom is back?" He crouched down low and gently caressed Jake's head. "She is your mom, and that's your younger sister."Jake's water gun fell on the floor with a thud."Jake," Rosalie said in a trembling voice as she approached h
Lunch went by without a glitch, although neither of them spoke much.Perhaps because Chelsea was around, they found it inappropriate to say what was on their mind, even if there was much they wanted to say.After the meal, Theodore put his spoon down and said, "Now that you're back, will you leave again?"Even after having met Rosalie, he didn't dare to hold out hope and braced himself for the possibility that she might leave and disappear from his world again."I'm here for work, as I've been dispatched here to take on a long-term position. If there are no surprises, I'll probably be staying here for good.""So if it weren't for work, you wouldn't have returned, am I right?"Theodore's tone was calm, but he was in fact trying his best to suppress his agitation.Rosalie's heart throbbed with pain. "I really missed Jake. I think even without work, I might still have come back.""Might," Theodore repeated her words through gritted teeth. "I see."Rosalie had nothing to say to ju
Two days later, Rosalie and Theodore met at a restaurant where she had reserved a private room.It was extremely quiet. Rosalie brought her daughter there very early, and Theodore wasn't there yet. Five minutes before their agreed time, Theodore pushed the door open and walked in.Rosalie stood up, slightly agitated. "Theo, you're here."She looked behind him and saw no one. Theodore was alone, and Jake didn't come with him."Where's Jake?" she asked. Theodore walked over and settled down on a chair. "I told him about our meeting, but he refused to come."Rosalie's heart raced. "Why not? Doesn't he want to see his mother?"Theodore looked coldly at her. "You left him when he was only one-and-a-half years old. He doesn't even remember what you look like. Although I've been showing him photos of you and telling him stories about you, it's clear to him that his mother is not by his side."Rosalie felt as though someone had sliced her heart into two. She couldn't hold her tears
At night, Rosalie sat by the bedside and read a bedtime story to her daughter. In it, the prince and princess lived happily ever after.Chelsea gently held Rosalie's hand. "I want to sleep with you, Mommy."Rosalie pinched her tiny nose. "You're already so big, and you still want to sleep with Mommy?""I just want to. I want to stick to Mommy forever."Chelsea dove into Rosalie's embrace.Rosalie doted on her daughter very much. "Alright, I'll stay here with you."Suddenly, she was reminded of Jake.She mustered up all the courage she had today to try to see him, but all she got was seeing him having a great time with another woman.She couldn't be so selfish as to rush up to Jake and claim that she was his mother, so she retreated home.She didn't know what she should do.Rosalie missed Jake dearly.She knew she had disappointed Jake, depriving him of the love of a mother. Perhaps because of that, she poured all of her love to Chelsea. Yet the more Rosalie did so, the more
The next day, Rosalie made it to Theodore's house, which she hadn't been to for a long time.The butler was shell-shocked to see her."Ms. Young… You…you're back…""It's been a while. May I come in?""O-Of course," the butler stuttered as he opened the gate.As she stepped in, Rosalie asked, "Are Theo and Jake in?"It was the weekend and there was no school, so she came here to try her luck.The butler said, "Mr. Spencer and Jake are both here, but we have guests."Just then, a female servant walked over and whispered something into the butler's ear.The butler frowned. "What did you say? How did that happen? How careless."He looked like he had something urgent to attend to."Please go ahead and do what you need to do. Don't worry about me, I'll head in myself. I know this place well," Rosalie said."Alright then, Ms. Young. I'll come find you in a while." The butler left with the servant in a hurry.Rosalie was about to walk toward the villa when she heard the joyful lau
Theodore's bodyguard opened the car door for him when they arrived at the car park.Just then, they heard footsteps running toward them. "Theo, wait."Rosalie ran toward them.Theodore was about to step into the car when he heard her voice. He turned around to see Rosalie approaching him.The bodyguard stepped forward to stop Rosalie in her tracks.Rosalie didn't expect things to turn out this way. He didn't want to talk to her, and didn't even want her coming close to him.She knew that he blamed her and resented her."Theo, let's talk, shall we? I have things to tell you.""I have nothing to talk to you about," Theodore said coldly. "Rosalie Young, seems like you've been doing well over the years."He had been worried about whether she was doing well all alone, but as it turns out, his worries had been redundant. He had so many sleepless nights because of her, while she was focusing on her career, abandoning him and their child."Theo, I'm sorry. I know I hurt you and our c