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
Yerick smirked. "You'll see him soon enough. Something even more interesting will happen then."Yerick turned and slammed the door shut.Rosalie collapsed on the ground and burst out crying in misery.-Theodore's hands and legs were bound to the wall. He turned to look at Wesley, who was even more grievously injured than he was. However, it was clear that Yerick didn't want Wesley dead, as he had Wesley's wounds treated.Wesley slowly stirred awake and saw Theodore looking at him when he opened his eyes. Guilt flashed past his eyes as he apologized, "I'm sorry for getting you into this mess, Theo."Theodore scoffed. "Dad, I remember you scolding me that my philandering ways caused Grandma's death. The truth is, your philandering ways were the root cause.""You're right, it was my fault. I'm sorry for blaming you back then," Wesley said sorrowfully.Theodore couldn't help but feel disgusted with his father. "How many other women did you have? How many times did you betray Mom
Yerick opened the door and walked in, putting the tray of food on the ground."Hungry? I prepared some food and water for you two."Theodore looked coldly at him. "Thank you. That's quite nice of you."Yerick chuckled. "Don't mention it. Butchers are very nice to their pigs, too. They feed their pigs till they're nice and fat before slaughtering them.""Yerry…" Wesley looked sadly at him. "I'm to blame for everything. Just come at me if you bear any grudge over what happened. Spare Theo, won't you? This has nothing to do with him.""Godfather…wait, no. Mr. Spencer? What should I call you?" Yerick sat cross-legged on the ground. "Nothing seems quite right, and I can't bring myself to call you Dad. You're not really my godfather, either. It sounds too phony to call you Mr. Spencer. Perhaps I should just call you a damn bastard."Wesley lowered his head. "You can call me whatever you want. I won't even expect you to call me Dad. Yerry, I just want to tell you that even if I die in y
The thought of Rosalie sent Theodore's head pounding. "How is Rose? My dad and I are both here and you can do anything you please with us. If you really see Rose as your sister, don't hurt her.""Are you teaching me how to treat her?" Yerick blinked innocently. "I don't think I've ever told you this, but I hate it when someone tries to tell me what to do. I am a huge proponent of reverse psychology and of doing the opposite of what others tell me to."Theodore knew he couldn't speak sense to or argue with someone like Yerick. Nothing would come out of it. What's more, with Rose in Yerick's hands right now, he wouldn't dare to oppose Yerick too aggressively. He didn't mind risking his life, but Rose couldn't die."How is she right now? Is she okay?" Theodore just wanted to know how Rosalie was doing, but Yerick refused to tell him anything after he came here."Rose is very upset and doesn't seem to want to be in the same space as me. I'm very upset, too. Tell me, how can I make her
Theodore's mind was filled with thoughts of Rosalie, and his heart burned with anxiety at Yerick's words."Yerick, torture me any way you like, but don't provoke Rose any further.""Seems like you're really worried about Rose. You're even willing to lose your life for her. Although you're a bastard, you're not that heartless." Yerick rested his chin on his knuckles. "Let me think about what I should do next."Theodore didn't know how to describe Yerick.He was perverted, wicked, vicious, and without an ounce of empathy in his bones—but sometimes, he looked like nothing but a pure and innocent child, his eyes crystal clear. Even a man hardened by the toils of life may not be able to see through Yerick. He was too smart and too good at putting in an act. A person like him was immensely frightening. Yerick suddenly started coughing again.As if sensing something, Yerick immediately stood up and rushed out. Theodore could hear sounds of violent coughing coming from outside.Yerick
Rosalie said so in hopes that Yerick might treat Wesley's wounds instead of leaving him here to die.He had to stay alive to stand a chance of leaving this place."Rose, don't you see? I treated his wounds. He won't die just yet. But if you're really worried…" Yerick pulled out a clean syringe and a bottle of liquid, which he threw on the floor. "Inject this into him and he'll wake up in no time."Rosalie looked down at the liquid. "What is this?""Are you worried that I'll kill them?" Yerick guffawed. "How will I take revenge on them if they're dead? He's the one responsible for all this. I won't just let him die so easily."Rosalie shot Theodore a look.Theodore nodded back at her. "Do it. Don't worry, whatever happens, it's not your fault."Rosalie picked up the syringe and bottle of liquid from the ground. She tore off the wrapper, pierced the needle into the bottle, and filled the syringe with the liquid.After injecting the liquid into Wesley, the medicine took effect qui
Rosalie hadn't seen Theodore for several days and didn't know where he had gone. The two of them had spoken on the phone, but he only told her that he was fine and that he needed a few days to handle some things.Theodore assured her that nothing was wrong and that he would be back soon, telling her not to worry.Rosalie felt that he probably needed some time to calm down, so she gave him space and decided not to bother him, waiting for his return to address things.She was currently staying at his place, taking his earlier suggestion to live together, which would make it easier for them to take care of Steve.As for Sebastian, he had already escaped as Yerick said.Rosalie had asked Christopher about this, but he said he didn't know anything.Christopher told her that in a few days, it would be Chandra's 70th birthday, and he wanted her to join the celebration.Rosalie naturally didn't want to go and directly refused. She still hadn't accepted her own identity.That morning, she went
Upon hearing Sydney finally speak those words, Theodore smiled. "You've been holding it in for so long, and now you've finally said it."Seeing Theodore's calm expression, Sydney immediately realized something."You've known all along. That wasn't easy, was it? You have a son outside, and all these years, you must have missed him terribly, right?""Theo, listen to me. When I gave birth to Sebastian, Geoffrey took him away. I thought the child was dead, but a year ago, Geoffrey told me that Sebastian was my son. I was unaware all these years." Sydney held Theodore's hand tightly.Theodore shook her hand off. "Mom, now that you know, do you feel guilty? Your biological son grew up without you, so you're doing everything to make it up to him, even trying to match him with Rose. Now I finally understand why you acted so out of character. It turns out he's your son."When Theodore said this, he smiled bitterly."You... How did you know?" Sydney asked, shocked."So you admit it now. You int
Theodore's anger burned like a raging fire. His brow furrowed and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. His hands clenched into fists so hard that his knuckles cracked, as if he wanted to tear everything apart.Theodore felt like a pitiful fool.With a loud crash, he slammed the phone onto the ground, and the screen shattered.But the phone was of excellent quality. Even though it had hit the ground, Yerick's voice continued to echo. Theodore stepped forward and stomped on it a few times."Shut up! Shut up!"Finally, the phone was crushed into two pieces, and Yerick's voice ceased."Theo." Rosalie tried to stop him, but she couldn't quench the fury inside him. The evidence had been destroyed beneath his feet. "Theo, he said all those things to provoke you. Don't fall for it, or he'll have won.""Rose, everyone knew except me, right?"His face flushed red, his lips trembling as if he were about to unleash a torrent of rage. His entire body was taut."Theo, it's all in the past now."
Theodore and Rosalie exchanged a glance, their faces filled with shock.In the video, Yerick laughed. "Are you surprised? Angry? That's good. That's exactly what I wanted! How could I let you catch Sebastian so easily? Although I've been caught, I had to leave someone to deal with you. How could I let something happen to Sebastian? Otherwise, it wouldn't be fun anymore.""He must have already notified Sebastian," Theodore said angrily."Exactly, you guessed it right." Yerick had already anticipated what they would say, and he continued in the video, "I've already notified Sebastian. It's too late for you to catch him now. But I'll help you out—he definitely won't go to Melrine, since he already committed crimes there."Theodore tapped on the phone a few times, trying to turn off the video, but it kept playing."Don't think you can switch off the phone," Yerick said. "I modified the phone's code. If the video doesn't finish playing, the phone will just be like a brick. You can smash it
Yerick sighed and lowered his head, looking somewhat dejected. "Rose, can you not break my heart? You know that only I know where the video is. If I get angry, I might not give it to you. How are you going to deal with Sebastian then?""You..." Rosalie's anger flared. "What do you want?""I just want to have a chat with you, Rose. Now that Sebastian is out of the picture, will you choose Justin or Theodore?""I choose you, okay? You freak!" Rosalie tightened her grip on the phone and gritted her teeth.Yerick was flattered. "Rose, you make me so happy when you say that." Even though he knew it was a lie."Yerick, I'm begging you. Give me the video.""Rose, you really like Justin, don't you? When you thought he died, you must have been in despair. It was like you lost your soul, didn't you?"Rosalie's hand trembled.Yerick continued, "Tell me, is that true?""So what? Yes, I like Justin. Are you satisfied now?"Yerick didn't look happy, but rather dispirited. "In the end, you fell for h
Sydney concealed the guilt in her eyes. "No, I was just asking casually. There's nothing to it.""Mom, Sebastian has tried to kill me multiple times! I won't let him off easily."Sydney inhaled sharply, feeling a pang of discomfort. She opened her mouth, about to say something, but the words caught in her throat. She couldn't speak up for Sebastian in front of Theodore; that would be too obvious."Theo, I hope you stay safe and don't put yourself in danger again."She truly didn't want her two sons to hurt each other. For her, it would be a disaster if anything happened to either of them."I won't put myself in danger. From now on, I'll be on guard a hundred times more against Sebastian. He better not give me any reason to take action."Seeing the coldness in Theodore's eyes, Sydney didn't dare say more. The words she was about to speak were swallowed down.-After visiting Sydney, Theodore walked out holding Steve, with Rosalie following behind him.In the hallway, she said, "Theodore
Sydney was holding a book, flipping through its pages, completely ignoring the person by her hospital bed.Christopher, however, was not bothered by Sydney's indifference to him and continued to sit there, watching her.Sydney finally closed the book and asked, "How long are you going to keep staring at me? Mr. Jackson, aren't you busy?""No matter how busy I am, I still have time," Christopher replied. "Today, I happened to have free time, so I came to see you.""You manage to free up time every day." Sydney frowned, becoming somewhat impatient. "We've already broken up.""I know, but I still want to see you," he said. He had almost lost her and now, more than ever, he treasured her. He wished he could see her every day, regardless of whether they had broken up.Seeing that there was no way to reason with him, Sydney sighed. "What do you want?""I just want to see you and keep you company, nothing else. I was very worried when you were in trouble, but now that you're safe, I feel reli
At the entrance of the hospital, Theodore said, "Rose, let me take you and Steve out for a little spin.""Where to?" Rosalie asked.Theodore thought for a moment before saying, "Wherever we end up."Rosalie asked, "Don't you think we should plan it first?""Can't we be spontaneous?" Theodore countered.Rosalie thought for a few seconds before nodding. "Alright, let's go for a drive."Theodore's car was equipped with a child seat. After Rosalie placed Steve in it and fastened him securely, Theodore took the driver's seat and buckled his seatbelt.Theodore didn't start the car immediately. Instead, he reached over to the side and passed a folder to Rosalie.She took the folder and opened it, slightly stunned by the contents. "This is…""The shares Cynthia stole from you. I've gotten them back for you. Don't give them to others so easily from now on.""Theo, I'm sorry for not telling you before. I couldn't say anything because I was worried…""I know everything," Theodore interrupted her.
Ten days later…Rosalie sat by Justin's bed, feeding him some soup. She spilled a little bit of soup, and she quickly used a tissue to gently wipe his mouth and clothes. "Sorry, I didn't hold it steady.""Rose, I can do it myself." Justin raised his hand, trying to take the bowl of soup from her."No, you need rest and can't move around. Let me feed you. Come now."Ever since Justin woke up, Rosalie had been staying by his side. For her, Justin's survival was a miracle given to her by God.Justin quickly finished the soup, silently watching her the entire time.Then, she placed the tablet on the small table next to the bed. "You can watch a movie if you'd like, and after that, you can take a nap.""Rose." Justin suddenly grasped her hand, and Rosalie didn't pull away. "I didn't think I'd live to see you again."Rosalie gently patted his hand. "It was Theodore who noticed your fingers moving, and that's when we realized you were still alive.""Then I must thank him properly." Justin was