When Theodore woke up, he found Rosalie sitting by his bedside. For a moment, he thought he was dreaming. However, the intense discomfort in his body reminded him that this was reality."You're awake. How do you feel?" Rosalie tried to restrain how concerned she felt."Why are you here?" Theodore's voice was hoarse, and his lips were cracked."Is it weird for me to be here? Unless you've told everyone not to let anyone know you're here, like last time at the resort."Theodore frowned."Are you here to divorce me?"Rosalie glanced at the time on her phone. "It's too late to divorce today. Even if we go there, we won't get to our turn in the queue. After all, more and more people are getting divorced these days."How many marriages these days were happy?Theodore felt uncomfortable lying down for so long. He wanted to sit up for a while, but Rosalie pressed down on his shoulder. "Don't move."She pressed a button, and the head of the bed raised up. Soon, Theodore was sitting up
If Rosalie had known everything earlier and that he had never cut ties with Cynthia, she wouldn't have married him in the first place. Both of them fell into silence.Later, Rosalie spoke again. "I've already got the resident register. You must have heard from Caleb, right?"Theodore grunted. "How did you get it?""Grandma called me over and had a talk with me. It turns out she knew we were going to divorce a long time ago. She heard the conversation we had on my birthday night, and she also knew Cynthia had come back."Theodore frowned. "How did Grandma react?""Why, are you worried she’ll be upset?""Grandma’s old and not in good health," he said."Is she? I don't think you see it that way.""What do you mean?" There was annoyance in his eyes."Nothing much. Maybe you still blame Grandma for forcing you to marry me, and not letting you be with Cynthia."Rosalie didn't believe Theodore had no resentment towards Rebecca at all. Theodore forced a smile, and said, "She'
A few days later, Rosalie was sitting with Rebecca, knitting a sweater. These past few days, she had been spending time with Rebecca."Rose, when are you and Theo planning to divorce?" Rebecca asked.Rosalie smiled lightly. "Grandma, he's been a bit busy these days. We'll do it when he's less occupied. But don't worry. Even if I divorce him, I'll still come to see you often. You'll always be my grandmother.""I just want you to be happy soon. How busy can he be? He doesn't even have an hour to spare for a divorce."Before, it was Rebecca who didn't want them to divorce. Now, it seemed she was urging them to split up. A topic that used to be sensitive could now be discussed easily."He's indeed very busy, Grandma. There's a lot going on with the company, and as the CEO, there's a lot he has to take care of...""Enough," Rebecca interrupted her. "Don't hide things from me. I know he's in the hospital."Rosalie's heart skipped a beat. She looked up, the knitting needle almost prick
During lunchtime, Rebecca invited both Wesley and Sydney to join them.Rosalie thought it would just be a family lunch, but she didn't expect Cynthia to show up as well. She had a faint feeling of what Rebecca meant by not letting her be mistreated for nothing.She worried that Rebecca might reprimand Cynthia here, which would worsen Rebecca’s relationship with Theo if he found out. She tried to persuade Rebecca not to do so, but the latter reassured her and told her not to worry, because she wouldn't lose her temper at the dining table.Rosalie couldn't disobey Rebecca. Either way, Cynthia had already been called, and it was too late to do anything about it.The five of them sat at the table, the atmosphere unusually quiet. Wesley kept staring at Sydney, but Sydney just ignored him and ate her food as if no one else were around. Rosalie looked at Rebecca with confusion.Rebecca smiled at Cynthia. "Ms. Zeller. This is our first formal meeting, isn't it?"Although Rebecca was
Cynthia smiled, and said, "I'm not yet married to Theo, so I naturally wouldn't assume the title of Mrs. Spencer. That would be unreasonable. Rosalie is the current Mrs. Spencer, and I understand that.""Understand?" Rebecca wiped her mouth with a napkin, and placed it on the table. "Ms. Zeller, you're indeed knowledgeable and reasonable enough to understand the situation concerning Theo's current wife."Cynthia wasn't dumb. She could sense the veiled implications in those words, but all she could do was maintain politeness and continue smiling.The Spencers didn't like her at all. It seemed that no matter how hard she tried, it was futile. Well, as long as she clung to Theo, everything else didn't matter. The old lady was old, and would die soon anyway.She couldn't understand what was wrong with the Spencers. Had they lost their minds? Were they stubborn as mules? They only recognized Rose. She was just a poor and pathetic woman!Among the Spencers, it seemed only Theodore was
"Grandma, why are you bringing up that surgery out of nowhere? Cindy’s already been through a lot. You don't need to..." Theodore began. "Quiet!" Rebecca interrupted him. "I'm talking to Ms. Zeller. What's it to you?""Yes, Theo," Sydney chimed in. "Let your grandmother finish speaking. Don't get anxious. It's not like she's going to beat her up or anything."Theodore didn't know what to say, and Cynthia was extremely nervous."Ms. Zeller, is your health not so great now because of that surgery? I heard there were also some issues with your heart. Please answer the question," Rebecca asked again.Cynthia nodded. "Yes.""Okay," Rebecca continued. "Your surgery had complications because the donor's arrival was delayed, which caused one of your lungs to fail. I heard that the reason for the delay was me. Apparently, I deliberately obstructed it, and used your surgery to threaten Theo."Cynthia's face went pale. "Ma'am, why are you suddenly saying this? I don't understand what you
Cynthia was reduced to tears. “Theo, you must believe me. I swear I didn’t say that to Rosalie.”Theodore tried to speak up for Cynthia. “She’s already explained that she didn’t say that. Maybe Rose misheard her, and there was a misunderstanding.”“Misunderstanding? Ha ha ha…” Rebecca laughed. “What kind of misunderstanding will make her think that I want to harm her? Is she refusing to admit her own words? You think Rose might have misheard her, but I’m of the opinion that she’s changing her words now.”“Ma’am, how am I supposed to admit that I said something I didn’t? I’m not lying to you, I…”“Cynthia Zeller,” Rebecca cut her off, “I don’t care whether you’re slandering me or you’re hinting that I’m the one who did it. Either way, you’re sowing discord on purpose. Let me make myself clear. I did not stop you from going through the procedure. Even if you were just guessing, you’re maliciously trying to create a rift between me and Theodore. What a wicked woman you are!”“I’m not
Rosalie chuckled in disbelief. “I’m sorry, Grandma, but I think it’s not appropriate for me to stay here any longer. I’ll head to the hall now while you guys continue.”She really didn’t want to stay here a moment longer. She was pregnant, and getting agitated might be detrimental to her baby.“Sure, Rose. Leave this to me and go.”Rosalie then left the dining room.-She headed to the hall by herself and settled down on the couch, her blood boiling.Cynthia was clearly putting on an act—everyone could tell, with the sole exception of Theodore.So, it was true that love is blind and a man in love would certainly be biased. In the mind of a man in love, there was no such thing as logic and objective truth!Instead of blaming Cynthia for creating a rift between everyone and saying something like this, he chose to blame Rosalie for mentioning it in the first place. She was exasperated at his line of thought.After a while, she heard footsteps coming toward her. She turned to se
“I don’t know!” Rosalie exclaimed bitterly. “I don’t know if you’re guilty of that or not, but when he was lying unconscious on the bed at that time, you forced me to give up on him! That’s the truth!”A sharp pain suddenly pierced through Theodore’s stomach.He was still gripping the test results of his check-up. Compared to the pain in his heart, the pain in his stomach was nothing.“Rosalie Young, go ahead and hate me. I’m bent on sending Sebastian to jail in Melrine. I’ve got to make him pay for what he did.”Theodore didn’t want to explain any further. He felt exhausted.Since Rosalie was intent on defending Sebastian, there was nothing else to talk about between them.Rosalie wanted to stop Theodore from leaving. “Wait. Theo, I’m begging you. Let him off.”“He wants to kill me and you want me to let him off?”“He didn’t want to kill you. I promise you, he won’t dare do something like that again. He just wanted to find me. He really wasn’t thinking of killing you.”“Let m
After a moment's silence, Theodore said, "Don't tell my girlfriend about this for now.""Of course, Mr. Spencer.""I have some things to attend to. I'll come for the biopsy once I'm done with that."He had to settle things regarding Sebastian.After leaving the doctor's office and on the way back to Aurora, Theodore bumped into Rosalie.They were walking along the same corridor and were about ten yards apart as they looked at each other.After a long time, Rosalie continued walking on as if she hadn't seen him and was about to brush past him. There wasn't much to say between them."Say a proper goodbye to Sebastian," Theodore suddenly said. Theodore's words made Rosalie furrow her brows. She looked up at him and asked, "What do you mean by that?""Sebastian's going to jail. You two don't have much time left with each other."Rosalie's face stiffened. "Why is he going to jail?""He broke into my house with his bodyguards to try to kill Aurora and I. Trespassing private prope
It was understandable for Justin to forget about it. His health wasn't in optimal condition right now, after all.Rosalie herself would forget what she wanted to say sometimes. Perhaps what he wanted to say wasn't that important, or he wouldn't have forgotten it so easily.Seeing her staying by his side and taking such great care of him, Justin had a lot to tell her. That included the words he wanted to tell her before Sebastian came in.'Rose, what if I like you?'That was what he wanted to say.Emotions roiled in his heart at that moment and he almost couldn't keep them under control. However, Sebastian's arrival had cut him off.After Sebastian left, he realized that it was pointless even if he said what he wanted to say. Rosalie had a husband and a child, and a happy family.He, on the other hand, was an outlaw. He had no right to like anybody.He couldn't even protect his kin. What right did he have to fancy another woman?It was enough for him as long as she was happy. H
Rosalie sighed. "Seb, don't worry. I won't meet him in private. He has Aurora by his side now. How could I possibly have any interaction with him? Go back with peace of mind.""Rose, promise me that you won't trust Theodore again. I'm really worried that he'll hurt you again."Rosalie nodded. "I got it. I've seen through him. Don't worry about me. Go be busy with what you need to do."Sebastian hugged her and bade her farewell.The plane was about to take off.He soon left with the baby in his arms.Rosalie watched them as they vanished out of her line of sight, and couldn't hold back her tears. She couldn't bear to leave her baby, and really wanted to fly back home with them.However, she couldn't leave an injured Justin behind. She also had her studies to complete, so she had to make the difficult decision of staying in Melrine for a few more months.Rosalie returned to the hospital feeling despondent.Justin saw her return, and shot her a warm smile. "You're back."Rosalie
Sebastian appeared very genuine. His eyes were filled with guilt when he looked at Justin."It's fine. As long as you desire to protect Rose," Justin said flatly.Sebastian's eyes narrowed, flashing briefly.What did that mean?Of course he desired to protect Rosalie! However, it wasn't Justin's place to comment on that.Rosalie was his wife, how was she related to Justin? What was this man thinking, trying to lecture him?Even so, Sebastian didn't say much. He simply smiled and said, "Have a good rest. I'll be off."Although it was only for a mere instant, Justin keenly caught the look in Sebastian's eyes. Despite that, he remained unperturbed.-Rosalie followed Sebastian back to their accommodation.The baby was still there.Rosalie kept holding him in her arms, unwilling to part with him. Throughout their journey to the airport, she kept carrying the baby, feeling terrible inside."I'm sorry. Mommy didn't take good care of you, and now I'm saying goodbye to you. But don
"It's not that, Rose. There's been some issues at the company, and it's quite urgent. I have to go back to deal with it.""Really? What happened?""Some shareholders are causing trouble. I won't know the details until I get back, but my dad asked me to go back as soon as possible. It might be because of what happened to me recently, and now people at the company think I can't take over. They're starting to cause a ruckus and trying to seize power."Rosalie frowned, her expression becoming more serious. "Seb, does that mean you have to go back? When will you leave?""I'm leaving right now.""Right now? So soon?"Sebastian nodded. "Yes, the plane is already ready. I need to leave immediately. Rose, do you want to come back with me?""Seb, I can't go with you. I still need to stay here and take care of Justin. Plus, I haven't finished my studies yet."Sebastian sighed. "I figured as much, but I really have to go back now.""Then you should go back and deal with the situation first. Don't
"Thank you for not giving up on me, thank you for steadfastly staying by my side, and thank you for praying for me."He seemed very haggard, as though he had endured endless torment. Yet, he still exuded a captivating handsomeness.Though his eyes appeared dim from exhaustion, they radiated determination. His deep, dark pupils seemed like a mystery, hiding countless untold stories.Rosalie was surprised. "How did you know I prayed?""I guessed," he said with a gentle smile, the corner of his mouth curving into a soft, charming arc.Rosalie smiled back at him. It wasn't too hard to guess, actually."Anyway, I'm glad that you're awake now. I'm sorry Theodore and Sebastian hurt you. They didn't know and thought you were a bad person. They were just too worried about me. I apologize on their behalf. Don't worry, I'll take responsibility for you. I'll cover all the medical bills and any future compensation and care. You don't need to worry about anything.""Those two men seem very concerned
"Theo, no matter what the test results are, you can't keep torturing your stomach," Aurora said, her voice filled with concern as she held his hand against her cheek. "Now that you have me, you have to think about me. You can't keep neglecting your health."Theodore nodded, murmuring, "Okay. Alright, I promise.""Theo, could you lie down and hold me for a while? I suddenly feel a bit anxious."Aurora's fragile and helpless demeanor made it hard for Theodore to refuse."Alright, lie down," he said. He pressed a button, and the head of the hospital bed slowly lowered.Aurora lay back on the bed and Theodore lay down beside her, pulling her into his arms. She cupped his face, closed her eyes, and kissed his lips.Theodore gripped the back of her head and responded passionately, exchanging warmth and affection.He kissed her fiercely and fervently, the world around him disappearing.-Justin finally pulled through and was out of danger. After waking up, he was transferred to a regular ward
"That's right. I thought that way too at first," Aurora said coldly. "I hate you so much for what you did. I did want you to rot in prison here, but then I thought about it more carefully. If you go to prison, won't Rosalie become single again? At that point, Theo will have a thousand reasons to get back together with her, and he'll abandon me."So, after thinking it through, I decided that you shouldn't go to prison and should stay by Rosalie's side forever. That way, Theodore won't have the chance to reconcile with his ex-wife. I'm actually doing this for my benefit more than yours."On the other end of the line, Sebastian was silent for a long time.Aurora's words made a lot of sense, but Sebastian, who was naturally suspicious, still couldn't fully trust her."Why should I trust you? If you're lying to me and this was a trap set up for me, wouldn't that mean I'm falling right into your hands?" he argued. "You don't have to trust me," Aurora said, "but once Theo leaves the hospital