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
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