The memory of Cynthia claiming that Theodore would defend her just half an hour ago flashed past Rosalie’s mind.Cynthia had a reason for being so confident. Theodore really was defending her. Even if he knew Cynthia might have done it on purpose, he still chose to defend her.How much did he love her to defend her to such an extent, despite knowing that she slandered his grandmother?“Fine, it’s over since you said it’s over. But don’t forget: just because it’s over, doesn’t mean that it never happened.”Rosalie then turned to leave.Theodore grabbed her arm to stop her. “Wait, there’s one more thing.”“What else is there? If it’s about Cynthia, I don’t want to hear it. Let me go.”Just then, Rebecca and the rest walked in. “Rose.”“Grandma,” Rosalie said as she shook Theodore’s hand off hard. She walked to Rebecca. “Grandma, are you all right?”“I’m fine, really. We’ve talked things through about what happened today,” Rebecca said, looking to be in a good mood.Sydney and W
Rosalie sat in the front passenger seat in the car while Theodore drove on in silence.There were a few times Rosalie had the urge to speak, but seeing Theodore remaining silent made her hold herself back.It felt like a competition in which the first to speak loses.Just as that thought popped into Rosalie’s mind, Theodore spoke up. “I hope you won’t think about what happened today again.”Rosalie furrowed her brows. “Then why are you mentioning it again?”“I just want to make things clear. I’ll look into what exactly happened with the operation.”Rosalie scoffed. “In that case, you’re admitting that you think Grandma did it even before investigating things.”Theodore said, “It is precisely because I think that Grandma’s the one that I didn’t go ahead with the investigations. Whatever it is, Cindy has already paid the price.”Rosalie sneered, “So, whatever she says is right and whatever she does will be forgiven, just because of her health condition?”“What if it were you?
Rosalie’s grip tightened over her phone, feeling miserable. Her heart broke thinking about tears streaming down Rebecca’s old, wrinkled face.She had been keeping Rebecca company all this while, but she didn’t even realize what Rebecca was feeling. And yet, Theodore did. Perhaps she had misunderstood him all along. It wasn’t that he didn’t care about Grandma, he simply didn’t show his concern as explicitly as she did. He had never been an expressive person.Her palms started sweating. “Are we going to just keep dragging things out?” “I promise you that I’ll keep my distance from Cindy.”Rosalie found that laughable. “Keep your distance? I can’t just turn a blind eye to what you two have already done!”“Nothing happened between us!”“Don’t bother explaining yourself. I saw it clearly with my own eyes.” The image of them in the resort made pain pulsate through Rosalie’s heart.“What you saw may not be the truth.”“What’s the truth, then?” Rosalie demanded. “Was it not true t
Cynthia felt uneasy. She wanted to sit next to Theodore, but since he made it clear where he wanted her to sit, she had no choice but to do as she was told. Her fingers intertwined nervously as she asked, “Theo, what’s going on?”Theodore said, “Explain to Rose what exactly happened at the resort the last time.”Cynthia looked at the two of them in disbelief, her gaze pausing at Theodore as shock registered in her eyes. “Theo, why did you bring this up out of the blue?”Did Theodore bring Rosalie here to make her explain to Rosalie about that? Did Theodore consider her feelings when doing this, and gave Rosalie a chance to humiliate her?Rosalie found it ridiculous, too. “Why are you making her explain things to me? I really don’t understand what’s going through your mind.”“It’s simple, really,” Theodore said. “You don’t want to hear me out, and even if you do, you won’t believe me. In that case, I’ll have Cindy explain things to you. Both of us will tell you clearly what exact
“Oh, yes,” Rosalie went on, as another thought came to mind. “On our way here, Theo told me that we won’t be getting a divorce for the time being.”She didn’t want Cynthia feeling too happy.Cynthia looked as though lightning had struck her on the head, and her eyes widened in shock.“Theo…”Theodore turned to look at Rosalie. “Wait for me in the car, will you? I’ll be there in a few minutes.”“Sure, take your time to talk,” Rosalie said, as she stood up to leave the hall. She didn’t want to stay here with the two of them, anyway.After Rosalie left, Cynthia immediately stood up from her seat and sat next to Theodore. She grabbed his arm, and asked, “Theo, what exactly is going on? Is she the one who’s stopping you from divorcing her?”“No. Rose wants the divorce, but this time, I was the one who told her that I’m not going through with the divorce,” Theodore said calmly.“Why not?” Tears immediately fell down Cynthia’s cheeks. “Why are you saying something like this? Didn’t yo
“Yes, you have,” Rosalie said, as she locked her phone screen and put it aside. She turned to look at him. “So what if nothing happened between you two? The facts remain: you switched your phone off, and brought her on a holiday. You asked me for a divorce, and clamored to marry her. You rush to her defense each time something happens. It doesn’t really make a difference whether you two had sex or not.”Whatever it was, she and Theodore could never return to the past. He was entangled with Cynthia, and it was pointless no matter how hard Rosalie tried.Theodore gripped the steering wheel so tightly, the veins on his hands tensed up and even popped.Rosalie was showing off in front of Cynthia not because she was glad that they weren’t getting a divorce, but simply because she was trying to provoke Cynthia.Theodore sat there unmoving and didn’t start the car, but Rosalie didn’t rush him either. She picked her phone up, and started scrolling again.She opened and closed a couple
Theodore could sense that the two women wanted to chat in private, and his presence made it inconvenient for them to do so. So he said, “I’ll go grab a bottle of water.”After he made an excuse and left, Stephanie finally said, “Are you two not getting a divorce?”Rosalie smiled awkwardly. “I’m afraid that’s the case. We’re not getting a divorce for the time being.”“You can’t be serious!” Stephanie said with a helpless look. “You two aren’t getting a divorce after going through so much? Are you two thinking straight?!”Even she felt tired from just hearing about what was going on. And now, they were deciding not to go ahead with the divorce.If this were a drama series, she’d definitely be cursing as she watched.“Grandma isn’t in good health. She says she’s fine with us getting a divorce, but she’s in fact very upset about it. I don’t want her to be sad, so we decided to delay it,” Rosalie said. “Until when are you going to delay it? You can’t possibly suffer for someone el
“Where is that woman? Where’s the nurse named Stephanie Carter?!”The door was shoved open with a loud bam, and a middle-aged couple charged in.“Stephanie Carter! You’re Stephanie Carter, aren’t you?!”Upon seeing the woman on the bed, the couple rushed forward and forcefully yanked off the sheets.“What are you doing?!”Rosalie shoved the woman aside and stood in front of Stephanie’s bed, her face all tensed up.“Scram!” The middle-aged man shoved Rosalie roughly to the floor.“Argh!” Rosalie wrapped her arms protectively around her belly.“What are you doing?!” Stephanie leapt out of her bed, and held Rosalie up from the floor. “Are you okay?”“I’m fine,” Rosalie said, feeling no discomfort in her belly.Upon seeing the fierce couple approach them, Rosalie hurriedly pulled Stephanie behind her. “What do you two want?”“This nurse caused my son to be taken away by the police. I’ll teach you a good lesson!”The couple was hot-tempered, and completely unreasonable.“Don’t
Her concern only worsened the excruciating pain he buried deep in his heart.He felt very conflicted. He desired her concern, but at the same time, he wished she would leave.Theodore looked at her with tears in his eyes, trying his darndest to keep himself calm as he said things that made his heart ache, "Rose, don't show me any more concern. Your care and concern only bring me more pain and hopelessness. No matter how much concern you show me, things between us will never return to the past. You're only adding to my pain.""Theodore Spencer, I don't understand. I really don't!" Rosalie said through her tears. "If you think that my concern only adds to your pain, why did you let Aurora get pregnant with your child?"Rosalie looked at Theodore with eyes filled with anger and sorrow. She suppressed the pain in her heart as she decided to ask him for some answers."Theo, are you taking Aurora as my replacement? Do you find everything I've given you from her?"Anger and sorrow tinge
Imaging results:Tumor located in the stomach: A tumor was observed in the stomach, located at the anterior stomach wall and around 5 centimeters away from the pylorus. Regular in size and shape with distinct borders. Measures around 1.5cm x 2cm.Imaging features: Tumor in a low-density area relative to that of surrounding gastric walls. No clear compression observed in surrounding structures.Internal characteristics of tumor: Homogeneous density within tumor, no cysts or additional features observed.Lymph node involvement: No irregularities or swelling observed in surrounding lymph nodes"What's this?" Rosalie looked up as shock registered in her eyes. In disbelief, she stammered, "You…you have a tumor in your stomach?"She felt as though she had been struck by lightning.Theodore immediately snatched the report back and turned to leave. However, she grabbed his arm."Wait, explain yourself! What's with this report? You're ill?""None of your business." Theodore tightened h
“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