"Vonnie, let me ask you something.""What's up?""Is it that obvious that I...like her?"Yvonne, the cheeky girl, figured it out in a heartbeat. Was she just too sharp, or was he too eager?"Are you kidding? You think you're being subtle?" Yvonne shot back."I'm asking you, okay? No need to flip out on me." Sebastian furrowed his brow. "Just answer my question."Yvonne replied, "Yep, you're as clear as day. One glance, and I could tell there was something off between you two.""Something off between us?" Sebastian propped his chin on the table edge. Then, he turned around, his expression somewhat awkward. "So, do you think it's just me who's off, or..."He paused, looking a bit embarrassed, but there was an urgency to know the answer.Yvonne had never seen her brother so flustered in all her years. It turned out that even the mighty CEO of Skycrest Enterprise could be at a loss when he liked a woman."It's just you," Yvonne replied bluntly, knowing exactly what Sebastian was asking. "C
"Of course," Yvonne said, trying to please him as she hooked her arm around his. "My dear brother, you're so handsome and charming. You know how many women like you, right? You're not oblivious to that." "If it's not the one I want, what's the use even if there are ten thousand?" Sebastian sighed desolately. "What I want, I can't have. So, it's all meaningless." Seeing Sebastian sighing like that, Yvonne comforted him. "You're feeling down right at the beginning, which isn't like you at all. Don't worry. Your little sister will cheer you up!" Sebastian turned his head away. "Are you saying you really support me?" "Of course, you're my brother. Why wouldn't I support you?" "Even if she's been married before and is carrying another man's child, you don't think there's anything wrong with that?" Sebastian himself certainly didn't think there was anything wrong. He didn't have outdated, closed-off thinking, but he didn't expect his family to be as open-minded. "So what? You l
"An eye-opener, huh? There's still plenty for you to learn in this world," Theodore muttered angrily. "Tell Rose I'm waiting downstairs for her. My patience is wearing thin, and I don't mind making a scene."Without waiting for a response, Theodore hung up the phone.Sebastian gritted his teeth in frustration, his eyes flashing with icy fury. Theodore was behaving in such an unreasonable manner. There must be something wrong with his brain!Theodore was already here, and Sebastian couldn't keep it from Rosalie. She had the right to know.What Rosalie hated the most was being lied to. Theodore had already deceived her enough, and Sebastian couldn't deceive her like Theodore did.-Meanwhile, Rosalie was in a daze and half-asleep. When she heard Sebastian mention Theodore's arrival, all her drowsiness vanished and she sat up abruptly in bed.She opened the door to find Sebastian standing outside."Rose, stay in your room. I'll go down and send him away," Sebastian said, clarifyin
Theodore narrowed his eyes and snapped coldly, "And how is it appropriate for you to be here?! Don't forget, you're still a married woman!""Don't forget, we're getting divorced tomorrow," Rosalie retorted."It's today, not tomorrow," Theodore snapped back.He grabbed the iron gate, causing it to rattle. Rosalie instinctively took a few steps back, her face filled with fear.Seeing the fear in her eyes, Theodore realized he had frightened her. He softened his tone, and released the gate. "As long as we're not divorced yet, you're still Mrs. Spencer. What would people say about you staying overnight at another man's place?""Seriously?" Rosalie scoffed. "And what about you?! You’re a married man, but when another woman calls you, you rush to accompany her and stay out all night. What does that make you?""That's different. Cindy was sick, I had to go to the hospital! What about you and Sebastian? I bet you two have been fooling around for ages!"Rosalie's heart skipped a beat,
Rosalie was almost fuming from Theodore's domineering attitude. He could spend time with Cynthia, but she couldn't stay overnight at a friend's place? What a joke!"Theodore, I'm not going back. If you want to go back, go yourself. We're getting divorced tomorrow, so don't think you can control me."She was fed up with this man controlling her emotions."Open the door."Theodore was like a volcano about to erupt, its molten lava underneath gathering immense force and reaching its critical point.Naturally, Rosalie didn't dare to open the door. She was afraid Theodore would burst in. Instead, she looked at him anxiously."Theodore, please don't force me, okay? Look at us now. What's the point of doing this? Even if I go back tonight, we'll still get divorced tomorrow!"Theodore raised his foot and kicked the iron gate hard. "Open the door!" From afar, Sebastian noticed something was wrong. He immediately walked over."Theodore, don't pick on Rose! Haven't you tormented her e
Sebastian knew that Rosalie was only saying these things because she was desperate, not out of malice. He could sense that the person most hurt by her words was herself.Theodore’s eyes were almost bloodshot with barely contained rage, but suddenly, he started laughing. “Hahaha! Rosalie, you’ve made yourself out to be the victim here. It’s like you’re accusing me of cheating, but you’ve been with this man all along. You have no right to stand here crying and acting all innocent in front of me!”Rosalie could feel his heartless words stabbing her right in the chest. She was in so much pain that she could barely breathe.Sebastian was furious. Theodore was a complete bastard! He wanted to punch him or at least yell at Theodore, but he knew that arguing now would solve nothing. Everyone was too angry, and it would only make things worse for Rosalie.So, Sebastian held back. Instead, he grasped Rosalie’s hand to comfort her.Rosalie wiped the tears from her eyes, and smiled calmly
Rosalie sneered, "Do you think this is fair to Cynthia? She’s waiting in the hospital, hoping you’ll divorce me. You promise her every time, but you keep breaking your word. Have you ever thought about how she feels? How can you be with her if you don’t divorce me?”“Don’t worry, I’ll handle everything with Cindy,” Theodore said nonchalantly, adjusting his sleeve. “Even if I don’t divorce you, I can still have a wedding with Cindy. As for you and me, our marriage is just in name only. You can stay alone, while Cindy and I go on with our lives.”“Theodore, you’re despicable,” Sebastian seethed, his anger boiling over. “You’re hurting both Rose and Cynthia. You’re a real bastard!”“Yes, I'm a bastard!” Theodore's eyes were cold, and he let out a mocking laugh. “Things are already this way, so what's the worst that can happen now?"He straightened up, his voice turning icy. “Rosalie, since you don’t want to come back with me, stay here. Don’t bother going to the clerk's office tomorro
Rosalie walked slowly towards Theodore’s car and got into the passenger seat. Theodore glanced at her coldly, his expression hard and unyielding.“Put your seatbelt on,” he commanded icily.Usually, he might have buckled it for her. But this time, he only reminded her. Their relationship had long since spiraled into a deep abyss.Rosalie numbly fastened her seatbelt and slumped against the seat, staring at the rearview mirror. In it, she saw the solitary figure of Sebastian standing in the darkness, filled with worry.Closing her eyes in pain, Rosalie turned her head away.Sebastian stood still until the sports car disappeared from view. He didn’t move an inch.Footsteps approached from behind. Yvonne, half-asleep, walked over. She rubbed her messy hair, and looked at Sebastian in confusion.“Why are you outside? What happened?”She had been sleeping soundly when she heard some commotion. Coming downstairs, she found the large gate open. She saw Sebastian standing outside, star
Theodore lay on the bed, unable to fall asleep. He felt a fire burning in his heart, his mind unable to stop thinking about Rosalie.Whether his eyes were opened or closed, all he could see was her.Frustrated, he flipped to his side to pull out a drawer and retrieve a bottle of pills. He couldn't calm himself down without medication.Just then, his phone rang. Theodore picked it up and saw the name on his phone screen—it was Aurora.He flung his phone aside.It kept ringing, irritating him greatly. Eventually, he answered the call. "What do you want?""Theo, save me! Save me, quick!"Shock registered on Theodore's face. "What happened?""He's chasing after me… Can I go find you? I really have nowhere else to go! I'm so scared!""Who's chasing after you? Where are you right now?""I…I'm now at… It's so dark, I can't tell. I'm hiding in a small alleyway right now. As I came here, I think I walked past a bar called Endless. I took a right turn and ended up in this alleyway. I'm
Aurora collapsed on the ground, overwhelmed by the sudden force. Her head was pounding and she cupped her red, hot cheeks with her hands. "What…what did you do? Why did you slap me?" she asked, stunned. Yerick looked down upon her, his towering figure dark and frightening in the night. "Are you taking me as your hitman, ordering me around as you like?"It was enough that she ordered him to kill another. How dare she ask him to kill Rosalie?! She was digging her grave!"I didn't mean that," Aurora said agitatedly. "I'm just so scared! We're on the same boat, so we should help each other out.""Help each other out?" Yerick crouched down and pinched her chin. "Tell me, then. What have you helped me with so far? Why do you think I arranged for you to be by Theodore's side and allowed you to get to know him? What do you think is my motive?""I…I don't know!" Aurora said with trembling lips. The man before her was way too frightening, his eyes ghostly as he chuckled. "But I'll do wha
Justin brought the baby home and saw Rosalie spacing out before the kitchen counter. She didn't even realize they were home."Mama," Steve called out to her.Rosalie heard him and turned to look at them. "You're back."She took Steve from Justin's hands and held him in her arms."Rose, are you alright? What did Theodore tell you?" Justin asked. "Aurora felt guilty and made Angie her scapegoat. Angie has been nabbed by the police," Rosalie replied.Justin frowned. "Angie surely wouldn't be a sitting duck. She'll expose Aurora.""That's not wrong," Rosalie said. "The problem is, Aurora is too good at putting up a facade. Theodore doesn't trust Angie and he said he'll investigate things and find out if Aurora was involved. At the end of the day, he refuses to believe that Aurora is capable of something like that. He subconsciously thinks that Angie was solely responsible.""That sounds like something he would do," Justin concluded. "Last time, I could tell he's very protective of
Theodore turned around. "Is there something else?"Justin walked over. "Do you want to hold him? He seems eager to hug you."Theodore paused. Then, he gave a helpless smile at the corner of his mouth."No, you take him upstairs." The more he held Steve, the harder it would be to let go. He didn't even know why he felt such strong emotions for Steve. Perhaps it was because Steve was Rosalie's child, and thus, he couldn't help but care for the baby.Seeing this, Justin didn't insist. He was about to leave when suddenly, Steve started crying in his arms. Steve stretched out his hands toward Theodore, trying to reach him.Hearing the cries, Theodore's heart tightened. He turned around and saw Justin trying to soothe the child."Steve, what's wrong? Are you hungry? I'll take you back right away."Steve continued crying, louder and louder, and Theodore felt as if his heart were being squeezed. His feet felt like they were nailed to the ground, and he couldn't move.Justin took a few steps b
"And what about you?" Theodore countered. "Rose, when will you finally see what kind of people are around you? Sebastian's two-faced, pretentious, and full of lies. Justin has blood on his hands, with numerous enemies. He's like a ticking time bomb, and both of them will only bring you disaster."Rosalie sneered. "And how much disaster have you brought me? Do you think the mental torment you've caused me isn't enough?"Theodore gave a bitter smile. "Rose, do you want me to die to make up for the harm I've caused you?""No, I just hope you won't bother me anymore. I have my own life now. Whether it's good or bad, it has nothing to do with you. Once upon a time, Grandma was the last connection between us, but now that she's gone, we have nothing left."She avoided Theodore's gaze. "You should go now."Theodore clenched his fists. "If this is what you want, then I understand. I'll stay away from you in the future and won't bother you again, because, as you said, we have nothing left."Wi
Theodore was about to speak, but then he remembered he had important matters to discuss today and couldn't be sidetracked by Justin."Rose, I have something important to tell you. Let's talk privately.""If you have something to say, just say it," Rosalie replied. She knew he wanted Justin to leave, but she didn't mind if Justin knew what was going on.Theodore gave Justin a cold glance before continuing, "This matter concerns Grandma. I don't want anyone else around. It's something that should only be discussed between the two of us.""He's not an outsider," Rosalie replied without hesitation. "He can know about Grandma's matters too."Seeing the two of them about to argue, Justin immediately said, "I'll take Steve out for a walk and come back later."With that, Justin left.Rosalie quickly said, "Justin, you don't need to…""It's fine," he interrupted her. "I'll take him downstairs for a walk."With that, Justin left with Steve.Rosalie took a step back and said to Theodore, "Come in
Aurora looked incredibly sorrowful, completely unlike someone who was acting. Theodore, for a moment, didn't know whether he should believe her or not.When Rosalie had first told him, he had only defended Aurora, completely ignoring Angie.Now, with Aurora telling him that it was Angie who killed Rebecca, Theodore couldn't be 100% certain that Aurora was not involved in this matter.It felt like a layer of mist had been added, blurring his vision and preventing him from seeing clearly.After a long while, Theodore released Aurora."Get better first," he said, turning to leave.Suddenly, he heard some movement behind him. Turning around, he saw Aurora stumbling toward the window in the ward. She forcefully pulled open the window and jumped straight down.Theodore's brows tightened, and with rocket-like speed, he rushed forward. He grabbed her from behind and pulled her back from the window ledge. "What are you doing?!""Theo, let me die! I don't want to live anymore. Just pretend I kil
Theodore took out his phone and called Aurora, but she didn't answer the phone.He turned to the bodyguard and asked, "When you took Angie, was Aurora not at home?"The bodyguard nodded. "Yes, only Angie was at home. Aurora wasn't there."Theodore furrowed his brow. Was Angie telling the truth? Had Aurora fled in fear of being caught? He clenched his fists, his knuckles cracking.Could Aurora really be this kind of person? Had he misjudged her character all along?"Find her. I want to know where she went."A few hours later, Theodore's subordinates brought news of Aurora's whereabouts. She had booked a hotel room.Theodore led a group of people to her hotel room and knocked on the door forcefully, but there was no response.The staff member opened the door with a room key, and the group entered. Aurora was indeed in the room, and she was lying on the bed.Theodore strode over."Aurora!" he shouted, but as he got closer, he noticed that she was motionless. An empty pill bottle was on th
Hearing the recording on the phone, Angie was horrified and nearly fainted."No, that's not how it is! It's not like that!" she cried in fear.Angie tried to get up from the floor, but the two men behind her pressed her down firmly, keeping her kneeling on the ground."It's not like that!" Angie shouted. "Aurora's framing me! She's setting me up!""She's framing you?" Theodore sneered. "Didn't you admit that you killed my grandmother?""I… It wasn't me!" Angie's agitation intensified. "Aurora is clearly using me as a scapegoat! She tricked me into saying those things! This is all fake!"Angie finally realized that Aurora had planned to make her the scapegoat from the very beginning, wanting to rid herself of any involvement. It was so sinister—recording conversations and twisting the facts. How despicable!"Fake?" Theodore seized her face with one hand, gripping it so tightly that her face nearly contorted. He gritted his teeth and harshly demanded, "Are you saying Aurora did this?""Y