Sebastian felt his heart tremble. "Do you think I was confessing?" "Duh! It’s so obvious! The words 'love you' are written on this sticker. If I were Rosalie, I would have definitely seen through you." He immediately had a bad feeling. "Maybe things aren’t as bad as it seems. I could have just sent it without much thought." "Did you really not think about it before sending it?" Yvonne asked. "There are so many stickers to choose from, so why did you choose that one? If I'm not mistaken, this sticker only appears if you type 'love you' in the search bar. You didn't dare to send those words, so you just sent the sticker." Sebastian was rendered speechless. Yvonne had hit the bullseye. He cleared his throat hastily. "It was an accident. I didn't think much about it at the time. It’s just a sticker, no big deal." "If you didn't think it was a big deal, why are you asking me?" Yvonne retorted sharply. "I..." Sebastian was rendered speechless by her remark. "Then, what should
Yvonne pursed her lips. "Well, in that case… There’s a high chance she doesn’t like you. If you didn't scare her away and she still can't be bothered to text you, then now that you've scared her, she'll be even less likely to text you. The best thing to do now is to send her a message and see what she says. I'll help you figure out the situation." Sebastian looked at the time. "It's too early now. She’s probably still in bed." He didn’t think about it before sending that sticker last night, and now, he was feeling uneasy. He was scared Rosalie might hate him if she knew his intentions. It would be worse if she thought he was taking advantage of her vulnerability, and giving her pressure when she was feeling sad. "My, aren’t you considerate." Yvonne sat on his bed. "What about I call her now and sound her out for you?" "Right now?" "Yeah, I'm her sister now. It's normal if I call her now and ask her if she wants to have breakfast with me. I'm a girl, so If I ask her, she'l
Rosalie was so beautiful. There was gentleness in Theodore's eyes, but at the same time, there was also a hint of regret. His fingers hovered over her eyebrows, and he gently traced along their curves in the air. Then, he traced the shape of her eyes, as if caressing her. He never touched her, to avoid waking her. Rose was so gorgeous, and so kind. She genuinely cared about everyone around her. Now that she was single again, many men would fight to pursue a woman like her. Not to mention, she was also rich. Theodore then thought of Sebastian. He saw Sebastian as an enemy, but this was also a form of acknowledgment. He acknowledged that Sebastian wasn’t half bad. A man who could make Theodore feel threatened was surely extraordinary, because the average Joe wouldn’t be able to make him feel that way. If Sebastian really liked Rosalie, and started to pursued her... Theodore didn't dare to think further. What if Rosalie and Sebastian got together, and they were happy? H
He thought, ‘I'm getting more and more childish. Even though we're divorced, I still want to fight for candy like a child. I still want everyone to know that although I already gave up the candy, it’s still mine and I can choose to eat it if I want to. Not just that, but I'm also domineering.’ Meanwhile, Yvonne stuffed her phone back into her pocket, and scratched her head in confusion."Seb, isn't Rose already divorced? Why did she still spend the night with her husband? He answered her phone so early in the morning. It's obvious they slept...together." Yvonne became increasingly anxious as she spoke, mainly because of Sebastian’s expression. Sebastian was already dressed by then. He was wearing white casual clothes, and the color was a stark contrast to his darkened face. "You should go back, Yvonne," he said. He didn’t seem angry or furious; no, it was more complicated and terrifying than that. It made Yvonne terribly uneasy. Normally, she could joke around and tease he
“Don’t be scared,” Theodore said, holding her hand. “I’ll help you chase those bad guys away.”Rosalie burst out laughing. “What if you’re the bad guy?”Theodore’s face stiffened. “Do you mean to tell me that I was the bad guy who chased you in your nightmare?”Rosalie, wanting to tease him, nodded. “Yes. You were chasing after me with a knife, wanting to kill me. I was so frightened.”Theodore’s face turned cold, and he stood up. “Looks like I didn’t chase you hard enough. I would’ve chopped you to pieces straight away.”It was bad enough she had a nightmare. To think she even dreamt of him as a bad guy who wanted to kill her! How terrible was he in her eyes?Then, he was reminded of how she thought he would throw her down the stairs last time.Ridiculous!He didn’t dare to continue thinking about how tarnished his image was in her eyes.Perhaps her impression of him had sunk so low—beyond even the deepest valley, deep in the crevices of the earth, close to its core.Rosalie
“You’re still ticklish at this age?” Theodore grumbled. “It’s not as if I’ve never touched you there.”He had touched every inch of her body, after all. Now that they were divorced, she was stopping him from touching her. How petty of her! The moment the thought emerged in his mind, Theodore found himself laughable.They were already divorced. Of course she wouldn’t let him touch her!He was the petty one.He stood up from the bed, and said, “Go wash up. Breakfast is ready.”He had already informed the kitchen to start preparing breakfast, in case she felt hungry when she woke up.Rosalie said nothing further, and walked into the washroom. She stood before the mirror, and stared at her reflection in it. She was still feeling woozy as images from her nightmare last night replayed in her mind.After washing up, she walked out of the washroom and found that Theodore was already gone.Rosalie picked up her phone, and texted Sebastian. ‘Had your breakfast yet?’What she reall
Theodore stared blankly at her, silent for a long time.Rosalie said nothing further, and turned to leave. As she left, Theodore didn’t stop her.She realized it was meaningless letting things go on like this. They were divorced, and he was due to marry Cynthia.Yet, Theodore didn’t call Cynthia even after Rosalie left. Instead, he sat on the bed in a daze.He hugged the pillow Rosalie slept on last night, and buried his head in it to take in the remnants of her fragrance.Meanwhile, Rosalie drove back to her apartment.Until now, Sebastian had yet to reply to her text. It had been over two hours since she texted him.Rosalie wasn’t a superstitious person, but with the world being so huge and filled with strange happenings, she had to be cautious with things.That dream felt so real, and it made her anxious the more she thought about it. She decided to give Sebastian a call.However, her call went unanswered. All she received was the automated response. “The number you’ve di
“I don’t know,” Yvonne said. Upon sensing the panic in Rosalie’s voice, she added, “What’s the matter? Why are you looking for him?”“Nothing much. I’m just a little worried I couldn’t contact him.”“I see,” Yvonne said, her eyes darting around. ‘Rose is pretty worried about Seb,’ she thought.“Rose, I’ll give Seb a call and try to find him before calling you back, okay?” she suggested.“Sure. I’ll wait for you. Please let me know once you find him, or just text me,” Rosalie replied. “Sure.”After that, they hung up.Yvonne called Sebastian’s phone, but he didn’t answer her call, either.Strange. Was he furious over what happened this morning, and wasn’t picking up calls on purpose?Yvonne began to feel uneasy, too. She called Sebastian’s assistant.He picked up the call, and greeted her respectfully, “Ms. Carter, how may I help you?”“Is Seb in the office?”The assistant replied in hushed tones, “Mr. Carter is in the office, but…”“But what?” Yvonne asked doubtfully. “
Rosalie pushed Theodore's hand away. "In that case, I must know what happened."Since Theodore got his hands on the so-called evidence and laid it right before her, there was no reason for her not to watch it. A few minutes wouldn't make a difference.Rosalie took the initiative to play the video.She sat quietly before the laptop, her eyes fixed on the video playing on the screen.The originally calm expression on her face slowly grew solemn, then turned into shock and disbelief.She couldn't believe that the man she once trusted so much could be capable of something so cruel.In the video, Sebastian broke into Theodore's house with a bunch of armed men.After they entered, they scoured the place for surveillance cameras and damaged whatever they could find.When Theodore and Aurora came back, they intercepted them and ruthlessly threatened them with their lives. They pointed their guns at Theodore, the vicious look in their eyes filled with ruthless cruelty.Sebastian pointe
He handed the thumb drive to Rosalie. "All his actions were captured and stored in this thumb drive. Rosalie Young, I'm giving you one chance to watch the entire thing. If you still think Sebastian didn't want to kill me after watching it and want to beg me to let him go, I'll agree to it!"Rosalie stared at the thumb drive in Theodore's hand, filled with doubt.She was curious about the footage inside. Since there was evidence, there was no harm in checking it out.Rosalie wiped her tears away. "Okay, I'll watch it. I want to know what happened, too."It was Theodore's words against Sebastian's at that time. She didn't know whose words to believe.Theodore grabbed Rosalie's wrist. "Come with me."He brought Rosalie to somewhere quiet and had someone bring his laptop over.He then inserted the thumb drive into the laptop and clicked open the video files inside.Rosalie sat before the laptop and saw Theodore navigate through the files and click on a video.However, he didn'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