"There are many things in this world that might have influenced him," Sydney said coldly. "You also lost your parents when you were young. Isn't it said that children without parents are prone to going astray? Yet, you seem fine and seem to be on the right path."Hearing Sydney's icy tone, Rosalie couldn't believe it for a moment. She immediately said, "That's because Grandma took care of me. Even though my parents passed away, I still received a lot of love. I wasn't alone, but it was different for Theo. Although he has parents, when he was young, his father was far from his mother, and his mother..."Rosalie realized she was being impulsive, and stopped herself. If she continued, she would probably offend Sydney. She didn't want to argue with Sydney; she came to reconcile with her, not to quarrel."What about his mother?" Sydney asked, her tone somewhat cold as she stared at Rosalie fixedly. "Go on."Seeing Rosalie still silent, Sydney helped her out. "His mother also doesn't c
“Oh, please. You’re his biological mother. Why would you be afraid of things being awkward? He’s your son, for goodness’s sake!” Rosalie said.She couldn’t understand. Did Sydney forget how to be a mother? Sydney turned around to glance at her. “I almost forgot that you’re a mother now.” Her gaze landed on Rosalie’s belly. “Still not intending to announce it?”Rosalie caressed her belly as she shook her head. “I told Grandma that I’m traveling.”“Seems like you’re bent on keeping it a secret till the end.”“Thanks for helping me to keep it under wraps, Mom.”Sydney had long known of Rosalie’s pregnancy, but never mentioned it to anyone. She was clearly a woman of her word.Sydney shrugged. “Since I promised you not to talk about it, of course I wouldn’t. I know that if I let the cat out of the bag, it’ll only make things difficult for you. But do you really intend to hide the baby from Theodore forever?”“We’ll talk about it when the time comes. I just want to deliver the ba
Rosalie tugged Sydney’s sleeve and pulled at it, shaking her head profusely at her. She mouthed, “Ask him when he’s free, and that you can wait.”The corner of Sydney’s mouth twitched. She coughed dryly, and put out the cigarette between her fingers. “In that case, when are you free? You can’t possibly be busy all the time, can you?”“I’m busy all the time.”His heartless rejection made Sydney’s brows furrow. A piercing pain shot through her chest. She could sense that Theodore didn’t want to have a meal with her, or even see his own mother.Before Rosalie could say anything further, Sydney decided that she would give it another shot. “Are you sure you aren’t free? Not even for half an hour?”“I’m sorry, no.”Sydney’s grip over her phone tightened, and she chuckled helplessly. “Alright, then. Go ahead and be busy. I won’t bother you anymore.”Sydney was about to hang up when Rosalie snatched the phone from her hand and said to the man on the line, “Theodore Spencer!”Theodo
“Alright. I’ll hand the phone over to your mom. Set the date and time between yourselves.”Rosalie handed the phone back to Sydney.Sydney was still stunned from what Rosalie had just done, but managed to take the phone from her and put it to her ear.Theodore said something to her before she nodded and said, “Alright, I got it.”“Alright, then.”“Okay, goodbye.”Sydney hung up, and turned to say to Rosalie, “I’ve set the date and venue of our meeting.”Rosalie heaved a sigh of relief. She was just trying her luck just now, and didn’t really expect her attempt to turn out successful. “That’s good. I just hope you two can have a good talk. Please don’t end up fighting. You two have already missed out on so much time together, so you should treasure every moment you have together. You two are mother and son, after all. I know you love your son, and that Theo really needs you,” she said. “But I really have no idea how to be a mother. I’m too trapped in my own world. I’ve lived
Rosalie didn’t know what to say at that point. Sydney’s words seemed to make sense, and she couldn’t say anything to refute it.“Do you still want to read through them?” Sydney asked.Rosalie nodded. “I do, but can I bring them back?”“Don’t bother. Just read through them here, and go back whenever you’re done. It’s tiring to take back so many documents.”“But…” Rosalie flipped through the documents in the box. “There are just too many documents. One day isn’t enough for me to go through them all. Also, I have to analyze and think through the data, and even do some checking. I think…”“Don’t worry about it. Just stay here overnight. I have everything you need anyway, so feel free to use them. Oh, yes. There’s food in the fridge. You can cook lunch this afternoon, or order takeout. I have something to attend to, and I need to head out. I’ll buy some clean underwear for you before I come home later.”In light of Sydney’s offer, Rosalie had no choice but to nod her head in agreement
Rosalie nodded with a smile. “Okay.”“Did you find anything after looking through all those documents?” Sydney asked.Rosalie said, “They crunched their numbers so beautifully, it’s almost perfect. But I don’t think it’s possible for a large company to not encounter any issues at all, what with their sudden, rapid expansion within such a short period of time. Sometimes, the more perfect something seems, the greater the hidden issues—maybe even more so than something that appears imperfect.”She went on, “What’s more, the share price of Regent Co. is very high right now. I have a feeling it’s going to be an open target.”Sydney smiled. “Not bad, you have potential. Sometimes, however, it’s not enough to just judge based on a feeling. You have to present solid evidence to convince others.”Rosalie nodded. “Okay. I’ll continue searching for it.”Sydney said, “Don’t be anxious. Take it easy. You must have patience in whatever you do.”Rosalie nodded. “I got it.”“But…” Sydney said
Sydney couldn’t explain why, either. She simply felt that Theodore liked Rosalie very much. Yet, his actions and decisions were so confusing.She also didn’t want to give Rosalie empty hope. If she were mistaken, it would only lead to disappointments for Rosalie.They were already divorced, anyway. It no longer mattered what Theodore really felt.“Yes, I have no idea what’s blinding him. I can’t figure out what’s so good about Cynthia Zeller. At least the woman Wesley fell in love with back then was a true talent.”Rosalie smiled. “Maybe Theo just found his soulmate. No matter who she is, she’s bound to make him fall in love with her.”Love sometimes didn’t make sense. Yet, sometimes it was all that mattered—even if others find it illogical and foolish.“What about you? Do you like Theo?” Sydney asked.Rosalie’s heart raced.Sydney stared at her. “What’s the matter?”“Mom, we’re already divorced. None of this matters anymore.” Rosalie’s voice was hoarse, as if a blade was stuc
Rosalie was still busy in the study. Sydney had given her a new notebook, which she had filled up.She was halfway through the box of documents; she didn’t bother counting, and simply read the documents page by page.Just then, her phone buzzed. Rosalie remained unperturbed, and continued jotting down notes until her phone buzzed again.She furrowed her brows, and grabbed her phone. Glancing at the incoming text, she saw found it was from Theodore.The first text read, ‘Are you asleep?’The second text read, ‘??’Rosalie typed on her phone, ‘I’m not asleep yet.’But before she sent it out, something came to mind.If she told him that she wasn’t asleep yet, he was bound to ask her what she was doing. It was going to take her time to reply to him.She didn’t want to chat with Theodore right now. She was long past the time when she felt excited whenever he contacted her.Time was of the essence, and she had to read through all the documents.As such, she deleted her original me