Rosalie frowned slightly when she heard this. "Did you really hear the groom say that?""Would I lie to you?" Theodore suddenly gave a bitter laugh. "I guess that's a fair question, considering I have lied to you before."Rosalie lowered her gaze. "Even if it's true, and you heard the groom say that, if you wanted to help, you could have done it privately. There was no need to make such a scene in public. This could ruin Grandma's relationship with her friend.""You're always so considerate, Rose." Theodore let go of her and turned away, collapsing weakly onto a chair. He had no idea how much he had drunk, but the alcohol was hitting him hard now, making it difficult for him to stand."But I did it anyway. He was about to get married, and he betrayed his fiancée just because he was stressed. Such a person deserves to be condemned by everyone," he continued.Rosalie stared at him silently for a good ten seconds before speaking. "If you're so righteous, why did our marriage turn
Rosalie turned to leave the room. There was a sharp sound as Theodore grabbed her wrist."Let go," she said, turning back to him. "I need to clean up your mess."She couldn't imagine what the scene outside looked like now. The wedding had undoubtedly turned into a farce. The bride didn't seem like someone who could tolerate such humiliation; otherwise, she wouldn't have exploded like that. There was no way this wedding was going to happen now, and the groom truly wasn't worth marrying.Even if he had fallen out of love and cheated, it was still better than claiming the stress of planning the wedding had driven him to sleep with another woman.It was too absurd and reckless. If he could use stress as an excuse to cheat before marriage, who knew what he would do afterward? So, it was probably for the best that the wedding was called off. However, Theodore had been too extreme. If it had been her, she would have quietly told the bride in private, not made such a public spectacle a
Theodore looked like a lost child, his eyes watery and pitiful. "Are you so drunk you've forgotten? We're not married anymore," Rosalie said. He couldn't behave as he used to. And she certainly couldn't, either.Theodore released her hand, his brow furrowing as he struggled to stand up from the chair, clutching his stomach and doubling over in pain.Rosalie rushed forward to support him. "I'll take you to the hospital."Theodore stubbornly shook off her hand. "No.""Why not?""No reason. I just don't want to go.""Theo, stop being so stubborn," Rosalie said, frowning. "Look at you now.""What's wrong with me?" Theodore turned his head, a sarcastic smile on his pale face. "It's just stomach pain.""You know you have a stomach problem, but you drank so much. Are you trying to torture yourself?"Rosalie was furious. This man didn't even take care of his own body, doing things he knew would hurt him. It was maddening."And what about you?" Theodore forced himself to stand str
“I am crazy! You’re the only one I want, and I don’t want anyone else,” Theodore said desperately. “Since you don’t want me, then leave!”“You didn’t want me first!” Rosalie yelled indignantly.“I’ve already apologized and admitted my mistake, but you’re not coming back to me! What can I do?” he argued.“How can I forgive you for a mistake like this? I can’t go back to you just because you said sorry!” she snapped. “At the end of the day, we still can’t be together and you don’t want me!” he shot back.Theodore didn’t care that he was acting shamelessly.Rosalie stood outside the door, her forehead leaning against the door as she sighed.She still couldn’t leave just like that. She had known him for ten years, and although things ended in a bitter divorce, she couldn’t just put down their decade-long relationship. She wasn’t a robot that could coldly adhere to its program and to whatever the program dictated.“Time can heal all wounds. You’ll slowly realize that all these don’
“Theodore, I really won’t care about you if you refuse to open the door. I won’t owe you anything even if I walk away right this moment.”However, it remained silent in the room.“Fine. Forget it if you refuse to open the door. I’ll leave and go to Seb. I’ll hug him and kiss him, and even sleep with him,” Rosalie said in a huff before turning to leave. The door opened with a bang, and a tall figure charged forward like an arrow released from a bow. Theodore hugged Rosalie tight from behind, yelling, “I won’t allow that! Never!”He was as clingy as a child, almost trying to fold her into his embrace. “I won’t allow you to go looking for Sebastian!”Rosalie struggled against his hold, and realized it was futile. She furrowed her brows. “Theo, let me go.”“I won’t! I forbid you to go!”“Theodore Spencer, what right do you have to stop me? He’s my husband!”“I just forbid it.”“It doesn’t work that way. You have no say over our affairs.”“I just want to have a say in it. I f
“Theodore Spencer, I’m really going to ignore you if you continue being like this.”“You’re angry,” Theodore said, tears in his eyes. He stepped forward, and pulled her in his embrace. “Don’t be mad at me. I was wrong.”Rosalie was speechless right now. This man was behaving unreasonably just a second ago, and now, he was apologizing. He was being so two-faced, it wasn’t like him at all.Was this what he really was like, and that she just had never realized it? Or did he completely change after the divorce? Rosalie sighed helplessly. “You told me not to get mad at you, but everything you’re doing is making me angry. Can’t you just stop it?”Theodore wiped the tears away from his eyes. He suddenly grabbed her hand, lifted it up, and held it against his cheek. “Rose,” he said, “you wanted to hit me, didn't you? Hit me, I won’t stop you.”He grabbed her hand, and hit it against his face. “Hit me hard, hit me however you like, as long as it can appease your anger.”“Theo, don
“Rosalie Young!” Theodore yelled through gritted teeth. “I dare you to!”The image was too intense—-he couldn’t take it.“Try me, and see if I dare to or not. If you die, I’ll definitely do that. I want you rolling over in your grave. You won’t have peace even in the afterlife, and you’ll be helpless to do anything. Who told you to die? Who can you blame?” Rosalie bit out harshly.“You…”Theodore lifted a hand, and pointed angrily at her. “You…you’re vicious! How could you treat me like this? Do you have a conscience?”“I do. You’re dead, anyway. Why would it prick my conscience? Otherwise, I wouldn’t have married Sebastian. No one would bother us after you die. I’ll have three children with him. We’ll form a band, and we’ll sing ‘Those Good, Good Old Days’ at your tombstone.”After a few seconds, Rosalie seemed to hear Theodore curse under his breath. She couldn’t make out what he was saying, but she could tell that he was furious.After that, he crawled up from the floor with
Rosalie furrowed her brows, and changed the subject. “What about Cynthia? How’s she doing?”She thought the mention of Cynthia, the woman he cared about, would excite him and prevent him from losing consciousness.However, Theodore turned his head, and glared at Rosalie. “She’s lying on the hospital bed with people taking care of her all day. I haven’t seen her for a very long time,” he said coldly. “Is that so? Why?” she asked. Although she really didn’t want to talk about Cynthia, she had to find something to chat about with him to keep him awake.He was Grandma’s only grandson. If anything happened to him, she would certainly freak out.“Because I miss you. I couldn’t control my emotions and bring myself to see other women,” he said. Rosalie’s grip tightened over the steering wheel. “That’s laughable. People call this being unhappy with what you have.”When he was married to Rosalie, he got himself involved with Cynthia. Now that they were divorced and he could be with
"You'll…you'll help me get a new heart? How will you do that?" Aurora asked."Why not? You can choose not to believe me, but once you miss this chance, it's gone," Yerick said. "The pill is right here. Eat it when you feel like it. If you really don't want it, you can throw it away—but that's akin to throwing away an opportunity."Yerick released his hand. "It's late. Go to sleep."Aurora looked coldly at the pill in her hand. "How can I possibly fall asleep?"She couldn't eat or sleep knowing that Theodore was with Rosalie. Hatred filled her heart right now.Suddenly, a pocket watch appeared before her and started swinging. Yerick's voice drifted into her ears as he fixed his gaze upon her. "Go to sleep."The pocket watch swung before her for around ten seconds. Aurora suddenly felt dizzy; she then collapsed on the bed, falling into a deep sleep.Yerick looked coldly at her as he kept the pocket watch away. He reached out to pull the sheets over her. "Good night, Ms. Payne.
But now that she thought about it, if she had really done that, Theodore would surely have found out."Let's go back to your ward first. I'll tell you what to do," Yerick said, extending his hand.Aurora took his hand, following him back to the room in a daze. Once inside, she sat on the bed and burst into tears."Theodore lied to me! Why did he lie to me? How could he do this to me?" She clutched her chest, struggling to catch her breath.Yerick's lips curled into a cruel smile, and he said seriously, "With your frail health, how can you compete with Rosalie?""What should I do, then? It's not my fault that I have bad health! I have no other choice."Yerick raised an eyebrow. "What if I told you that you do have a choice?""What do you mean? Can you help me?" She grabbed his arm, her voice trembling with emotion. "You can help me, right? Please think of a way for me! I can't lose Theo. I've fallen deeply in love with him. If I have to leave him now, I'll go crazy. I'd rather die!"Th
Aurora collapsed onto the bed and gripped the sheets tightly, tears streaming down her face. "What do you want from me? What do you want?""Welcome to my game, Aurora. What I want is random, based on my mood. Before this, all of you were players in my game. The rules are set by me."Aurora lifted her head, finally realizing that she had walked straight into a trap. Yet now, she had no choice. If she told Theodore, it would prove that she had been lying to him. She had saved Theodore not by accident, but by deliberate design.Aurora wiped the tears from her face. "Are you going to hurt Theodore?""That depends on how cooperative you are. When the game's over, if you listen well, maybe I'll let you both grow old together. After all, I was the one who made you two go from strangers to being acquainted, to being in bed together. My abilities are greater than you think."Yerick's eyes gleamed with confident amusement. Aurora knew she was no match for him, so she could only resign herself a
"Aurora, you still haven't seen the thing that will break your heart even more. If you saw it, you wouldn't be saying this," Yerick countered."I still don't know your name," Aurora said. "You've been telling me you're Theo's friend, but he never mentioned he had such a friend.""He certainly wouldn't mention me, because things between him and I are very strained."Aurora was rendered speechless. He had told her that they had severed ties."By the way, Aurora, did he go back?" Yerick asked.Aurora nodded. "Yes. He originally wanted to stay and take care of me, but I was worried he'd get tired, so I told him to go back and rest. He'll come to see me again tomorrow.""Did he really go back?""I'm absolutely sure," Aurora said. "I told him to go back. Otherwise, where else could he go?""Have you thought about the possibility that he went to find Rosalie?""Rosalie! Are you saying he's with Rosalie now? No, that's impossible! Theodore wouldn't do that," Aurora protested."Why not? Didn't
"Next time, I'll make sure to not leave evidence behind." Sebastian gently caressed Steve's face."Steve, Daddy will win in the end. Just wait and see. When you grow up, you'll be like Daddy, always winning. We'll never lose." Sebastian laughed, his eyes bloodshot.Steve seemed startled, fear beginning to show on his face. He seemed like he was about to cry.-In the middle of the night…A peaceful atmosphere filled the ward, with the soft light of the night lamp casting a warm glow on Aurora's pale face. She lay alone in bed, her body seemingly blending into the silent night.Through the window, the night scenery appeared calm. Moonlight shone on the curtains, casting shadows in her room. Stars adorned the sky like diamonds, flickering as if silently telling tales of endless loneliness and thoughts.The door creaked open, and a man in black quietly entered the room. He was slender, and walked lightly. He blended into the shadows of the darkness. His gaze was sharp, like a star in th
Theodore gripped the magazine tightly in his hands, flipping through the pages. In truth, he didn't absorb a single word.Rosalie felt like she was suffocating. She couldn't continue speaking to Sebastian. "Seb, I'll hang up now. I'm going to rest."She was afraid that if she kept talking, she would lose control."Alright," Sebastian said, gently waving Steve's hand. "Steve, say goodbye to Mommy.""Goodbye, darling." Rosalie waved at the camera.Thinking about Steve made her heart ache deeply. This whole situation was just absurd. Steve's biological father was right next to her, but he could only remain invisible.After a while, Rosalie ended the video call with Sebastian. She set her phone aside and covered her mouth, crying.She was deeply upset. So many things had happened recently.On one hand, Theodore suddenly appeared in Melrine with his pregnant girlfriend. On the other hand, there was Justin. And then, Sebastian had done something terrible and lied to her. Now, he had returned
Rosalie asked this on purpose as she wanted to hear Sebastian's response. Had he truly returned to the country out of guilt, or was everything just a coincidence and the company issues had truly forced him back?"Actually, Rose," Sebastian said, "after I came back, I realized the situation is worse than I thought, so I won't be going to Melrine anytime soon. I just can't find the time.""I see." Rosalie lowered her gaze, a little disappointed.It just so happened that he returned to the country now, but it seemed that he also didn't dare to come back to Melrine. Was he really avoiding the authorities?But who had tipped Sebastian off? Could Sebastian have planted someone around Theodore? Who could it be?Rosalie forced a smile. "Alright then, I hope you sort out the company's matters at home. Don't worry about things here in Melrine. I'll come back as soon as I finish my studies.""Okay. Rose, why don't you talk to Steve for a bit?"Rosalie looked at the child on the screen, her eyes f
The sky gradually darkened.By now, Rosalie's IV drip bag was empty.She wanted to go to the bathroom. She had just gotten out of bed when Theodore stepped forward to support her.Rosalie immediately pulled away from his arm, her tone cold. "I can manage."With that, she carefully made her way to the bathroom, closed the door, and locked it.Theodore felt helpless.Later, she came out of the bathroom. She had finished washing up and returned to bed to lie down. "I'm going to sleep now. You can go back."Theodore didn't say anything but sat down on the couch."Go ahead and sleep." He picked up a magazine, and began flipping through it.Seeing his demeanor, Rosalie knew she couldn't change his mind. She turned to the other side, facing away from him.Theodore put down the magazine and secretly watched her. He cautiously walked over and adjusted the blanket on her, then returned to sit on the couch.Late at night, Rosalie's phone rang. It was a video call from Sebastian.Rosalie glanced d
"So, Dad, I can stay in Blencalgo without worry for now, right?"As they say, experience came with age. His father's connections and resources were certainly more extensive than his own.Sebastian had committed the offense in Melrine, but now he was back in Blencalgo. There was no extradition agreement between Melrine and Blencalgo, and Blencalgo had no law enforcement rights over him. Coupled with his background, he could escape any danger."I can help you this time, but next time, you'd better be more careful. If you're going to do bad things, don't let anyone have anything on you."Sebastian lowered his head. "I understand. I'll be more careful next time."Geoffrey's gaze lingered on him for a long moment before asking, "I heard you brought the child back."Sebastian nodded. "Yes. Rose is staying there to finish her studies, so I thought I'd bring him back to take care of him. After all, I've been looking after him all this time.""You really are something, raising another man's chi