Today was also the day of Theodore’s wedding, for which he booked an entire luxury hotel for.Wedding guests streamed into the hotel non-stop.Theodore stood silently before a mirror, and looked at his face in it. He looked pale and haggard, completely unlike what a radiant groom should look. He looked more like he was sick.It was supposed to be his big day, but it looked more like he was attending a funeral.The stylist left after styling his hair. Theodore sat all alone before the mirror, his eyes glazing over. He pulled out his phone from his pocket and scrolled to Rosalie’s photos, looking at each one carefully.From today onward, he would be a married man and couldn’t love her so boldly.-Cynthia was wearing a pure white wedding gown in the makeup room. Expensive jewelry sparkled at her neck. She looked at herself in the mirror, and saw how radiant and happy she looked.“Jen, do I look pretty?” Jennifer glanced at her. “Yes.”She wanted to add, what’s the point?Howe
“Yuvan!” Theodore yelled.Yuvan soon ran over. “Mr. Spencer, what instructions do you have for me?”“Find the man indicated on this slip of paper. Also, use all resources we have to track Rose down.”With that, Theodore tugged his tie off and flung it aside.“Mr. Spencer, where are you going?” Yuvan asked.Theodore said, “To find Rose.”“What about the wedding? You and Ms. Zeller are about to walk down the aisle.”“Call off the wedding!”Theodore then disappeared from Yuvan’s sight.Cynthia hid behind a pillar a distance away and saw Theodore walk off, her eyes filled with anger and indignation.She couldn’t believe he called off the wedding!This was a huge blow to her. Her dream stood right before her, but it popped just like a bubble.If it were in the past, she would have jumped into his arms and hugged him tight, crying and begging him not to leave. But now, she knew that wouldn’t work anymore. Doing that would only irritate Theodore.The hatred burning in her chest
Everyone was searching for Rosalie.On the Carters’ side, Christopher and Sebastian were tireless in their efforts to rescue Rosalie. However, the truck loaded with money went on a wild goose chase and drove to many places which all ended up incorrect.The abductors were adept at preventing themselves from being caught. They were sly and cunning. Out of fear the police would be called, they deliberately Christopher and Sebastian them fake addresses to test them and also prevent them from distinguishing the genuine location from the fake.Christopher and Sebastian were furious, but couldn’t do anything about it. All they could do was to be led by the nose by the abductors. On Theodore’s end, he used all of his network and resources to locate Rosalie, analyzed all surveillance footage and searched every possible place, expanding his search parameters again and again. He had the list of abductors from Laila, and found out who they were. He also seized everyone related to the abduct
“It’s so lively in here. Am I interrupting something?” A man’s voice sounded from the door.The men stopped whatever they were doing, and turned to look at the man at the door.He was wearing a black shirt, a bonnet, and a black mask. He leaned leisurely against the door frame, and spoke in a low voice.The abductor asked fiercely, “Who the hell are you?”He seemed to be all alone, but he didn’t look like the police, given the clothes he was wearing.The man in black walked over slowly. “So many burly men bullying one lady. How shameful.”Rosalie’s eyes widened as she looked doubtfully at the man. The aura he exuded felt familiar, as if she had met him before.“Damn it, are you tired of living? Seize him!” The chief of the gang pointed angrily at the man in black.Some of the thugs pulled out their knives and charged forward to seize the man in black, who leisurely pulled out a gun from his waist and shot upward twice. The thugs took a few steps back in fright.He had a gu
The man’s eyes widened in fear as he yelled, “No, don’t! B-B-B…”He didn’t care to call the man in black ‘Brother’ again, and cried for mercy, “Good sir, I was wrong. Spare me, please, I’m begging you. I’ll do anything you ask of me!”“Really? You’ll do anything I ask of you?”“Yes, I will,” the abductor nodded firmly. “I’ll do anything you ask of me as long as you spare me!”“Alright, then.” The man in black kicked him. “Get up.” The chief abductor crawled up from the ground, bearing with the pain on his knee, which almost made him stumble.The man in black pointed at the knife lying on the ground. “Pick this up. Choose your least favorite gang mate and gouge out his eyeballs. Display it right here for me.”“Ah? That…that…” the abductor said in a trembling voice. “Good sir, I…”“What’s the matter?” the man in black said irritably. “Don’t want to do it?”He pointed the gun back at the abductor’s crotch.“No, no, I’ll do it, I’ll do it!”He grabbed the knife from the ground
The other thugs huddled together in fright, looking at the man in black in fear. “Our chief’s dead. Please spare us! We’re just insignificant minions who simply do as we are told! Please!”“So you’re innocent?” The man in black inched toward them step by step. “Don’t…don’t… Don’t come close, don’t come close…” The thugs shook in fear.Although he was just one man, the man in black was armed. His every move made him look like a fearsome demon, not at all human. “What are you scared of? Aren’t you thugs supposed to be fierce and vicious? I, like this lady, am only one person. Why are you so scared of me?” The man in black suddenly thought of something, and said, “Oh, right. It’s because of the gun I’m holding. That’s why you’re so scared of me.”They were scared of the gun!The man in black kept his gun in the holster strapped, on his waist and extended his arms. “I’ve put my gun away now. Are you still scared of me?”Rosalie’s eyes widened in shock. Was this man crazy? How wo
The man in black put his gun aside, and kicked one of the thugs on the ground. When the thug moved, the man in black shot him again.After that, he approached Rosalie, taking a step at a time.Rosalie shrunk back in fear. “What are you trying to do?”The man in black crouched down, and said, “We didn’t have enough time today, or I would have skinned them alive.”Rosalie crawled up from the ground wanting to run, but the man in black grabbed her wrist. “Didn’t I make myself clear? Don’t move. My attacks are indiscriminate when I start my killing spree.”The bonnet the man in black was wearing was tilted downward, and Rosalie couldn’t see his eyes. He also kept his mask on over his mouth the entire time.“What…what do you want? If you want money…”“Hahaha…money?” The man in black pinched Rosalie’s chin. “Are you very scared?”“Of course I am.” How could she not be scared under such circumstances? “You’re very honest, but since you’re so scared of me, why did you tell me to watc
Before Christopher had the chance to speak, he saw a team of men charging toward the building.Christopher’s face turned cold. “Damn that Theodore Spencer!”Theodore couldn’t wait any longer, and led his men in rushing into the building.The door was locked open with a bang as Theodore led dozens of men in searching for their targets, all of them armed. When their gazes landed upon the bloodied corpses heaped on the ground, they were utterly shocked.Theodore’s eyes were bloodshot as he rushed forward, desperately looking for signs of Rosalie.Just then, Sebastian and Christopher rushed in too. They were equally taken aback by the scene that greeted them in the building.“Rose! Rose!” Sebastian started yelling at the top of her voice. “Where are you, Rose?”“Stop yelling.” Theodore walked out from a small room. “Rose isn’t here. She was taken away.”Theodore crouched down to check on the dead bodies. Some of them were in a tragic state, while others died from a single shot. All
At their last encounter, every word Rosalie said to Theodore was piercing. Now that she was calm after not seeing him for a while, she realized Theodore's state seemed to be deteriorating.She bore a grudge against him, but seeing him like this instinctively made her sentimental about their past.Theodore heard Rosalie's words and looked at her, stunned. After a long silence, he murmured, "Live for myself?"He suddenly chuckled. "I am living for myself. I'm doing well, don't worry."He spoke with a tinge of panic, betraying his true mental state.He looked as though he was trying to hide something, and Rosalie knew that she wouldn't be able to pry it from his lips. She nodded instead. "I certainly hope so.""Rose, you and Justin…"Theodore paused for a moment, his breathing suddenly erratic as he felt a twinge of pain in his heart."Theo," Rosalie said, "my life is my own and your life is yours. It's good enough that we lead our own lives peacefully. Don't bother yourself w
Two weeks passed by in a flash.Life was a living hell for Theodore without his medication. The sleeping pills did help him sleep, but they couldn't soothe his nerves.He went to the doctor again, who told him this was a withdrawal symptom and he tried to counsel Theodore about it.Without the support of medication, Theodore found himself spiraling.Back at home, he was tortured by insomnia. Even the pills failed to help him sleep. In the day, he couldn't concentrate at work no matter how hard he tried. He became even more hot-tempered, irritated by anyone who crossed his path.In the CEO's office…Theodore flew into a rage, throwing documents on the floor and scolding some of the senior executives of his team."What in the world are you doing?! Useless bums! You can't even do something so minor!"They were all frightened by Theodore's outburst. He was seldom so bad-tempered and always behaved very respectably. Even if his subordinates did something wrong, he wouldn't flare u
Theodore took his original pills to a pharmaceutical quality testing laboratory. He knew someone from there who did a composition analysis on the pills.The results showed that it was a legitimate psychoactive drug prescribed by the hospital and there were no issues with it.Theodore wanted to test the pills because he suspected that someone switched out the pills, but based on the test results, the pills were exactly what the doctor had previously prescribed.Perhaps he was overthinking.He had been exceeding the dosage during this period. The doctor had reminded him about the strong side effects of the pill and warned him to strictly follow his instructions, but he didn't heed the doctor's orders. He deserved whatever happened to him.For a long time, he had been relying on medication to maintain his mental state, which was hanging by a thread. Otherwise, the thought of death was always haunting him. Theodore drove back home.Upon hearing his car, Aurora immediately ran out.
Theodore spoke fiercely, and Aurora seemed to be frightened by it. She sat up on the bed and wrapped the sheets around her body, shivering."I suddenly remembered the places that my ex-boyfriend might be hiding and wanted to tell you about it, but the moment I stepped into your room, you pushed me onto the bed," Aurora said, biting her lip and lowering her head as tears trickled down her cheeks.Theodore tried hard to recall what happened last night based on Aurora's claims, but he felt as though he lost a part of his memories last night. He couldn't imagine himself doing what Aurora claimed."You mean that I forced myself upon you?""I…I didn't mean that," Aurora said, gripping the sheets tightly. "Theo, you wanted me and I was certainly willing to give myself to you. You didn't force me to do anything. I thought you wanted me last night. I didn't expect you to question me the moment you woke up. What happened? Did I do something wrong?"Theodore recalled that he seemed to have l
The two of them sat around the dining table, eating dinner as they chatted.Theodore looked disinterested as he chatted with Aurora. She could sense that as well, so she went silent and didn't bother him much.After dinner, he told her to do whatever she pleased before returning to his room. He never came out and Aurora wondered what he was doing inside.Aurora hovered outside Theodore's room, pacing back and forth many times. She wanted to knock on the door and talk to him, but she stopped herself many times for fear that he might be annoyed with her.Yerick said that he could make her get pregnant with Theodore's child.Although she managed to move to Theodore's place, he wasn't passionate with her at all, unlike in the past. He would never touch her.Aurora put her hand gently on the door as she whispered, "Theo, I'll do anything for you. I really love you."In the deep of the night, Theodore tossed and turned on the bed, unable to fall asleep.He pulled out a drawer and ret
Theodore sighed. "Rest and recuperate well. I'll send someone to find your ex-boyfriend. When I do, I'll use my network to make sure he sits in jail for a few years. I'm sure he's committed multiple crimes.""Thank you. If you really manage to find him, putting him behind bars is enough. But what should I do before you find him? He could come to me anytime. He said he'll never set me free and will kill me. He looked like he had gone mad.""I'll send someone to protect you. Don't worry.""Theo, can I…""What?" Theodore could sense that Aurora had something to say. "Just speak your mind. Don't beat around the bush.""Theo, I'm really scared. Can I stay with you before you find him? Don't worry, if you don't want me disturbing you, I won't. I'm just so scared to be by myself… I have nightmares when I sleep."Afraid that he might misunderstand, Aurora hurriedly added, "Don't worry, once he's found and put behind bars, I'll move out immediately. I'm just so scared right now. Please, I
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