“What about the injured one? Will you kill him?” Rosalie asked.“He’s already injured. Why should I kill him?” The man picked up his phone. “The left button is Theodore Spencer, and the right button is Sebastian Carter. The bottom-most button is for both of them dead. Which button should I press? Should I injure one of them, or should I just kill them both? Why don’t you tell me?”“No, I can’t make the choice! None of them should get hurt or die. I’m begging you, let them go! I’ll play whatever games you want, just let them go!”The man was losing his patience. “I’ll give you ten seconds to choose one, or both will die.” With that, he started counting down. “Ten, nine…”“How badly injured will the injured one be?” Rosalie asked anxiously.“Eight, seven, six…”“Answer me, or how am I going to choose?”“Five, four…”“I’m begging you, don’t be like this!”“Three, two, one.”“I choose Theodore Spencer!”Rosalie was forced to make a choice in a moment of desperation.The man s
“No! You’re talking nonsense!” Theodore said with every ounce of strength he had left. “She wouldn’t let me get injured, she wouldn’t!”“Really? I’ll let you see it for yourself!”An image was projected on the wall.“I choose Theodore Spencer!”Rosalie could be seen clearly in the projection.The abductor’s voice could be heard in the video, saying, “So, you chose Theodore. Does that mean you want Sebastian to be injured?”The man’s finger shifted to the button on the right as he spoke.“No, no,” Rosalie said in a trembling voice. “I meant that I choose for Theodore…to be injured.”The video ended abruptly and the projection stopped, leaving them staring at a mottled and peeling wall.Theodore slumped to the ground, staring straight ahead at nothing in particular, as if all his energy had been sucked out of him. He looked as if his soul had been yanked out of his body, and didn’t even have the strength to struggle.‘No…’ he thought despondently. ‘How could Rose treat me like
Sebastian drove following the directions the masked man gave him, and found a building.He got out of the car and rushed inside, only to find a person tied to a pillar, crying sadly.Rosalie heard the footsteps, and looked up to see Sebastian rushing toward her.“Rose!” He rushed up to her, and cupped her face in his hands. “Rose, I finally found you! Are you hurt?”He brushed her fringe off her forehead, and found an abrasion on her forehead. The sight broke his heart and filled him with rage.Rosalie looked dazed, and immediately asked while looking behind Sebastian, “Where is Theo? Where is he?”The masked man showed her a video, in which she saw Sebastian and Theodore heading here together.Hearing Rosalie show such concern to Theodore displeased Sebastian greatly. He immediately untied her from the pillar. Rosalie’s legs were sore; she collapsed backward, her body unable to stand it any longer.Sebastian held her at once. “Rose, I’ll take you home. I’ll protect you, and I’
“Where did you come from?” Rosalie asked. “I know you came with Theo. Where is he now?”Sebastian’s brows furrowed as irritation built up inside him. He wasn’t irritated with Rosalie, but with her overwhelming concern for Theodore’s life and death. It made him very uncomfortable.“Rose, it’s not safe here. Let me take you home first, alright? We’ll talk once we get home. Come on.”He grabbed her wrist.“I’m not going!” Rosalie shook his hand off. “If I don’t see Theo today, I won’t go anywhere. If you’re not telling me, I’ll go find him myself!”“What are you going to find him for?” Sebastian finally yelled, unable to hold himself in any longer. “I’m your husband. I came here risking my life to save you, but all you’re concerned with is Theodore Spencer! You know how dangerous this place is and that we might find ourselves in trouble anytime, but all you care about is him! Aren’t you worried that something might happen to me, too?”“I’ve already chosen you, what else do you want?
There was blood on the ground, and the air was eerily quiet.Rosalie stumbled upon the pool of blood, and collapsed on the ground. “Where is he? Where is he?”Sebastian saw the blood on the ground, and his brows furrowed.He had seen with his own eyes how Theodore was pierced through the chest with an arrow. He wasn’t able to call for help in time, either. Where could Theodore be?Under such circumstances, Theodore couldn’t have left by himself. Did someone come to rescue him?Uneasiness crept up Sebastian’s heart. It would be terrible if Theodore were still alive!Rosalie stood up, and ran toward Sebastian. She grabbed his collar and shrieked, “Where’s Theo? Where is he? Where is he?”“I don’t know,” Sebastian said. “He was here when I left to find you.”Rosalie was stunned when she heard Sebastian’s words. She turned around, and stared at the pool of blood at her feet. “You mean, you left him here with such a terrible injury and did nothing for him?!”Sebastian’s heart leape
Rosalie was still despondent when Sebastian brought her home.The moment they arrived home, Rosalie immediately called Theodore.She knew Theo’s number. Every digit was seared in her memory.Displeasure flashed past Sebastian’s eyes when he saw how Rosalie knew Theodore’s number by heart.However, he knew she wouldn’t be able to get through to Theodore by phone.As he had expected, when Rosalie put her phone to her ear, the call refused to go through. She tried it again and things remained the same.Theodore’s phone remained unresponsive.“Rose,” Sebastian said as he stepped forward. “I know you’re worried about him, but you have to protect yourself first. You’re still pregnant. I’ll call for a doctor to check on you. You and the baby come first, okay?”“The baby…” Rosalie said as she caressed her belly, and tears streamed down her face again. “The baby…is mine and Theo’s child. I have to tell him that I’m pregnant. I must tell him that.”Sebastian stood behind her, his eyes c
Christopher’s brows were knitted even tighter after listening to Sebastian recount the incident.“So Rose chose for you to remain safe at the most critical moment.”“Yes.”Although Sebastian was happy when he first heard about Rosalie choosing to keep him safe, he was filled with frustration right now.Seeing Sebastian right now, Christopher asked, “Since Rose chose you, it’s clear that you’re more important to her than Theodore is. Why are you still upset? You look like someone owes you a huge sum.”Sebastian smacked the teacup hard on the table.“Rose kicked up a fuss, wanting to find Theodore. How can I be happy about that? Although she chose me, I’d rather she picked me to get injured when I see her like this right now. That way, she might be concerned for me. She’d be kicking up a fuss to find me instead.”Christopher said with a frown, “Don’t throw a tantrum. It’s most important that you’re safe. If you were to get injured, you might just die there.”Upon hearing Christop
“Theo, Theo! Where are you?” Rosalie stood in pitch-black darkness, so much so that she couldn’t even see her fingers. She started to run for her life, but the end was nowhere in sight.“Theo, where are you?”Suddenly, she saw a blinding flash of white light. There Theodore was, standing right before her.The moment she saw Theodore, her anxious face gave way to joy. “Theo!”She ran toward him with all the energy she could muster—but she realized that the faster she ran, the further Theodore seemed to be from her. She couldn’t close the gap between them.“Theo, what’s going on? Don’t move, will you? Let me go to you, please!”Rosalie continued running toward him, but as she did so, Theodore started fading away and the darkness returned.“Theo, where are you? Where did you go? Where are you? Theo, make some noise, won’t you? Theo!”“Rosalie Young.”Suddenly, a voice came from behind; Rosalie turned around, to see Theodore standing around ten meters behind her. “Theo.”She