After a while, the police left.Sebastian immediately entered the ward. “Rose, are you alright?”The police’s return to ask her more questions was akin to making her relive the suffering she endured previously.Rosalie sat on the bed, gripping the sheets tightly. “I’m fine. Don’t worry.”Sebastian sat on the bed, hugging her gently and pulling her into his arms. “I’m here. No matter what happens, I’ll protect you. I’ll never let you go through that again.”His dark gaze landed on Yerick.Yerick walked over, and sat on the chair by the bedside.“Rose, the police will surely find the bastard who kidnapped you. I feel so bad for you, Rose. You always encounter the most unfortunate incidents. Heaven is way too unkind to you.”Tears started falling from Yerick’s eyes.Rosalie immediately sat up, and pulled away from Sebastian’s embrace. “Yerry, don’t cry. I’m fine. I look perfectly fine right now, don’t I?”“Rose, you must have been so frightened.”Sebastian’s brows were tightly
Rosalie didn’t just see him as a brother—she even saw him as her son.Sebastian’s brows remained tightly knitted as he looked on with disdain.‘Where did this two-faced, pretentious brat emerge from? Doesn’t he know how disgusting he looks?’ he thought.“Seb, why are you looking at me like that?” Yerick asked. “Why aren’t you eating? Since Rose can’t eat too much, you should eat more. Here, have some.”Yerick spooned some food into his bowl.Sebastian was about to pull his bowl away, but he thought of something and kept his bowl in place.“What did you call me?”Did he hear him wrongly? Was he fit to call him by his nickname? How bold of this rascal! “Since I call Rose by her nickname, it feels natural calling you by your nickname since you're her husband. I’ll call you Seb from now on. This is great. I have both of you as friends now,” Yerick said.He sounded fake and pretentious to Sebastian’s ears. Sebastian really wanted to punch him in the gut.How presumptuous of Yeric
Sebastian said it all without batting an eyelid.“Thank you, Seb,” Yerick said joyfully. “I was worried for a moment that you wouldn’t say yes. This is great. I have friends now, I love you all!” Yerick flashed him a heart sign.Sebastian said with a smile, “Look at you, behaving like a girl.”“So what if I do?” Yerick countered, “Girls are great. Rose is a girl.”Sebastian shook his head helplessly. “Fine, alright. Do whatever you want.”‘See how I get my hands on you, you brat,’ Sebastian thought to himself.The three of them went on eating their dinner.At the start, Rosalie was worried that Sebastian might not take to Yerick well, but since he made things clear, she naturally did not need to worry anymore and chatted even more happily with Yerick.Sebastian felt like he was invisible once more, sitting there looking at them talking up a storm.There was a smudge of sauce on the corner of Yerick’s lips, and Rosalie wiped it away with a napkin. “Look at that mess! You’re e
Rosalie covered them both with the sheets on the beds. Sebastian and Yerick laid obediently on their respective beds.Rosalie put her hands on her hips and said coldly, “This is great! Now both of you, lie down and get some rest.”She finally figured out that these two men were getting jealous and vying for her attention.What did they treat this place as? A palace harem?Sebastian and Yerick shot looks of disdain at each other.Sebastian immediately said, “Rose, I feel much better now. I’m fine. I’m getting up now.”He was about to sit up when Rosalie yelled, “Don’t you dare get up!”Sebastian trembled and laid back down immediately, not daring to move a muscle. He feared angering Rosalie the most.Rosalie said through gritted teeth, “Both of you, don’t get out of bed! Just lie down like this. Whoever gets out of bed, I’ll make sure you leave this ward and never see me again!”Vying for her attention right under her nose? How infuriating and shameful of two grown men! If she
“Yerick, you’re already eighteen years old and of age now. How could you behave like a child?”Rosalie scolded him as if he were a child. In fact, she was merely three years older than Yerick.Yerick bowed his head, looking pitiful. “I’m sorry, Rose. I was wrong.”“Don’t act pitiful. Do you think that will make me give in to you?”Sebastian suddenly chuckled. It was great that Rosalie saw the true colors of this pretentious two-faced brat.“What’s so funny?” Rosalie immediately turned her attention to Sebastian. “Are you very proud of what you’ve done?”The smile on Sebastian’s face faded. “I didn’t mean that.”Rosalie was too much. How could she bring him down like this in front of Yerick?“If that’s not what you mean, why did you laugh? Weren’t you as immature as he was? Pretending to have a headache and collapsing weakly on the floor. Why don’t you go be an actor, since you have such great acting chops?”Sebastian forced a smile. “Rose, my head really hurts! Ouch…”He star
Seeing Yvonne, Rosalie heaved a sigh of relief. Finally, here came someone sensible!She shook her head. “It’s a long story.”Realization dawned upon Yvonne. “I think I might have figured it out.”Rosalie approached Yvonne. “I need some fresh air.”“No problem. I’ll go with you. Let me bring in a wheelchair. Hang on.”“It’s alright. I don’t need a wheelchair.”“You do,” Yvonne insisted. “You’re going for an operation tomorrow, you can’t afford to tire yourself out. Sit on a wheelchair, and I’ll wheel you outside. The baby in your belly is of utmost importance.”Rosalie nodded. “Alright, then.”“I’ll go with you,” Sebastian offered.“Rose, I’ll go with you too,” Yerick volunteered.“No need. You two should just lie down here,” Rosalie said.Very soon, Yvonne came back with a wheelchair.Before leaving, Rosalie instructed a nurse, “Watch the two of them. They must lie in bed until I return. Tell me if any one of them gets out of bed. Don’t be bribed by them. Remember, however
“I’m due for an operation tomorrow, and the doctor advised me not to run around and tire myself out. It’s also not good if it affects my baby. I can’t put my baby on the line right now,” Rosalie explained.Her worried look told of her strong desire to go visit Theodore, no matter what it took.She could very well do so, but she was carrying his baby in her womb, and she had to consider the baby’s well-being.“Does Seb know that you wanted to visit Theodore today?” Yvonne asked.Rosalie nodded. “He knows. He knew about it last night. He wanted to bring me there today, but we couldn’t after hearing the doctor’s advice.”“I see.” The gears in Yvonne’s head shifted as a thought came to mind.Why did something sound strange?The more Rosalie thought about it, the more upset she was. “I wonder how tomorrow’s operation will go. I really want to see him. If only he would answer my call.”“Rose, you know where Theodore is right now, don’t you?”Rosalie nodded. “I do.”“Why don’t I dri
Sebastian and Yerick laid in bed, waiting for Rosalie, who never came back.Where did she go?Sebastian wanted to call her, but his phone was left on the couch.He wanted to stand up and get his phone, but the nurse walked over and said sternly, “You’re not allowed to get up.”His brows furrowed, he said, “I pay you your salary. You have to do what I say.”“Your wife is now the one paying me my salary.”Rosalie made herself very clear before she left.“Let me get up. My wallet is on the couch. I’ll give you all my money. We’ll do this under the table and keep it a secret from Rose,” Sebastian said.“I’ll tell Rose about it,” Yerick said as he gripped the sheets tight. “Get up, and I’ll tell her what you did. I’ll also tell her how you bribed the nurse.”“Yerick, do you have a screw loose? Do you really want to keep lying in bed?”Yerick smirked. “What’s wrong with that? It feels quite comfortable. The bed is nice and soft. The VIP ward is exceptional indeed, I feel more comfo