Geoffrey's earlier seriousness faded away, replaced by fatherly warmth. His words brought Yvonne a little comfort."Dad, I understand.""That's good. I'm really happy you came to have dinner with me tonight. I've asked the kitchen to prepare your favorite dishes."He didn't want Yvonne to discover that Sydney was there. However, Sydney was so exhausted from his torment that she wouldn't wake up, not even if thunder struck.After Yvonne finished eating with him, she would leave. At that point, he would return to his room and continue sleeping with Sydney."Thank you, Dad." Yvonne smiled. "Dad, no matter what happens, remember that we're family and I'll always be your daughter. Even though you and Mom divorced, I know there must have been no way to continue living together, which is why you made that choice. The divorce is good for both of you. As your daughter, I just want you both to be happy. If one day you meet someone who can make you happy, you must tell me. I will support you
Yvonne returned to the dining room.She acted as if she hadn't seen anything and continued drinking and chatting with her father.After dinner, it was time for her to leave.Before leaving, Yvonne tested the waters. "Dad, why don't I stay here tonight and leave tomorrow?""You used to never stay home and are always out playing, and now you want to stay with me? I think you should go out and have fun like you used to."This was Geoffrey's private residence, and Yvonne and Sebastian didn't live here."Dad, are you trying to get rid of me?""Exactly."Yvonne pouted, seemingly a little upset. "I'm your daughter. How can you chase me away?"Geoffrey patted her on the head. "Alright, now. How could I bear to do that? I was just joking. You should go spend some time with your brother. He must be exhausted taking care of your sister-in-law."Yvonne could sense that her father wanted her to leave.It made sense—he was hiding a woman here. If his daughter stayed and she found out, it w
In the early hours of the morning, Theodore sat in the penthouse, gazing down at the view through the large windows. Outside, the lights sparkled, and the bustling streets twisted and turned. Even in the dead of night, the city remained vibrant.He reached out to touch the bottle of liquor beside him, but just as he was about to grab it, the bottle was taken away.Theodore turned around, frowning as he extended his hand. "Give it back.""Don't drink anymore. Your wounds haven't healed yet." Caleb forcibly took the bottle.Theodore snapped coldly, "If you don't let me drink, do you want me to jump off the building?""Don't try to scare me. My heart is weak. If you jump here, I'll die of fright, and then I'll hunt you down in hell and give you a good beating," Caleb said.Theodore chuckled. "Then I won't jump."He had considered jumping and had almost done it, but at the last moment, Wesley stopped him.Later, he waited for Rosalie, but no matter how long he waited, she never cam
The scene shifted back to before Theodore left the hospital. He looked at the time on the wall; it was already nine o'clock. He had planned to wait until nine, but time was up now.9.01 PM, 9.02 PM, 9.03 PM… The minutes ticked away.Theodore stared at the clock and smiled."Rose, you wouldn't even let me see you one last time. You've deceived me again. You said you would come, but you changed your mind. Do you hate me so much? Then I'll die. If I die, you won't hate me anymore. If I die, I won't have to listen to your lies anymore or feel so much pain and despair," he thought.Knock, knock, knock. Someone knocked on the door to his ward.Theodore paused in his movements. He turned his head, filled with hope. Could it be Rosalie?The knocking continued.Unable to hear any response from inside, the person outside grew worried and cautiously opened the door, peeking inside.She saw Theodore standing by the window ledge, and was startled. She quickly walked in. "What are you tryin
Aurora was taken aback, thinking she might have misheard. Her expression was one of confusion."What do you mean by compensation?" He had asked her for her number. Wasn't it because he wanted to contact her?"You saved me, so I want to give you some money as compensation. You can leave now." Theodore's expression was cold and devoid of warmth. His words were also filled with a lack of compassion.He had said thank you, but his so-called gratitude was being expressed through money. Aurora felt that this man showed her no respect.Noticing that he hadn't left, Theodore turned his head and glanced at her indifferently. "Is there anything else?""Mr. Spencer." Aurora struggled to hold back her tears. She felt a bit wronged, but maintained a calm exterior.She added, "I feel like you're humiliating me."Theodore responded coolly, "I'm not humiliating you. Perhaps I misspoke. This is a thank-you gift, not compensation."It was the truth. He had not meant to insult her. He merely
"My name is Aurora Payne," she replied."I'm Theodore Spencer. Nice to meet you, Ms. Payne." His tone was no longer as cold as before.Aurora nodded. "Nice to meet you. I know you're Theodore Spencer. I recognized you when I was saving you. I've seen you on TV. You're the CEO of SK Enterprise."Theodore gave her a helpless smile. "So what if I'm the CEO of SK Enterprise?"Hearing the dejection in his tone, Aurora thought about him climbing the window ledge earlier. She quickly said, "I don't know what's going on, but whatever it is, I believe it can be resolved. You're so capable, you don't need to—"She wanted to say that he didn't need to resort to extreme measures, but Theodore himself didn't acknowledge it, so saying it would seem like she was overstepping.After all, they weren't close to each other. Even though she saved his life, she couldn't just speak her mind freely."Some problems cannot be solved by being capable. Moreover, you misunderstood. I'm not capable."The
Thus, Theodore arrived at Caleb's place without informing anyone, not even his parents. He didn't want to tell them. They would only offer comfort and advice, and he had heard enough of that."Caleb, do you remember a few months ago when I was still married to Rose? I got drunk at your place, and you brought Rose over?""Of course, I remember. You even beat me up back then. You were so angry. If you weren't my best friend, I'd have made you pay for it." As he spoke, Caleb clenched his fists with gritted teeth."Do you remember why I beat you up?" Theodore asked.Caleb scratched his head. "Of course I remember. At that time, Rose came over, and you were drunk. I had a few arguments with her, and when you woke up, you came over and beat me up to protect her. I thought you were protecting your wife, but it turned out you mistook her for Cynthia. So, specifically, you thought I was bullying Cynthia."Theodore forced a bitter smile. "Yes, I remember. After I beat you up, I was holding
Theodore's current state was entirely of his own making."Are you cursing me silently, thinking I deserve this?" Given the atmosphere, he could guess what Caleb was thinking.Caleb scratched his head. "I actually sympathize with you.""You don't need to sympathize with me. I know I brought this upon myself."Caleb sighed. "Will you get back up?"Theodore's gaze shifted to him. After a long pause, he nodded. "I will."It was good that Rosalie was fine. It was just that she didn't love him anymore. What was the point of wallowing in self-pity here?…Morning sunlight streamed through the window, casting warm rays into the ward. The beams illuminated the bed, bathing the person lying there in a soft glow.The room was filled with a faint smell of sunshine, making the whole world seem warm at that moment.Rosalie slowly opened her eyes in the warmth. For a moment, her mind was blank, but soon, vivid memories flooded back.Her eyes shone with sudden clarity as she reached out to
"Justin took Steve away. He wanted to hand the baby to Theodore, but Theodore is in the emergency room right now after having met with an accident. He handed the child to Sebastian."There was a lot of information in Yerick's words.Justin had returned and taken the baby away. Rosalie felt relieved to hear that, but she became anxious again upon learning that Theodore was in an accident."Theo was in an accident? How is he? Is he still alive?""So worried about him?" Yerick said as he cleared the dishes. "Rose, that makes me sad.""Yerick, quit acting! It's all your fault he met with an accident. You forced me to say those words to agitate him!" Rosalie glared at him. "You maliciously caused his accident!""Rose, just look at you. You're not worried about your child anymore and are worried about Theodore instead. You're always worried about others when you should be worried about yourself instead.""Yerick, why do you know so many things?""I lied to you about many things, but
"You saved him?" Rosalie scoffed. "The cheek of you to say that! You shot him in his chest—I saw it myself! Theo was lucky that he managed to survive.""Rose, oh Rose. You're really too naive. Did you forget? You chose for me to injure Theodore and protect Sebastian. Why are you blaming me now? If you were worried about Theodore dying, you shouldn't have made that choice at that time.""Enough!" Rosalie yelled furiously. "You were clearly the despicable one who threatened me! You were the one who made things turn out this way so everyone would suffer and be in pain, and now you're trying to shift the blame on me?""Rose, what I wanted to tell you was that you should have chosen to let Sebastian get injured.""None of them should have been injured! Yerick, you're wicked through and through!""Me, wicked? Hahaha…" Yerick laughed out loud. He pounced on Rosalie and pressed her against the window sill, his hands gripping her shoulders so hard, they almost crushed her bones."Rose, yo
"Rose," Yerick said as he pulled out a gadget from his pocket. "Do you see this?"He then pointed at his throat, on which a tiny wound could be seen. "Do you see this, too?"He went on, "This little thing was implanted in my throat, and I can imitate any voice I want. I invented it myself. Aren't I smart? Rose, do you want me to implant this in your throat, too?"Yerick drew closer to her as he spoke."Don't come close," Rosalie said, but she couldn't retreat any further. "I don't want that thing inside me!""Oh, I see. I won't force you, Rose. Come eat.""Yerick, who exactly are you? What's your motive for getting close to me?"Yerick looked down and sighed. "Since you're bent on knowing the upsetting truth, I'll tell you. Yes, I deliberately tried to get close to you. I'm Wesley Spencer's illegitimate son."Rosalie was very shocked. "You're his illegitimate son? Who's your mother?""My mother, haha…" Yerick chuckled, and told Rosalie about her.Rosalie fell silent after hea
He immediately announced to everyone else in the meeting room, "We'll talk more another time. Meeting dismissed."Sebastian straightened out his jacket and left the meeting room. He immediately headed to the lobby with a few bodyguards in tow.Justin stood waiting at the entrance, with the baby in his arms. Sebastian approached him with his entourage and demanded, "Justin Lynch, what do you want?"Justin immediately stuffed Steve in Sebastian's arms. "Take care of him and don't let any strangers near him. If you care about Rose, protect her baby well."Sebastian furrowed his brows and looked at him suspiciously. "What are you doing? Where's Rose?""Something has happened to her. She's in Yerick Zeller's hands, and I've got to find her. You should too. Use any resources you can get your hands on."Justin pulled out a thumb drive from his pocket. "Rose installed pinhole cameras in her apartment. These are the footage I managed to retrieve. Take a look at them. I'm off to find h
There was footage of the man called Yerick coming here today.Justin watched on, and his face darkened with fierce anger. He clenched his fists and his knuckles cracked as he gnashed his teeth with fury.He saw Rosalie being forced to leave the baby at home, and then taking a pill before collapsing on the floor. When the man took her away, she secretly pressed the police alarm before they exited.Although the police came after that, the man somehow managed to force Rosalie to tell the policeman that she was fine.Why did Yerick do that?Rosalie said he was only 19 years old and a mere boy who saw her as an older sister. They were very close, like true siblings.But now, it was clear to Justin that this man had an ulterior motive and was vicious in his ways. He didn't seem like an ordinary person at all.From the looks of it, Yerick didn't seem to want to kill Rosalie.No… Justin had to find Rosalie. She was surely in danger in the hands of that man.But what about Steve?Just
Justin called Rosalie's phone, only to find it switched off.His brows knitted tighter as a sense of foreboding washed over him.She was in contact with the police just a moment ago. Why was her phone switched off now? He couldn't believe that Rosalie would go out and leave her child alone at home. She wouldn't be that careless.The baby's cries were becoming louder and louder, as if something had happened.Justin was very anxious, but he still didn't know the passcode to the door.However, he had to enter the apartment, by hook or by crook.Justin looked around to check that no one was around before pulling out his gun. He attached a silencer, aimed the muzzle at the door lock, and shot it twice.The lock was destroyed, and Justin managed to open the door. Before he even stepped in, he saw Steve sprawled on the floor, crying hysterically.Justin rushed forward, and suddenly, an electric net fell from the ceiling.Quick as lightning, Justin tumbled on the floor and avoided the
Ten minutes later, the police came to Rosalie's house.Rosalie had engaged a professional company to install a police alarm system in her house. In case anything were to happen, pressing the button would alert the nearest police station.She pressed the button right before she left the house, and the police rushed over the moment they received the call. However, after pressing the doorbell many times, they received no response from inside.They even tried calling Rosalie's phone, but she didn't answer it.Justin stepped out of the elevator with a bouquet of fresh flowers, excited and eager to see Rosalie again. Yet, when he approached the door, he saw a few policemen standing outside.Justin immediately hid in a corner.What was the police doing here?Did Chandra decide to pursue the matter after all?However, Rosalie told him that the matter was considered over and that he shouldn't worry. He could come back with peace of mind.Justin naturally didn't think that Rosalie would
"Yerick, I'll do anything you ask of me, but don't hurt Steve. He's just a baby, and he knows nothing. Spare him, please.""I was intending to spare him. Put the baby on the bed, quick! Or I'll kill him!" Yerick yelled warningly, losing patience.Rosalie kissed Steve's cheek and tearily placed him on the bed. "What exactly do you want?""Rose, let's leave this place. There are way too many disgusting people around. I'll take you away somewhere where it's just the two of us.""Where are you taking me to?"Yerick pulled out a bottle of pills from his pocket. He twisted it open, took a pill, and presented it to Rosalie. "Take this.""What is this?" Rosalie asked."Don't worry, it won't kill you. It'll make you lose consciousness for a while to make it easier for me to take you away.""What about Steve? What will you do to him?" Rosalie asked with concern."Rose, didn't you ask me to spare him? I promise you that you can leave Steve at home while you come with me.""How could I d
Pain shot up Theodore's chest. "Why did you suddenly say that?""Nothing. I just suddenly felt like saying so. Just don't hold out any hopes for me."Yerick added in hushed whispers, "Tell him you hate him, you don't want to see him, and that he disgusts you."Rosalie shook her head, not wanting to say those words.Yerick gritted his teeth and pointed the gun at Steve. "Will you say that or not?"Rosalie jumped in fright and immediately said to Theodore, "I hate you, I don't want to see you, and I think you're disgusting."Rosalie clearly sounded agitated.Theodore was stunned.Just then, Yerick added again, "Tell him that he's a useless man who can't satisfy you at all. His skills in bed are horrid, and you're never satisfied. You feel much better with other men after you divorced him."Rosalie gritted her teeth as tears fell down her cheeks. She glared furiously at Yerick—he was despicable! She trusted him so much and treated him like a brother. He had acted so pure, innocen