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
"I'm not hiding anything from you. Rose, I'm going to wash my face in the bathroom. Please wait a moment."Sebastian walked into the bathroom, seemingly avoiding her.At that moment, the doctor entered the ward. "Mrs. Carter, how are you feeling?"Rosalie replied, "I'm doing well, doctor. Thank you for saving my baby.""It's our duty," the doctor said. "It was your husband who made all the decisions.""My husband?" Rosalie glanced at the bathroom door, and asked, "By the way, Seb told me that there were some complications during the surgery, and it lasted for several hours. What happened?""This is what happened," the doctor explained everything to Rosalie.After he finished, Rosalie's face turned pale with shock.So it meant that her going out might have affected the baby, leading to the complications during the surgery? Moreover, Sebastian had honored his promise to her, striving to save the baby and not opting for abortion.Rosalie sighed deeply with relief. It had been rig
Sebastian smiled bitterly. "She wouldn't have understood. Even if I told her, she would only get angrier and might think you're foolish. So let her blame it all on me. If I told her that it was your choice to proceed with this, she'd berate you. I know you respect her a lot, and I don't want you to suffer any distress."Sebastian's choked up voice pierced Rosalie's heart. She grasped his hand tightly. "Seb, thank you for protecting me, and for accepting my unreasonable request."In this world, only Sebastian truly understood her. If it had been someone else, they would have chosen to terminate the pregnancy.Sebastian treated her the best in this world. He truly cared for her, unlike Theodore, who, under the guise of caring for her, hurt her and divorced her, resulting in both of them being unhappy."Rose, none of your requests are unreasonable." Sebastian gently caressed her face. "I know how important this child is to you. You would never give up on it, so I made that choice be
Theodore had the email address investigated and found it heavily encrypted and difficult to hack into.He adopted many different approaches, tracking down the IP address, analyzing the source code of the email address, and so on—but the other party seemed to be prepared for any hacking attempts. All the clues left behind ended up false. The other party used an anonymous network and virtual private network for all his communications, making it difficult to trace the source.Theodore sought out professional hackers for help, but all traces that the other party left behind had been sophisticatedly erased away. Even professional hackers could do nothing about it.The email address he got ended up being useless in finding Sebastian's whereabouts.He didn't dare imagine the kind of life that Rosalie was leading right now. She disappeared into thin air and Justin's life was probably in danger as well. Otherwise, he would certainly protect Rosalie with his life.He contacted the Jackson
Rosalie rubbed her wrists after Sebastian untied her.He sat on the bed, leaning against the headboard while looking expectantly at her, waiting for her next move.Rosalie's whole body shook. She bit her lips and finally crawled toward Sebastian, taking the initiative to sit on his leg.Sebastian pinched her chin and warned, "Be good and don't play any tricks with me, or your child will lose his father and die anyway."Rosalie put both hands on his shoulder, shut her eyes, and kissed his lips.After everything was over, Sebastian lay on the bed, feeling satisfied. He was still panting heavily, sweat beading his forehead.Rosalie was taking the initiative at the start and he simply sat back and enjoyed it, but after a while, she ran out of energy and he had to take the lead.Rosalie was trembling all over and she wrapped herself up tight with the sheets. She lay on her side with her back facing Sebastian, sobbing as she bit her fingers.Sebastian hugged her from behind and kisse
Rosalie ignored him. He could do anything he pleased with her body, and she had no say at all over what he wanted to do."Rose, what else can I do when you're misbehaving so badly? I can only tie you up here, lest you try to hurt me again.""Sebastian Carter, how did they know that I was trying to kill you?" Those men suddenly barged in right before she could attack him. They must have known about it beforehand.Sebastian chuckled lightly as he pinched Rosalie's chin and turned her head in the other direction.Rosalie looked at a corner of the ceiling and noticed a tiny camera. At that moment, she felt exposed to the whole world. "You had a surveillance camera installed here?""I installed it for fear that you might do something to hurt yourself, yet you ended up hurting me instead. How disappointing.""Sebastian Carter, you pervert! With that l surveillance camera installed here, does that mean your subordinates saw everything you did to me in bed?"Rosalie hated Sebastian
Anger penetrated the darkness.Rosalie was about to throw the vase down when suddenly, the door was forced open. A few men in black barged in and charged toward her at the speed of light, snatching the vase from her hands and successfully subduing her.Everything happened so quickly, she had no chance to react. It was as if they knew about her secret attack beforehand and were on standby outside, ready to barge in anytime.After Rosalie was subdued, she instinctively struggled against their hold. "Let me go, let me go!"The lights in the room were switched on and Sebastian sat up calmly on the bed. Fatigue was etched in his eyes and he pinched the bridge of his nose as he let out a sigh. When he looked at Rosalie, his eyes were filled with disappointment and helplessness. "Rose, didn't I tell you this before? Be good, but now you're…"Sebastian saw the vase and knew that if he had been smashed by that thing, he would have needed emergency rescue even if he managed to survive.
Sebastian carried Rosalie out of the washroom. Her knees were both slightly red.He put her on the bed, his thumb rubbing the corners of her lips. He smiled and whispered into her ear, "Did that taste good?"Rosalie flipped to her side, her back facing him.Sebastian kissed her shoulder as a wicked look flashed past his eyes. He dove into the sheets, moving lower and lower.Rosalie knew what was about to happen and tried to struggle, but he pinned both of her legs down.Everything that happened after that felt torturous.Rosalie didn't even know when it ended.When it finally did, her cheeks were flushed and she sobbed silently while biting on her fingers.Sebastian emerged from the sheets and pulled her into his arms."Darling, why are you crying?" he coaxed her as he patted her back. "Don't cry. Did I hurt you?"Rosalie held her tears back and turned her face away, but Sebastian forcefully twisted her head back.His lips crooked wickedly. "Look how red your cheeks are. Wel
When it was past three in the afternoon and the weather wasn't so hot, Sebastian brought Rosalie out for a stroll.Although Veloso's industry and economy were underdeveloped, the natural scenery wasn't bad.Sebastian brought Rosalie to many places.Throughout the entire time, she didn't say much, simply letting him hold her hand.When they stood at the seaside, Sebastian hugged her from behind and kissed her neck, whispering sweet nothings into her ear.He also brought her to a sea of flowers. He hugged her as they lay on the flower bed, making her kiss him.Sebastian was enjoying every moment of it.At night, he booked the most luxurious restaurant to have dinner with Rosalie. The two of them sat by the window.Throughout the meal, Rosalie hardly responded to him. Eventually, Sebastian put down his fork and said, "Rose, don't be so grouchy. Give me a smile, won't you?"He was as patient as he could with her. However, there was a limit to his patience.Rosalie looked up at Se
Sebastian shut his eyes, savoring the kiss. He wrapped an arm around her waist and deepened the kiss, but he didn't take over control from Rosalie and simply enjoyed the feeling of her taking the initiative to kiss him. However, she didn't kiss him for too long. It was a simple kiss and nothing fancy, where she just let her lips touch his for a while before letting him go.Rosalie looked at Sebastian, as if asking with her eyes whether that would do.Sebastian wasn't exactly pleased with the kiss.However, the empty look in her eyes made him soften his stance.He picked up his phone, covered her eyes, and unlocked the screen with a code before retrieving a video of Steve.He took the video when he was previously taking care of Steve. Although Steve was biologically Theodore's child, he was way too adorable and Sebastian truly adored him. That was why he took many photos of him.He clicked on the first video and showed it to Rosalie. It lasted over a minute and showed Steve sitt
The delighted look on Sebastian's face made Rosalie look away. No matter how handsome he was, the sight of his face made her retch.Sebastian spooned food onto her plate and said, "Rose, I know you like this cuisine. I had all the ingredients air-flown here and they are as fresh as they can be. Just tell me what you want to eat and I'll have the kitchen prepare it for you. You need to take care of your health."He held her shoulders. "I want to fatten you up. Be good and eat up."He urged her tenderly, but this tenderness was only temporary. If she were to resist, he would immediately turn violent and hurt her.Rosalie picked up a spoon and stuffed the food in her mouth. She wolfed everything down, hoping that lunch would come to an end soon."Be good, eat slowly," Sebastian said as he caressed her hair like she was a child. "Don't choke, my heart will ache if you do. These are all for you. You can eat as much as you like. If it's not enough, I'll have the kitchen cook more."The
"Well, Rose? Have you come round yet? Do you want me to send someone to kill your son, or will you submit to me obediently, listen to me, and behave yourself? Instead of trying to kill or harm yourself."Sebastian tried to make himself look as gentle and tender as he could be, as if he were patiently negotiating with Rosalie. In truth, this was nothing like a negotiation. Rosalie basically had no choice."How do you want me to submit to you?" she asked in a hoarse voice.The video of Steve woke her up. Not only was she Justin's lover, but she was also a mother. She couldn't stand idly by watching Steve get into trouble. She couldn't neglect her son's safety because of the misery she was in.Sebastian smiled, finally satisfied. "I just want you to listen to me and stay by my side. Don't act like a living corpse and cooperate when in bed with me."Sebastian spoke as though he was talking about things as simple and intuitive as eating and drinking.A simple word from the devil was