"Ms. Payne, don't panic. Time is on your side. As long as you keep to the doctors' medical advice, artificial hearts might become a reality as medical science progresses. Don't be so pessimistic."Theodore's comforting words made Aurora feel slightly better."Mr. Spencer, I'm so sorry for bothering you and making you come over in the middle of the night.""It's fine."It was raining heavily outside. Theodore glanced at the raindrops clinging onto the window, and sighed."Ms. Payne, do you believe in telepathy?""Telepathy?" Aurora repeated doubtfully. "Why the sudden mention of it? Do you feel like you have telepathy with someone?"Theodore pulled out his wallet from his pocket, and retrieved a photo of Rosalie."For some reason, thoughts of my wife suddenly came to mind and I feel very sad. I even feel some stomach discomfort."Aurora leaned against the headboard, looking at Theodore's back doubtfully. "Are you missing her so much that it's messing with your mind?"Theodore
Painful screams of a woman sounded from the delivery room."Take a deep breath! The baby is almost out, you're almost there!""Ahh!"Rosalie felt a heart-wrenching pain that tormented every bone and sinew in her body. She shut her eyes tight, her pale face twisting with pain and forehead beading with sweat."Rose." Sebastian insisted on staying by her side. He couldn't possibly leave her all alone at a time like this.Rosalie held Sebastian's hand tight, almost forcefully. Sebastian's fingers hurt from how hard she was grabbing his hand, but he bore with the pain.That minor pain was nothing compared to the pain Rosalie was experiencing as she gave birth."Ahh!"Rosalie opened her mouth wide, panting as she took in big gulps of air.The doctor continued encouraging her.However, the baby's head was stuck, requiring tools to pull the baby out.Rosalie was in such pain she was on the verge of passing out."Rose, the baby is almost out. Hang in there!"Rosalie turned around,
Theodore sat by her bedside, lifted her hand, and caressed her cheeks, looking at Rosalie tenderly. "Silly, why didn't you tell me about it earlier?""I'm sorry, Theo. I thought you wouldn't have wanted the child, so I didn't dare tell you about it.""Rose, I should be the one apologizing for making you suffer. Don't worry, I won't ever leave you from now on. Our little family of three will never be apart."Theodore bent over and kissed Rosalie's lips ever so gently before wrapping her up in his arms.When Rosalie heard Theodore mention their family of three, she suddenly opened her eyes and woke up abruptly."Rose, you're finally awake."Sebastian had been by Rosalie's side all along. He was so glad and relieved to see her finally waking up. "Do you feel unwell anywhere?"Rosalie realized that it was Sebastian by her bedside.She stared at the ceiling as she returned to reality. She was dreaming just now, thinking that she really saw Theodore just now.Perhaps she had such a
Rosalie wanted to give the baby a name as soon as possible.She had promised Sebastian to let him name the baby, and she wouldn't go back on her word. She couldn't give Sebastian anything else, but he stayed so faithfully by her side, even through her labor.Rosalie felt immensely guilty. Letting Sebastian name her child was the only thing she could do for him."I thought of a name long ago. What about Steve?""Steve." Rosalie subconsciously turned to look out the window as she mumbled the baby's name.It was early in the morning and bright sunlight shone down, peeking through the towering trees that were dancing in the morning breeze.What a beautiful morning. It felt like a new beginning, and Rosalie almost forgot all of her troubles.Rosalie turned around to look at the baby in her arms. She gently caressed his little cheeks as tears blurred her vision once more."What's the matter, Rose?" Sebastian asked anxiously. "Do you not like the name? I can think of a few more."Seb
Yvonne hurried over to Christopher's place, brimming with excitement.A servant told her that Christopher was in his room. Yvonne ran up the stairs, to his room, and knocked on the door. "Uncle!"The door was opened and Christopher appeared right before Yvonne, standing tall and handsome in a suit. "What's the matter?""Rose just gave birth! It's a baby boy, and both mother and son are safe.""Is that so?" Christopher was very glad to hear the good news, but his face turned solemn in an instant. "Why wasn't I informed of it?""Well, aren't I telling you about it now?""I meant, why didn't Seb call me to tell me about it?"Christopher thought that Sebastian might still be bearing a grudge against him for the words he said before."Seb wanted me to inform you. I don't know why he didn't tell you himself. Maybe he's too busy. He needs to go for treatment while taking care of Rose, so…"Even Yvonne found her excuses weak.She found Sebastian's behavior slightly strange. Why did
The meeting lasted around one and a half hours. Leaders of the city, officials overseeing key industries, and executives of the finance industry were gathered in the meeting room.After the meeting ended, Christopher stood around the hall chatting with some people."Mr. Jackson, do you want to join us for lunch?"Christopher saw Sydney approaching him from a distance, and said, "You guys go ahead first."After a while, Sydney stood before Christopher with a bag in her arms.Christopher surveyed her from head to toe."Why do you look so listless? Did you not rest well?"He noticed her looking distracted during the meeting.Sydney shot him a weak smile. "I slept a little later last night. Mr. Jackson, I learned a lot from what you shared at the meeting just now."At the very least, he didn't just spout politically correct clichés.Many leaders seem to say much, but in fact say nothing at all. They are usually unable to articulate themselves without a script.Christopher was a
Sydney smiled politely."I wouldn't say 'pressured', but I do feel a little nervous."Sydney had the experience of having dinner with leaders of major companies and even of the city.Christopher somehow felt different from them all.She could tell at one glance what kind of people the rest of them were, and even see through their preferences and such.However, she couldn't figure Christopher Jackson out. Each time she looked into his eyes, she would feel slightly nervous, as though he was capable of melting her into a puddle anytime.Having lived through half her life, Sydney wasn't a naive young lady who thought that Christopher had feelings for her. Yet, in the depths of her heart, she could sense something wrong with the look in his eyes."Why do you feel nervous? Do you think I'll be fierce to you, or raise some unreasonable request?" Christopher asked. He spoke calmly and politely, with a graceful poise befitting of a true gentleman.Sydney said, "Mr. Jackson, I naturall
Christopher nodded. "Go ahead."Sydney walked out of the private room with her phone in hand, and received the call. She said with slight frustration, "What is it again?""You left your necklace behind at my place. Where are you? I'll send it to you." Geoffrey's tender voice sounded through the phone.Sydney's grip tightened over her phone. After a long pause, she finally said, "What exactly must I do for you to let me go?"Geoffrey had been threatening her as of late.When he previously forced her into bed with him, he had filmed the entire process.Sydney was initially resistant, but as time went by, she became numb to it and eventually gave up resisting him.Geoffrey cut out the part of the video where she didn't resist him, and just that clip alone made it seem as though Sydney went along with it willingly. Then, he threatened to show the Spencers the video.Geoffrey was a madman who wasn't afraid of sacrificing himself for the sake of getting what he wanted.Sydney, on th
"Justin, why are you up?" Rosalie wanted to bring breakfast to him in his room.Justin saw Theodore in the living room, and immediately realized what was going on. "I'm fine. I feel much better," he said. Rosalie helped him onto a chair and sat him down. "You need a lot of rest right now. Have some food and take your medicine later."Justin nodded. "Got it.""Theo got a doctor last night to treat you. You really should thank him," she added.Justin glanced at Theodore and said, "Thanks.""Don't mention it. I didn't do it for you. I did it for Rose," Theodore said bluntly; he was very honest.Justin gave him a faint smile. Theodore was a bastard, but at least he was honest."Alright now, let's have breakfast," Rosalie said. She didn't want things to get too awkward. The three of them enjoyed breakfast in silence. Rosalie gave her sunny-side-up to Justin. "Justin, eat more." He needed nutrients to recuperate.Theodore handed his sunny-side-up to Rosalie.Rosalie passed
Dawn broke over the city.Rosalie slowly opened her eyes, feeling a little woozy. She turned around to glance at the clock, and saw that it was six and a half in the morning.Suddenly, she recalled something and immediately sat up on the bed. She rubbed her eyes, threw off the sheets, and got out of bed.When she arrived at the living room, she saw her baby lying on the couch, his two hands waving in the air. She hurriedly approached him. "Darling."Just then, Theodore walked out of the kitchen. "Rose, you're awake."Rosalie looked up to see Theodore donning an apron. "Did…did you not leave the entire night?""The baby refused to fall asleep so I stayed on. He slept a little when the sky started turning bright. Seems like he's awake again now.""Why didn't you wake me up?" She didn't expect him to stay through the night."You were so sound asleep, why would I wake you up? You're really tired, too. Go sleep a while longer. I'll call you up when breakfast is ready. Don't worry
Rosalie hurriedly handed the baby to Theodore.She was at her wits' end. What exactly was going on?Perhaps this was because they were truly father and son. Sometimes, there were no explanations for things that were simply amazing and mysterious.Theodore felt energized looking at the baby. Rosalie, on the other hand, was exhausted."Rose, why don't I stay here and coax the baby to sleep? You can go to bed first.""How can I make you do that? You need to rest early.""But Steve cries each time I put him down. If he keeps crying, it'll disturb you and Justin, or even our neighbors.""Well…" Rosalie didn't know what to do."How about this," Theodore suggested, "I'll give you Steve. If he doesn't cry, I'll leave. If he cries, then do as I say. I'll stay to coax him to sleep and I'll leave once he's asleep, okay?"Rosalie pondered for a moment before nodding. "Okay, then."She stretched her arms out to receive the baby.The moment Theodore put the baby in Rosalie's arms, the bab
Rosalie stood at the door, watching Theodore coaxing Steve. She paused in her steps.It didn't take long for Theodore to calm Steve down. When he saw Steve stop crying, a gentle smile appeared on his face."I'm leaving now. I won't disturb you. You and your mom should go to sleep early."He carefully placed Steve on the bed, but as soon as he let go, Steve started crying again.Theodore quickly picked him up again and soothed him. "What's wrong, baby?"After coaxing Steve for a while, Steve stopped crying and began giggling. "Steve, be a good boy and sleep, okay?"At that moment, Rosalie walked forward. "Theo."Hearing her voice, Theodore immediately came back to his senses and realized that he had overstepped his boundaries."Sorry, I rushed in as soon as I heard him cry. Here, I'll give him back to you."He wasn't sure why, but when he heard Steve cry, he felt sad. He had an urge to comfort Steve, almost as if it were a responsibility.Theodore stepped forward and handed Steve to Ros
Rosalie's heart trembled. She rushed forward and covered Theodore's mouth with her hand, her eyes filled with intense panic. "Don't say such things."He had a son now, but he was speaking of an end to his lineage. She also didn't want Theodore to die a terrible death.Theodore grabbed her wrist and suddenly pulled her into his arms, lowering his head to kiss her lips.Rosalie's eyes widened, and her mind felt like it exploded in that instant. In a panic, she stretched out both hands to push him away, trying to resist—but he wouldn't budge.Rosalie dared not struggle or shout too hard, fearing that Justin might hear. Justin would certainly come out to stop them. He was injured and running a fever; his body couldn't handle such an ordeal. He definitely wouldn't be a match for Theodore. Rosalie had no choice but to helplessly close her eyes, allowing him to kiss her.After a long while, Theodore finally let her go. He cupped the back of her head with one hand and held her waist with the
Theodore walked in, and Rosalie passed by him directly. She found a thermometer and went back into the room to take Justin's temperature. The thermometer read 104 degrees."Justin, you have a fever. We need to go to the hospital."Rosalie tried to help him sit up, but Justin grabbed her wrist. "I can't go to the hospital. I'll be fine after one night of rest.""No, your temperature is too high, and you're injured. Your wound is definitely inflamed.""I'm really fine, don't worry. Do you have any fever medicine here?"Seeing Rosalie's anxious expression, Theodore closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and suppressed the anger within him. He walked over and said, "I can call a doctor to treat him."Rosalie turned to him and asked, "Will they talk about it?""I guarantee they won't. I know people who are professionals in secret treatments. They will not reveal a thing."Rosalie thought for a moment, then looked at Justin. "Can we call the doctor? Please? Otherwise, your life will be at risk
After Theodore hung up the phone, he walked to the liquor cabinet and opened a bottle of whiskey, pouring it into a glass.Just as he was about to take a sip, he suddenly thought of his stomach and put the glass aside. He had promised Rosalie many times that he would stop drinking. If he drank now, he would feel guilty.He walked over to the window, gazing blankly at the night sky. The city was especially bright, shimmering with light, as if the stars were hovering on earth.Why was Justin at Rosalie's place at this hour? Was he really sick? Or was it just an excuse?Furthermore, what was Justin's sudden arrival in Blencalgo about? With his status, he could only bring trouble and danger to Rosalie.Theodore became more and more troubled as he thought about it.He walked to the wardrobe, opened it, and took out his coat.-Rosalie was lying in bed, unable to sleep. She gently held Steve and stared at his face, thinking, 'Steve, if your grandmother wakes up, I will tell Theodore that you
Aurora tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.She turned over and asked, "Angie, how did Rebecca react after the injection?"Angie was holding her phone, reading a novel online. Hearing Aurora's question, she turned to her and asked, "Why aren't you asleep yet?""How could I sleep?""She didn't have any reaction," Angie replied.Aurora recalled what Yerick had told her. The solution was provided by Yerick, who had said that there wouldn't be any special reaction once it was administered. They just needed to wait. Aurora didn't know if the solution would work.She turned her head and saw that Angie was still absorbed in reading, as if nothing had happened."Angie, how can you still read a novel? After what happened, can you still concentrate?""What's so hard to handle? It's just a dead old woman. Nothing to worry about."Angie lay back on the bed. She started cursing again while reading a novel. "The female lead is such a saint, but now she's acting so promiscuously. Don't blame t
Rosalie helped Justin onto the bed, and he lay down. "Rest well. You can stay here as long as you need to recover."She took the blanket and put it over him."Justin, how long were you waiting outside my door?"Justin smiled faintly. "Not too long."In reality, he had waited for several hours. However, knowing she was busy, he didn't want to disturb her, so he waited quietly on his own."Why didn't you call me beforehand? If you had, I would have come back earlier."Despite his injuries, he had been waiting at her door. She felt he must have waited for quite a while."I planned to come after my wound healed, but I wasn't sure how long that would take. I wanted to tell you about this as soon as possible because I was worried about you. I needed you to think about whether there was anyone suspicious around you.""I can't think of anyone suspicious… Oh, by the way, Theodore lied to me earlier, saying he had stomach cancer. I really believed him. Later, I received an email with his medica