Geoffrey looked intently at his ex-wife. After a long time, he went to the couch and sat down with his legs crossed, looking ever so relaxed and laid-back."You should know why I did what I did, shouldn't you?""She told the truth, which angered you. I didn't expect you to be so petty and unreceptive to truth coming from even your very own daughter."Geoffrey's brows furrowed as anger burned in his chest.He smirked. "Xyla, you should know this. If she weren't my daughter, do you really think she'd still be alive and well enough to complain to you? It's precisely because she's my daughter that she is still well and alive right now."Xyla shook with anger. "Do you mean to say that she should in fact be grateful that you didn't kill her?""She's my daughter, but we're also divorced. Whatever I do, no one has the right to comment. What does Yvonne know? You've thoroughly spoiled her and made her a princess with a quick temper.""Haha…" Xyla laughed. "I spoiled Vonnie? Or should I r
Night fell as rain poured down to the earth. Raindrops fell like silver streaks across the dark sky.In the quiet room, Theodore stood by the window, staring at the raindrops trickling down the glass as melancholy overwhelmed him.Under the dim lighting, his handsome face looked even more charming amidst the rain.His eyes were deep and incisive, like a gemstone glittering in the night sky, reflecting the endless pain and sorrow he was feeling with sharp clarity.His brows were slightly furrowed, as if in deep thought. He felt just like a profound riddle that was difficult to solve, as if countless secrets lay underneath those eyes of his.He stood tall and towering, as resilient as a mountain, and exuding an air of authority with his imposing figure.Yet, sorrow shone in his eyes, clouding his features with a layer of melancholy and gloom. It felt as though he found solace in the quiet, rainy night.He held a photograph in his hand, a picture of Rosalie's smiling face. She was
"Theo, no, no!"Please, no! Theo, where are you?"No!" Rosalie's eyes flew open, but all she could see was an unfamiliar, quiet room.Her heart raced as she sat up swiftly, beads of sweat rolling down her temple. Lingering fear shone in her eyes.She had a bad dream in which Theodore…died.In her dream, he kept staring at her with resentment in his eyes right before he died, as if she had done something gravely wrong.How could it be? He was probably…doing well right now, and probably had completely forgotten about her.He refused to see her or even call or text her.He didn't want their baby.That man was heartless! Why should she be thinking about him every day, even to the point of dreaming about him at night?Rosalie turned her head to look outside the window. The sun was already shining brightly.The city was stirring awake. The morning sunlight streamed in through the curtains and shone into the room, warming it up gently.The door suddenly opened with a bang as Seb
Breakfast was a feast that Sebastian prepared himself. He was helping Rosalie with her confinement, and was doing a very meticulous job with it. He was constantly worried about her catching a cold or getting hungry.Rosalie had thought that the real challenge came after childbirth, since taking care of an infant was no easy task. The baby would be crying all the time, and she would have to coax it to sleep and change his diaper.Rosalie was fully prepared to lose sleep over taking care of her baby. She didn't even care about preserving her image and appearing disheveled in front of others.What she didn't expect was to not have many chances to do all she was prepared to do. Each time the baby cried, Sebastian would immediately rush to the infant room to carry the baby and put him back to sleep. Rosalie didn't have much breastmilk, and her milk alone wasn't sufficient for the baby. As such, they used formula milk to supplement the baby's feedings. Each time Sebastian prepared the
Theodore laid on the hospital bed with a hollow look in his eyes.He had asked himself countless times why he was still alive.Why was he in the hospital when he opened his eyes?He was the only one living in that house, with no servants on duty.He was all alone, surrounded by a pile of wine bottles, fully intending to drink to his death. He was all prepared to welcome death, and even thought he saw the grim reaper waving his hands at him. Yet, when he next opened his eyes, he found himself in the hospital.It was dark and silent in the ward. The air felt as though it was frozen, the silence deafening.Theodore looked out the window, and saw a weak ray of sunshine peeking shyly through the curtains. It was as bashful as a young lover, but he could still feel the warmth on his cheeks.Unfortunately, this ray of sunshine wasn't enough to resist the gloom in his heart. All it did was to trace the outline of his emaciated and haggard face.He hated the sunshine.The door to the
Theodore remained silent, so Sydney went on, "Theo, I've told you to feel free to tell me anything that's on your mind. Don't keep it to yourself, please?""I need some rest. Can you leave me?"He didn't want to say anything at all right now.Sydney was very worried he would do something foolish again, so she didn't dare to leave."Theo, if you want to contact Rose, I can help you with that."She felt terrible about the entire situation. Theodore was probably in this state right now because he missed Rosalie too much.Her original intent had been for Theodore to stop getting involved with Rosalie, since it would clearly go nowhere and both of them would just be in pain.Theodore smirked. "Mom, you didn't let us see each other before. Now, you've changed your mind. Are you scared that I'll die?"Theodore's sarcasm made Sydney feel awful. "Theo, can you please not say that? Let's talk things through, okay?""What do you want to talk about?"Sydney was stunned at Theodore's word
Theodore's words were sharp and incisive. "Now you're trying to act all devoted? You refuse to even give me a bit of peace, and you're still trying to pretend to be a benevolent father? Don't you find yourself annoying?""Theo, don't talk to me like that, okay?" Wesley was starting to get angry."How else do you want me to talk to you? Do you expect me to agree with what you said and go along with it?""Theo, I just want to see you pull yourself together.""Whether I pull myself together or not is none of your business! Take care of your own matters before coming to lecture me. Things between you and Mom are in such a terrible state. You have no right to lecture me in the first place.""You…" Wesley felt furious and awkward at the same time, with his own son exposing the helplessness he was feeling in the depths of his heart.Each time Theodore mentioned his relationship with Sydney, he found himself unable to refute his son.He himself didn't even understand these principles
Theodore felt a terrible pain in his chest."That damned burglar! He should have just focused on stealing things instead of being a busybody."Suddenly, someone knocked on the ward door. Theodore furrowed his brows, feeling beyond frustrated.The knocking continued. Theodore pulled the sheets over his head.The person outside the ward seemed worried that Theodore might do something foolish and opened the door and barged in.The moment the door was opened, Theodore grabbed the table lamp by the bed and flung it at the door. He roared, "Get out!"A woman shrieked, "Ahh!"Aurora could feel a sharp pain on her forehead. She stumbled and crashed on the floor as blood dripped from her forehead.When Theodore realized it was Aurora, he immediately sat up on the bed and was about to get out of it. However, his stomach suddenly churned. The pain made him collapse on the floor."Mr. Spencer!" Aurora struggled to crawl up from the floor and dashed toward Theodore. She bent over to help
"You make it sound so easy. How do you know Sebastian wouldn't do such a thing? Do you know what he did to me? He tried to kill me several times! Do you think he will treat my son any better?"Theodore shoved him away and staggered.Justin quickly supported him, saying, "I know Sebastian isn't a good person, but this child isn't just yours. It's also Rose's. He loves Rose very much. He wants to be with her, so he wouldn't be stupid enough to harm Steve.""What if…""What if he really harms Steve?" Justin immediately said. "Don't worry. I'll tear Sebastian to pieces if that happens, and I'll give my life for it!""Give your life for it?" Theodore scoffed, "Do you think you can handle that?"Justin helped Theodore back onto the bed. "Just watch the video first."Justin turned to leave."Where are you going?" Theodore immediately asked.Justin paused at the door and turned back, saying, "I'm going to bring Steve to you.""Wait a moment." Theodore called out to him."What is it now? If you
Loving someone was inherently painful, especially when one didn't realize one's feelings at the start. It was only after losing the person that one woke up to the truth, but by then, the loss was final and irreversible.Things had already happened, and no amount of pain could bring back what was lost."Justin, what are you still doing here? Are you here to watch me suffer? Get out! Go! Tell Rose I will settle this with her. I'm not done with her. I will fight for custody. Steve is my child. I will take him home!"Theodore's heart was filled with hatred."I'm looking for Rose too, but I can't find her. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come to you," Justin replied.Theodore froze. "What did you say?""Do you really think I came here to show off? I came because Rose's gone. If I could find her, I wouldn't have come to you. I tried to reach you before, but you were in surgery. Now that you're awake, I need you to get your emotions in check. What I'm about to tell you is even bigger than the fact
If the mysterious pregnancy and DNA test reports still left him with some doubts, hearing Justin's words in person—that Steve was indeed his son—completely erased any lingering suspicion. What replaced it was an overwhelming pain.Theodore had once wondered what it would be like if Steve were his son. He had even wondered if Steve could possibly be his son.However, thinking back to everything that had happened between him and Rosalie, he became afraid. He was afraid that if he thought too much about it, he might just be deluding himself. What would he do then?After all, when they met in Melrine, he had seen Rosalie, Sebastian, and Steve eating together at a restaurant. Theodore had watched as Sebastian and Steve interacted like father and son. His first instinct was that Rosalie and Sebastian had a child together.And Rosalie hadn't denied it. She had implicitly accepted it, which led Theodore to believe that Steve was indeed Sebastian's son.Theodore thought about his interactions w
Justin's eyes flashed with a hint of confusion. He lowered his head and saw the papers that had fallen at his feet. He bent down and picked them up.Upon seeing the contents, he asked in surprise, "Where did you get this from?""You're asking me?" Theodore sneered. "Justin, are you the one behind this? Are you deliberately causing trouble by sending these things in Rose's name?"The more Justin listened, the more confused he became. Suddenly, he noticed an envelope on the nightstand. He picked it up and, upon seeing the sender's name, glanced back at the report in his hand."This definitely wasn't sent by Rose.""Not sent by her? Then where is she now? I can't get through to her phone. Tell her I need to see her. I want to talk to her, especially about Steve. I need to know if he's Sebastian's child or mine. I want to do the paternity test myself!"Whether the contents of the mail were true or not, Theodore was determined to investigate this matter personally. He had always assumed St
Theodore thought he was dreaming.His hands were trembling as he held the documents. He repeatedly examined the pregnancy test report and the DNA test report.The result showed that Steve was his biological son.What on earth was going on?The pregnancy test report was from a year and a half ago, but the DNA test report was from just a week ago.How could this be?"Mr. Spencer, are you alright?" The assistant noticed Theodore's abnormal behavior and was somewhat concerned. He didn't dare look at the contents of the documents, as this was Theodore's mail."My phone. Where's my phone?" Theodore asked."Mr. Spencer, your phone was destroyed in the car accident. I'll get you a replacement.""Wait. Give me your phone. Quickly!""Okay." The assistant immediately handed his phone to Theodore.Theodore knew Rosalie's number by heart, of course. He quickly dialed it."Sorry, the number you've dialed is currently unavailable. Please try again later."Was her phone turned off?The mail showed it
But what difference did it make? Theodore felt nothing for Cynthia—at most, just guilt."Theo, I'm not asking to be with you again, but I hope that I can see you often. That's all I want. As long as I know you're alright.""I just want to be alone for a while. Please leave," Theodore replied weakly. "Can I still visit you?"After a moment of silence, Theodore said, "Maybe in a few days. I just want to be alone now.""Alright, I'll give you some space to calm down. I'll visit you again. I hope we can still be friends. Oh, by the way..." Cynthia took a small gift box from her bag and placed it on the bedside table. "This is a gift I made for you.""What's this?" Theodore asked.Cynthia opened the box to reveal a red braided bracelet."I made this for you. Can I put it on you? It'll keep you safe and bring you good health."Theodore was indifferent. "Do you really believe in this kind of thing?""Theo, whether you believe in it or not, it's still my sincere wish. I spent the whole night
Theodore had a long dream. When he woke up, his whole body ached."Theo, you're finally awake." Wesley sighed in relief.Theodore opened his eyes, feeling not only physical pain but also an intense pain in his chest. As soon as he regained consciousness, he thought of what Rosalie had said to him.Rosalie was so cruel. Why hadn't he died in that car accident? Why was he still alive?Seeing his son's dazed eyes, as if he was soulless, Wesley immediately spoke. "Theo, what's wrong? How could you be so careless when driving? Thankfully, you're alive. You need to rest and recover. Don't worry about the company, I'll take care of it. Your mother still hasn't woken up. If something happened to you, what would I do?"Theodore barely heard anything Wesley said because his heart was in agony. He even wanted to question Rosalie why she saved him.Wesley stayed with Theodore for a while longer, but had to leave to attend to company matters. He reminded the bodyguards and nurses to take good care
He cupped Rosalie's cheeks in his hands and apologized. "Rose, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it. Let's not talk about it anymore. I'm just a pitiful child who lost his mother. Don't hurt me anymore."Yerick suddenly started sobbing as he hugged Rosalie tight. "Rose, after all this draws to a close, I'll take you away. We'll lead a happy life together. Although I'm younger than you, don't worry. I'm very good at taking care of others. I started taking care of my mom when I was very young. She wasn't in good health, and I was always taking care of her. I'll take good care of you, too."Yerick sobbed in her arms like a child, his tall towering figure shaking uncontrollably. His voice rang in her ears; if she closed her eyes, she could almost imagine him to be nothing but an innocent, crying child who had lost his mother and lacked a sense of security. She would have pitied him.Rosalie felt her heart soften ever so slightly, but her rationale hardened her heart once more. Thinking of
Sebastian turned out to be so wicked! She couldn't believe he would do such a thing.After Sebastian left the warehouse, Theodore was left lying alone inside, in a pool of blood. He shut his eyes, having lost all hope.Rosalie's heart broke to witness the scene. She clutched her chest and could almost smell the metallic smell of blood in the air. "Theo, I'm sorry. I'm sorry!"Another figure appeared in the video—it was probably Yerick. He pulled out a needle and injected something into Theodore's body before leaving.Soon after, Aurora appeared.Everything was becoming clear. That was what actually happened.Yerick put his phone aside. "Rose, do you understand now? Although I shot Theodore, I saved him afterward. You saw it for yourself. What did Sebastian do after Theodore was injured? He wanted to kill Theodore. Those whom you trusted have been lying to you, while the one you didn't trust has been protecting you all along. Rose, you must be devastated, right?""Why? Why did