"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
After around 40 minutes, someone knocked on the ward door.As if afraid that Theodore might flare up again, Aurora spoke up from outside the door, "Mr. Spencer, it's me."Theodore said, "Come on in."Upon getting his permission, Aurora opened the door and walked in before carefully shutting the door behind her.The wound on her forehead had been treated. Her face looked pale, vulnerable, and pitiful—she was the type that men would fall for easily.A pity that the heart of the man before her belonged to another woman. Aurora made her appearance too late.She walked uneasily to Theodore's bedside with her hands clamped together, looking helpless and lost.Theodore saw the bandage on her forehead. "What did the doctor say? Did you get stitches?"Aurora shook her head. "No, the doctor said it's nothing major."Theodore heaved a sigh of relief. "That's good. You can always be honest with me and tell me what's on your mind."Aurora stood there, looking panicked and frightened. She
"I… I know what I'm asking. Mr. Spencer, I…""Shut up," Theodore said, cutting Aurora off. "I warned you not to harbor any feelings for me. There is only one woman I love, and her name is Rosalie Young. I'll never fall for you."Theodore's words were resolute and filled with determination, dashing all of Aurora's hopes. Despite her not saying anything further, it was as if he could tell what she was thinking of right now.Aurora's eyes widened, and her face turned pale as a sheet.Raw emotions roiled in her heart like strong waves crashing against her already weak and vulnerable heart. His words were like daggers, piercing through her heart again and again, making it bleed profusely.Aurora didn't cry and stood there emotionlessly, staring blankly at Theodore as if her soul was sucked out of her being.After a long time, Aurora composed herself and suppressed the sorrow growing in her heart. "Mr. Spencer, can you hear me out first before scolding me?"She had been addressing him