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
"At the very least," Aurora said through gritted teeth, "I won't kill myself. I'm not depraved, I just care too much about you. How can trying to save someone else be an act of depravity?""You're right," Theodore said sarcastically. "I was wrong. You're not depraved. You're being cheap."Aurora looked as though she was struck by lightning. "What…what did you say?"She didn't expect Theodore to say something so harsh."Was I wrong to say that?" Every word of his was sharp and incisive, piercing through Aurora's heart. "Crying over a man who doesn't love you, even asking him to yell at you and hit you. You're even harboring hopes of saving me? Are you even fit to do so? Do you think of yourself as a savior? Just look at yourself, getting moved to tears by yourself."He deliberately insulted her in an attempt to wake her up from her dream and tell her clearly that he would never fall for her.She was merely wasting her time on him, and she would only end up in pain. He would never
"Mr. Spencer, hear me out first, won't you?"She was worried he would get angry again and leave in a hurry without hearing her out first. If that happened, she would never get a chance to see him again.Theodore suppressed the fire burning in his chest, and tried to remain calm. "Go ahead.""You still love your ex-wife deeply, despite her being married to another man."Aurora observed the change in Theodore's countenance as she spoke. She could sense his eyes turning darker at her words.Aurora went on, "I think you should go to Melrine to see her, rather than staying here and dwell in your pain.""I…""Don't tell me you don't want to see her," Aurora said, cutting him off. "If you don't want to see her, you wouldn't have asked that man called Yerick for her address. You can't fool me, especially with how you look. And don't even think about fooling yourself! You want to see your ex-wife, more so than anyone else. Don't lie to yourself."Theodore stood silent.Aurora went on,
A few days later, Sydney and Aurora sat opposite each other at a table in a restaurant.The waiter approached their table with some menus in hand.Aurora sat opposite Sydney, feeling very nervous.The last time they contacted each other, Sydney was the one who reached out, telling her that something had happened to Theodore and asking her to go see him at the hospital.Aurora was very anxious at that time and hurried to the hospital. At that time, she didn't see Sydney in person. They only talked over the phone.She didn't expect Sydney to contact her again and ask her out one week later.This was Aurora's first time being in such a high-class restaurant. She felt slightly nervous.What made her more nervous was sitting opposite the mother of the man she loved.Theodore's mother was beautiful, graceful in her every move. With such a beautiful mother, it was no wonder that he looked so handsome.Sydney was a comforting testimony for Aurora that she might age as gracefully as Sy