When Sydney and Rosalie arrived at the younger woman's home, she got out of the car and said, "Mom, you should stay the night.""There's no need. I'm used to living alone. You go back and rest well," Sydney refused.Rosalie coughed a few times.Having heard her daughter-in-law cough a few times during the drive, Sydney reminded her, "Drink some hot water when you get inside. You may have caught a cold. Try not to take medicine and get plenty of rest."Rosalie nodded. "Okay, I got it. Take care on your way back."Since it seemed that the older woman really didn't want to stay, Rosalie didn't try to convince and headed inside, straightening her coat. It was late at night, and the weather was chilly.The butler greeted her, "Madam, you're back.""Why are you still awake, Anthony?""I saw a car coming in and thought it might be you or the master."Rosalie smiled wryly. "He's not coming back. You should go to bed soon."Rosalie coughed a few times into her fist and went upstairs.
"Are you still mad at me?" asked Theodore.Rosalie's expression suggested that she hated him to the core. It would be a lie to say she wasn't angry. Her heart was filled with resentment towards him."Would I dare to be mad at you? Go back to Cynthia's side so you don't have to see a malicious woman like me and feel upset!"Upon hearing the word she used, a sudden pang of pain struck the man's heart. She had taken everything he said in anger to heart.While Theodore was at a loss for words, Rosalie started coughing again. He quickly pulled her into his arms and gently patted her back.His voice was soft as he said, "Can I take your temperature? Be good, okay?""Let go of me," Rosalie said, pushing against his chest.However, Theodore held onto her tightly, not letting her move."If you let me take your temperature, I'll let you go. If not, I'll keep holding you like this."He would hold her like this all night if he had to.Rosalie pushed at his chest forcefully. "I don't want
With a thermometer in her mouth, Rosalie looked tired but also pouty. It was kind of cute, yet really heartbreaking. When enough time had passed, Theodore took the thermometer from her mouth and checked the temperature.Thirty-eight degrees. She had a slight fever.Seeing this number, Theodore's brow furrowed with worry. "I'll take you to the hospital for some IV fluids.""No, I don't want to go to the hospital," Rosalie firmly refused."But you have a fever, you need-""Theodore, why do you want to take me to the hospital again? You've already traumatized me. Don't you remember? It's because of you I ended up like this. What else do you want?"Rosalie was deliberately being harsh as she was terrified of going to the hospital. If he found out she was pregnant, it would be a disaster.Theodore paused, then said, "Okay, you don't have to go to the hospital. I'll have a doctor come over instead.""Anthony gave me medicine, and I've already taken it. I just want to sleep now."In
Theodore didn't get a wink of sleep all night. He stayed by Rosalie's side, checking on her whenever she made a sound, making sure she wasn't uncomfortable and giving her water if she needed it.As dawn broke, Theodore raised his hand to Rosalie's forehead to check her temperature yet again. Seeing that her fever had finally gone down, he breathed a sigh of relief.Exhausted, Theodore sat up and pinched the bridge of his nose. As he walked drowsily to the bathroom, he accidentally kicked the trash can, startling himself. He was afraid that the sound would wake Rosalie, but thankfully, she was still sound asleep.When he bent down to push the trash can back into place, he noticed two pills in it, puzzling him. Didn't Rose say she had taken the medicine? Then, why were the pills in the trash? Why would she lie to him? It was just two pills, so why wouldn't she take them? She wasn't the type to refuse medicine.Feeling uneasy, Theodore turned his head and stared deeply at the woman sl
Rosalie wished she hadn't made that call. Just hearing Yuvan's words was enough to make her vividly imagine what must be happening between Theodore and Cynthia. Unable to bear it, she abruptly ended the call and tossed her phone aside, collapsing on the bed in tears."Theodore, you jerk!"Thinking about what Theodore might be doing in the bathroom with Cynthia, whether they were just washing up or showering together, Rosalie felt like her whole world was crashing down on her.She had thought she was beyond hurt. She thought it would be fine as long as she didn't see it or think about it. But hearing it made it impossible for her not to. She felt tightness in her chest, making even breathing hurt. For the sake of the child in her belly, she forced herself to take deep breaths.Lunch was quickly prepared, and Rosalie went to the dining room to eat. She had no appetite, but for the child's sake, she forced herself to eat. She stuffed the food into her mouth and swallowed hard, but her
Theodore frowned. "You were clinging to me last night, and now you won't let me touch you. What's with the attitude?""I'm throwing a tantrum! Don't you remember? I splashed water on Cynthia's face! Go to her. She's better, isn't she? Don't come to me!" said Rosalie, her voice filled with bitterness."Are you still upset about last night?""I don't want to talk about last night!"Rosalie realized that she was more angry about this morning's incident than what happened last night."I admit I was too impulsive last night. Cindy attempted suicide, and I didn't think too much at the time. I don't know what exactly happened between you two. Let's both take a step back and not bring it up again, okay?" said Theodore, trying to make peace.Rosalie snorted coldly. "You dragged me out when you were angry and tried to force me to apologize to her, but now you say we shouldn't talk about it? So, everything has to be according to your wishes.""Then, I apologize to you. If you blame me, go
Theodore ignored her refusal and said, "When you called me, I was indeed in the bathroom with Cindy.""Stop talking, I won't listen!" Rosalie covered her ears. "I don't want to hear what you did for her in there!"Theodore grabbed her hand and forcibly pulled it away from her ears. "Why won't you listen? What do you think I did with her?""You know very well what you did," Rosalie said angrily.Theodore suddenly chuckled. "Rose, do you finally understand how it feels?"Rosalie was puzzled. "What are you talking about?""Last night, at the hospital, you blamed me for not listening to your explanation, but now you're also unwilling to listen to mine."Rosalie froze. She was indeed unwilling to listen to his explanation, but did he need to explain anything between him and Cynthia?"That's different!" Rosalie protested."How is it different? You only heard that I was with her in the bathroom, but you don't want to hear why I was in there. Just like last night, I only heard that yo
Every time he brought this up, it hurt Rosalie. She didn't mean what she said back then. She loved him to death, so how could she have had enough of him?"If you don't like me, why keep a grudge? You don't have to get jealous when I'm with Cindy," he said."Why aren't you happy when I'm with Sebastian, then? If you think you can be with other women just because I don't like you, then I should be able to do the same, right? Fine! I'll go see Sebastian now! And there are plenty of men on the streets I can find! I'll look for one right now!" she retorted."Rosalie!" Theodore suddenly grabbed her shoulder, his voice somewhat angry, "Don't you dare say such things again, got it?"Staring at his angry face, Rosalie was somewhat surprised. Her heart pounded heavily in her chest, but she quickly said defiantly, "Why not? You're always like this, having double standards!""It's not about double standards. You're a girl! Safety comes first. How can you go looking for random men everywhere?
The private investigator explained his plan. After hearing it, a light bulb lit up in Rosalie’s mind.“That’s a novel idea, but I’m just not sure if it’ll work.”“Whether it will or not, we should try it out first. But we must first contact the author and see if she agrees to it.”Rosalie pondered for a moment. “How about this? Text me the name of the novel and I’ll check it out.”During dinner, Rosalie kept hemming and hawing, as if she had something to say to Justin but felt embarrassed about it.Justin could sense something wrong with her and asked, “What’s the matter? Do you have something to tell me?”Rosalie pondered for a moment before saying, “I do have something to tell you, but I’m rather embarrassed to say it.”Justin put his fork down, the look on his face turning solemn. “It’s fine, just speak your mind. If you want me to leave, I’ll go right now…”“I’m not asking you to leave,” Rosalie hurriedly clarified, for fear that he might misunderstand. “I wanted to ask if
Time passed quickly and two weeks went by in a flash.Rosalie had been having psychological problems and was cooperating with the doctors in her treatment. She wasn’t on medication. Her first doctor had wanted to prescribe her medicine, but she sought a second opinion with another doctor.Her condition wasn’t so severe as to warrant medication. Medication for psychological issues often had strong side effects. She found doctors whose first resort was to just prescribe medicine without regard for anything else quacks.Thankfully, she found herself another female doctor whom she thought was much better. Instead of prescribing her medicine, the female doctor counseled her and told her that her condition wasn’t so severe that it required medication. She was suffering from mild depression and anxiety which was not that severe.Back at home, Rosalie had Justin’s company, which served as emotional support that made her feel much better.“Rose, I’ve changed the baby’s diaper and fed him
Angie said justly, “I just want to scold someone. It’s my right. Life sucks, can’t I even go crazy online?”“Since you can scold others, others can scold you back too. And stop telling me about these things, I’m not interested at all. This thing with Rebecca is troubling me enough, so can you please get your priorities straight? Why are you acting like nothing has happened?”Aurora was beyond frustrated. Angie was still occupied with her stupid novels when something so major had happened. Only fools take those novels that dumb authors write as reality.Angie was a fool indeed, unable to discern what was truly important and distinguish between reality and fiction.Since birds of a feather flock together, those who mixed with Angie and made the same comments as her were all crazy and indecent people!Such people looked at the world through filthy lenses and saw filth in everything. They despised the story they were obsessed with following, and clearly had a problem.Aurora wished A
Aurora was already frustrated to begin with, and was rudely awakened by Angie. She didn’t have the energy to bother herself with Angie’s petty affairs online, so she just took a careless glance.She didn’t expect someone as disgusting as Angie to have people speaking up for her. All of them were blind fools, trying to act like virtuous and chaste women.Birds of a feather flock together indeed. Disgusting people attract other disgusting people and they like to gather and speak filth. Normal people wouldn’t bother with them at all.The comments were all obscene and filled with vulgarities hurled at the author.Many comments were about the author having a mental problem, claiming that only those with a promiscuous private life are capable of writing a story like this.In truth, only foolish and vile people like them were capable of making such crass and filthy comments. Did these foul-mouthed women wear chastity belts or purity rings?Most women who liked going around insulting oth
Night fell.Aurora and Angie were finishing up their dinner.Aurora didn’t have much appetite, but Angie ate quite a lot. Her stomach bulged out as she lounged on the couch, scrolling through her phone and not bothering to help with washing up.Aurora shook her head helplessly as she stacked all the dirty plates up and washed them at the sink.“Angie, I’m going back to my room. Have a good rest.”“Got it,” Angie said without even looking up, engrossed in the novel she was reading.Aurora returned to her room and pulled out her phone. She couldn’t stop herself from texting Theodore. [Theo, what are you doing now? How’re you doing?]A few minutes later, Theodore replied, [I’m doing quite well. What about you? If you need any help, feel free to reach out.][I know, Theo.] Aurora wanted to say more, but she was worried about disturbing and annoying him, so she simply replied with an emoji.Ten minutes later, Theodore texted her back. [Aurora, what I told you at Grandma’s previou
That afternoon, Yerick had lunch with Wesley.Wesley was in a sullen mood, looking troubled. He didn’t eat much. He kept sighing, a morose look on his face.“Godfather, I know you just got a divorce and you’re feeling bad about it, but time heals all wounds. I know many young and beautiful ladies who adore older men like you. I can introduce them to you.”Yerick tried to comfort him as best as he could with a bright smile.“No, thank you. I’m getting old and am certainly not a good match for those young and beautiful ladies you’re talking about,” Wesley said with a bitter smile.He seriously wasn’t in the mood to begin a new relationship right now.He had committed so many mistakes in his relationship in the early part of his life. He really shouldn’t hurt another woman like that again.“Godfather, don’t say that. You’re not old. You’re middle-aged, and handsome and mature to boot. Many young ladies like your type and feel secure with men like you. Don’t think so lowly of yourse
Sydney turned her head and said, “Mr. Jackson, we’d better not see each other again from now on. Just drop me off ahead and let’s say goodbye.”The smile on Christopher’s face faded. “What are you talking about?”“I mean, let’s break up and not see each other again. Just because I’m divorcing Wesley, doesn’t mean I’ll be with you.”Christopher’s face froze. “What do you mean by that?”“Exactly what I said.”“Sydney, I like you, but it doesn’t mean you can challenge me.”“Challenge you?” Sydney chuckled. “I almost forgot, you’re the high and mighty Mr. Jackson. How could you allow yourself to be dumped by a woman? How about this, why don’t you dump me instead and kick me out of the car?”Christopher remained silent, but the look on his face was stormy.Sydney immediately instructed the driver to stop. However, the driver didn’t dare to do so without Christopher’s explicit order.Christopher suppressed the anger in him and raised the divider between them and the driver at the fr
Aurora took Angie to the hospital, where the doctor carefully examined her.As Aurora had expected, since Angie's private life was in chaos, she had several infections.Worried that she might have been infected from sleeping in the same bed as her, Aurora decided to be examined as well. Fortunately, she found that she was fine and just needed to pay attention to hygiene.After taking Angie back home, Aurora said, "From now on, you'll sleep in this room. We won't share a bed anymore. Take these medications on time and go to the hospital for regular check-ups.""Why are you getting so worked up? It's no big deal," Angie said nonchalantly. "Every woman has some gynecological issues."Aurora threw the test results beside Angie. "Look at your condition. How many women have this? Stop making excuses for yourself and take your medicine. Don't mess around with men next time."Angie was a loose woman. She let any man sleep with her and contracted many diseases, yet she still had the nerve to in
Aurora left Yerick's place and drove back to her home. As soon as she entered the door, she immediately threw her bag on the floor and almost screamed.Angie hadn't come home all night. It was almost noon now, and still there was no sign of her. She hadn't even sent Aurora a text message.Where the hell did that bitch run off to? She really had a nerve, acting like nothing happened while such a big issue was at hand.At that moment, Aurora's phone rang.She picked it up, and the caller ID showed the number of a police station. The moment she saw it was the police calling, she immediately felt guilty and threw the phone onto the couch.Why would the police be calling her? What had happened?Could they have figured something out? No, that was impossible. Could Angie, that bitch, have gone to turn herself in, or had she been caught?Aurora's heart raced as she quickly ran to her room to pack her things, preparing to flee.The phone on the couch kept ringing. She ran back to the living roo