Rose was startled. Then she heard her star escort husband say lovingly, "Could you not go to the party tonight?"His seductive voice was enough to make her overthink. Rose started blushing. He was asking her to not go to the party tonight. Could it be because he wanted to … Rose's imagination started to run wild. She could feel her ears getting hot. She lowered her head, not daring to look into his eyes.She said, "I can't do that …""Why can't you do that? What's so special about the party anyway? Why don't you stay here with me and …"Seeing that the star escort husband was starting to get ahead of himself, Rose quickly pressed her hand on his lips. Jonathan was surprised. His lips touched her palm. He was confused about her reaction. Looking at Rose avoiding eye contact and her blushing cheeks, he suddenly realized what she was thinking. Jonathan chuckled. Rose was bewildered by his giggling. She raised her head and looked right into Jonathan's teasing eyes. "What are yo
Jonathan needed my help? Was it related to little beauty? Zac could tell right away. He knew Jonathan too well. Jonathan didn't give care about anyone else, but he had a soft spot for little beauty.Jonathan needed his help? Did it mean he would finally get to meet little beauty in person?"Sure, of course. I didn't plan to go, but since you ask, I will make sure that I'm there," Zac excitedly promised.The agenda for the party tonight is for Oliver to reunite with his long-lost granddaughter. Miles arranged for the party to take place in a resort villa that the Youngs owned in Aquasted.A day before, Oliver checked out of the hospital and was sent to the villa. Anastasia had been taking care of Oliver ever since.The party was approaching, and Anastasia and Oliver were choosing the dress and suit they would wear for the party later. Miles was standing outside the room, looking at Oliver with a musing gaze.He then summoned the doctor to his room.He asked the doctor, "Did it ta
Kelly was surprised to hear Rose's name. Before she could react, Anastasia recognized Rose as well."Oh, it's you."She smiled slightly. She almost couldn't recognize her today, what with her kindly and ingratiating attitude. It turned out that she was the woman who had miscarried that day at the museum!She and Rose were enemies!"Are you her sister?"Anastasia knew that the woman who had bailed out Rose at the police station was her sister. However, Kelly looked confused. Seeing this, Anastasia smiled."Are you feeling better after your miscarriage, Ms. Shaffer?"Kelly was taken aback. She immediately remembered Anastasia: she was the woman in the toilet that day!She had been so focused on getting Rose in trouble that she hadn't paid any attention to anyone else.According to Nixon, another woman had been present as a witness when Rose had produced the surveillance footage. It was her! Kelly was flustered."It was all a misunderstanding," she explained hastily. "I was just
Silence hung in the air. Kelly stared at Anastasia, awaiting her answer anxiously. Anastasia laughed suddenly and turned to look at Kelly."Who said I didn't like her? She's pretty enough. There's nothing not to like about her, as long as Miles likes her too."Kelly could see the insincerity in her words. She truly did not like Rose. That was great news for her!Kelly felt vindicated. She did not continue to press the question.After a moment's pause, she said, "If you need anything, Ms. Young, you can just let me know."The meaning behind her words was clear."Thank you for that," Anastasia replied with a smile.She and Rose could never be friends, especially since Jonathan seemed to care so much about the latter. Even so, some things were easier if she had a helping hand.After Kelly left her room, still buzzing with excitement, Anastasia changed into her gown. When Rose arrived, the sky was dark. However, the Young Estate was blazing with lights.Miles spotted her as soon a
"Nixon Lane, what on earth do you want to do?"Rose did not bother to disguise her disgust for him. Nixon couldn't help but recall his grandma's words. Ever since leaving the Shaffer residence that day, she kept cautioning him to stay away from Kelly.If not for Rose's influence, his grandmother would never have harbored such ill feelings toward Kelly. Nixon felt that Rose was to blame. With that in mind, he shot her a stern look."I'm here to warn you not to try anything funny on Kelly. By the way, Oliver is welcoming his new granddaughter today, so behave yourself."She was surprised by his attitude. People might have thought that Nixon was an altruistic man had they not seen his expression. Did he seriously tell her not to harm Kelly and stop flirting around?"Fuck off. Does your mom know how busybody you are?" she snapped, staring straight at him.She would have kicked him if they were not at an event."You—""What?" she retorted.She couldn't physically get back at him, b
The hand immediately covered Rose's mouth, stifling her scream. She caught a whiff of strong alcohol and heard a man's voice close to her ear.In a low, deliberate tone, Jonathan spoke, "Keep quiet. If someone sees us together, it'll make headlines tomorrow. That'd be interesting."Somehow, he wished that someone would take photos of them, but he had to stay patient when he recalled Rose's disgust for "Mr. Finch".Tonight, he intended to spend quality time with Rose, hoping to change her opinion of him.Rose calmed down after hearing his warning. The man's alcohol scent reminded her of the Lane residence and "Mr. Finch.""W-Who are you?" she cautiously probed. "Y-You won't hurt me, will you?"Jonathan did not answer.She gulped and reasoned, "C-Calm down. We're on the Young Family's property. If you hurt me, they won't let it slide."Jonathan chuckled and let go of her."Don't worry. I could never bring myself to harm you."After Rose was freed, she took a few steps forward a
"You may leave," Jonathan sounded icy.It seemed like a deliberate attempt at masking some truth. His abrupt behavior change was suspicious to Rose.She mumbled, "You—""Don't you want to leave? If so …" Jonathan's voice faded.He suddenly glanced at her with a predatory look in his eyes, causing her to tremble.She chuckled dryly and said, "I'll leave."She was afraid that he might change his mind and refused to release her. She made her way back to the crowds. Anastasia Young slowly appeared from the intersection next to Rose. She heard that Jonathan was around, so she made her way here, only to run into Rose. Was Rose with Jonathan just now?Frowning, Anastasia continued deeper into the gardens and eventually found Jonathan by the wall of flowers, confirming her suspicions. Nevertheless, she maintained her pretense of ignorance and asked, "Jon, why are you here alone? I was looking everywhere for you. Why didn't you take my calls?"He sat on the bench without so much as
Miles smiled at Rose after he finished talking. But Rose was at a loss. Grandpa? The old man was Miles' grandfather? Wouldn't he be Mr. Young Senior of Regalia then? Also …She was the person he had wanted his grandfather to meet? Did she misunderstand something? It's not like a meeting with her lover's parents, right?Rose took a deep breath and avoided Miles' gaze. She told herself that it wasn't like a meeting with her lover's parents.Miles and her were friends. It was normal for someone to bring their friends to meet their older family members. But as a bystander, Zac was quite surprised.The way Miles had looked at Rose was suspicious. Suddenly, he realized something. Had Miles fallen for Rose now? Fuck!The relationship between Jonathan and Miles would never be restored now. That was Zac's first reaction. This time, Rose wasn't Harriette like before.Back then Miles developed feelings for Harriette that went beyond sibling affection. But he had always had reservations due