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
Kelly listened to the noises around her and found herself clenching her fists. How could it be Rose? Why was she the one?Not too far away, Nixon watched Rose with a shocked expression on his face. He would have given anything for it not to be Rose at that moment.However, Oliver seemed to be placing a lot of his hope on Rose."I guess I underestimated Rose."Chloe never thought that Oliver would end up asking Rose to be his granddaughter. This was such a huge opportunity, and Rose just walked right into it!If only Nixon had managed to control Rose back then, the Lane family and the Young family would have been in-laws by now!Everyone's eyes were on Rose. Rose, on the other hand, didn't know what to do or how to react. Suddenly, Oliver sighed heavily and a single tear slid down his cheek.Rose suddenly recalled how much Oliver missed his daughter when they were at the park. Eventually, her resolve crumbled."Alright," she said.Almost immediately, the light returned to Olive
Rose turned around. Miles' gaze made her freeze in place"Is there something you want to talk to me about?"Rose recalled the incident earlier when she admitted she was Oliver's granddaughter.Feeling like she should give Miles an explanation, she said, "I didn't know he was Mr. Young Senior, Miles. We met purely out of coincidence the other day … "She explained what happened the other day, including how she sent Oliver to the hospital."But I'm still not sure why he's taken me on as his granddaughter."As if recalling something, Rose then took out the card Oliver had given her during the event before."Could you help me return this to Mr. Young Senior, Miles?"It was too precious a gift. Miles remained staring right at Rose, not accepting the card she handed him. Silence fell in the air between them.Rose began feeling uncomfortable with his staring. She was about to explain herself further when Miles smiled. It was an exasperated, bitter one."If Grandpa hears you calling
Kelly's eyes sparkled with anticipation. She was determined to find out why Oliver had chosen Rose. If possible, she would stop at nothing to shatter Rose's dream of becoming a part of the Youngs.But where should she start? Suddenly, Kelly remembered the woman she had seen in the main hall of Young Estate today.She recalled that when Oliver announced Rose as his new granddaughter, that young lady had appeared surprised. Oliver called her Anastasia.Kelly's eyes lit up as she hastily took out her phone and searched for the name "Anastasia". Anastasia Young, the heiress to the Young family. It turned out she was originally a member of the Youngs!Since Anastasia didn't like Rose, perhaps Kelly could start with Anastasia. With this thought in mind, Kelly's excitement gradually grew.She silently vowed, "Mom, I know what to do now. Don't worry. If the Lane family wants to use me to please Rose, I'll make them regret it someday."…The next day, Rose went to the office as usual. Up
Rose felt dumbfounded, and she found the world quite amusing. Even when she was engaged to Nixon, Chloe always called her "Rose" and maintained an air of superiority.Rose had never seen Chloe act so warmly."Mrs. Lane Senior, I have something else to do. I'll take my leave," Rose said calmly, brushing Chloe's hand away.This stunned Chloe, but immediately, her expression changed slightly as she seemed to notice something. Following her line of sight, Rose saw Nixon and Kelly hand in hand as they approached.It appeared that before Rose and Chloe noticed them, Nixon had whispered some flirtatious words to Kelly, making her blush."Ahem, ahem."Chloe cleared her throat, finally catching the attention of Nixon and Kelly. The two of them were momentarily stunned and quickly released each other's hands.Nixon even gave Kelly a little push, which made her lose her balance and fall to the ground."Ah!" she cried out in pain.Just as Nixon wanted to help her up, Chloe cleared her thr
Smiling, Rose left the room. Nixon noticed the word "husband" on her phone. Then he heard her answer the call from behind."Hubby."Her voice was sweet and affectionate. It was as if she wanted to tell Nixon and the others that she was happy in her married life and that they should all keep their distance.Frowning, Nixon looked to Chloe for help. Yet Chloe had a dark expression and didn't say a word. She looked at Kelly with disdain, as if she were channeling all her resentment toward the latter.Once Rose was far away, Chloe pointed fingers and voiced her contempt."If it weren't for some woman back then, Nixon and Rose would have been married a long time ago. If that person had any self-awareness, she should have stayed far away and not appeared in our sight."She seemed to have forgotten her original plan of sending Rose to Jonathan to secure a better future for the Lane family.Hearing that, Kelly felt a sharp pain in her heart, and she couldn't bear to stay any longer. She