"Go easy on him?" Rose snorted. "Sorry, I'm not a saint."Kelly was the saint, not her!Jonathan let out a low chuckle before saying darkly, "He brought it upon himself to have the nerve to harm you!"Rose was startled. As she stared at the silhouette behind the partition, she got the strange feeling that she was someone important to him.But, he only helped her deal with the Lanes because of her husband …Rose was still thinking when the voice behind the partition continued, "Nixon has been admitted to a psychiatric facility. The Lanes' company shares have taken a nosedive. They can't hold out much longer. The Lanes' assets will be put on auction to pay off their bank loans."Once the Lane family has gone bankrupt, they won't try to mess with you anymore."Rose was still fixated on the first part of Jonathan's sentence."Hang on. Has Nixon gone mad?"Jonathan did not reply. Still, Rose got the picture. As long as Nixon had been institutionalized, it did not matter whether he
As Finley stared at the mountain of documents in front of him, he felt the urge to ram his head against the desk and end his life. All he could do now was hope that Jonathan would be merciful."Ms. Shaffer, truth be told, I only made it over there in time because of Mr. Finch and your husband … He was the one who told me to go over. He was the one who was most concerned about your safety …"Knowing that Jonathan was listening, Finley did his best to placate the former. Rose looked at Jonathan. She could not hide how taken aback she was when she heard Finley's explanation.Jonathan was in a pretty good mood.Seemingly demurring, he cleared his throat and said to Finley, "Since you're busy, we won't force you. You should go home and get some rest soon."Finley felt like he had been given a second chance at life. He nearly fell on his knees in gratitude.Once the call ended, the atmosphere became a little ambiguous. Jonathan had no qualms about looking straight at Rose, but the latt
Rose said the word hubby in the most coquettish voice she could muster.As soon as it came out of her mouth, she sensed the way Jonathan stiffened ever so slightly. She caught Zac's dumbfounded stare as well. Rose's regret sank in almost instantaneously.Still, she had already said it, and she had already brought the fork up to Jonathan's mouth. There was no use regretting her actions now.Thus, she steeled herself and smiled sweetly. She looked at Jonathan with a gentle, expectant gaze. It was as if she would make him pay if he did not help her win this battle by going along with it.Briefly thunderstruck, Jonathan swiftly knew what Rose was trying to do. He was pleased to find that Rose was feeling jealous because of him. It was an excellent turn of events!Jonathan opened wide and ate the bite of steak Rose held out to him. He thoroughly enjoyed being fed by her."Does it taste good?" Rose was also satisfied.As he had chosen to play along and save her from any possible humil
Rose was struck dumb.Glaring at Jonathan, she declared, "You have to go!""Fine. I'll go if you agree. You have to agree to everything I said just now."Rose was speechless. What did he want her to agree to?All she cared about right now was not wasting any more time, lest the fever ended up damaging his brain. She could not spare any attention for what he said earlier.She simply thought he had said those things while feverish and was unlikely to remember what he said."Yes, fine. I agree. I'll do everything you say. Can we go to the hospital now?"Jonathan immediately became docile."Okay."Rose dragged him down the building and shoved him into his car before driving to the hospital.Once they arrived, someone recognized Jonathan. Before Rose even registered him as a patient, a bunch of doctors and nurses surged over and took Jonathan to the emergency room.Even as he was brought to a hospital room and hooked up to an IV drip, she was still a little dazed.When she went
"I can't help you, Mrs. Lane Senior."As soon as Rose said that, Chloe's expression stiffened. Refusing to give up, she wanted to convince Rose to recall all the kindness the Lanes had once shown her.Alas, no matter how hard she cracked her brain, she could not think of a single example. Chloe panicked when she saw that Rose was about to leave.All of a sudden, she shrieked at Rose, "No matter what, my family gave you the chance to get acquainted with Mr. Finch. If it hadn't been for my birthday celebration, you wouldn't have been able to meet him regardless of how hard you tried! Now that you've latched onto him, Rose, you shouldn't be so ungrateful!"Latched onto him? Rose knew full well what Chloe meant. Chloe was insinuating that Rose had used her wiles to seduce Jonathan.Rose sneered. True enough, the Lanes never failed to meet her expectations."I'm afraid I can't have the honor of being called ungrateful by you, Mrs. Lane Senior. I should be glad I didn't fall into the h
This was what Kelly was waiting for. As long as she asked, half the battle was won."I can let her be kicked out of the Young family. As much glory as Mr. Young Senior brings to her, I can also let him bring as much humiliation to her."She was full of confidence when it came to handling an old man, let alone handling that old man as his only bloodline."I can even make Rose be abandoned by Mr. Finch."This was her purpose. She knew that this was what Angelica wanted. Sure enough, Angelica stared at her and suddenly laughed. "Okay, I'll help you."Looking at Kelly, she seemed to see her former self. Celeste's figure appeared in her mind.Celeste … If she knew that her daughter was abandoned by the Young family in the heaven, she might be unwilling even if she was dead. This was what she wanted."Okay, let's have good cooperation, Madam Angelica." Kelly reached out to Angelica. The two shook hands briefly. As their eyes intertwined, many emotions were self-evident."I don't
Rose was slightly startled. She squatted down next to Oliver and said, "Grandpa, I'm Rosie …""Rosie is Rietta …" Oliver smiled. Seeing his happy expression, Rose stopped correcting him. Just let her be Henrietta.She was unable to find Oliver's missing daughter. He found sustenance for his missing daughter in her, which was her only value."Grandpa, I'm Rietta." She smiled.However, Oliver suddenly frowned and corrected, "Grandpa? I'm your dad … I shouldn't have beaten you that day and I shouldn't have said such words, which forced you to leave Regalia and leave the Young family. You must hate me …"He seemed to regard Rose as his missing daughter. He stroked her head, his eyes full of regret and self-blame. Rose felt like something was tugging at her heart. She subconsciously said, "I don't hate you, not at all."As if she wanted him to believe it, and to dispel the self-blame in his eyes, she emphasized that she didn't hate him. Oliver was startled for a moment. His eyes
As the person involved, Rose had no idea at all. However, some people couldn't sit still. Anastasia expected this, but she didn't expect that the appointment would be made so quickly.She was even appointed as the design director of Young's House of Jewels. To enter Young's House of Jewels, she had gone through a lot of effort to get Oliver's permission.However, Rose … knew how to win people's hearts. She felt her heart stuff. She was eager to vent her frustration. Just then, the assistant brought a message. "Ms. Young, Clover Xanth of Lerain Group, had checked into Aquastead Hotel."Clover was the owner of the red diamond that Anastasia was looking for."Make an appointment for me … No, I'll go find him myself."Anastasia took the bag and didn't delay for a moment. She couldn't influence Oliver's decision, so she could only cut off Rose's upward path in other ways.At this time, at the Shaffer residence, Kelly was watching the discussions about Rose on Twitter. Almost everyo
As expected, Rose slowly began to reveal her thoughts and plans. "After this design won an award, Jonathan purchased the design draft, which means that these couple rings are unique and not available as any other product on the market."But now, she wanted to start mass-producing these couple rings.She wanted to turn this ring into a product known by everyone, so wherever Jonathan might be, if he happened to see it, he would know she was thinking of him. However…"Red diamonds are rare and extremely valuable…" Rose trailed off.Olivia frowned, realizing that even if this ring went into mass production, not many people would be able to afford it.But Rose made up her mind that no matter how great the cost was, nothing was more important than having Jonathan return. Besides, the one thing she currently wasn't lacking would probably be money and resources."Young Group still has some red diamonds in their inventory. The Xanth family has several mines in Frenchaa. The red diamonds w
Natalie also noticed Ava standing up.The two of them paused for a moment, and with a brief exchange of glances, they understood what the other was about to do.The mental process Natalie went through just now was interesting. She was trembling with fear.She never expected that all the praise Rose just gave in the office was actually about Olivia. Additionally, Rose considered Olivia as her sister!Ah! She was thinking about making a good impression on Rose, trying to win her over and outshine Olivia. But now, how could she compare? She couldn't compare! She just couldn't compare with that.She could no longer view Olivia as a rival, as Olivia simply wasn't worthy of that status. What she needed to focus on now was changing Olivia's negative impression of her. So, she was going to apologize!Natalie and Ava went to Olivia's office.Olivia didn't pay much attention to their arrival and acted as usual. It wasn't until she noticed they weren't discussing work after coming in tha
Natalie had just delivered the coffee. Did Rose not drink it?"Is Ms. Lenner in the office? I have a document that needs her signature. Where did she go?" Rose asked."I saw her heading toward the pantry just now, and she was holding two cups in her hands. How strange…"Natalie was jolted awake after hearing that voice.Olivia went to the pantry, and Rose had also gone into the pantry.Natalie felt a strange sensation in her heart. Almost as if guided by an unseen force, she walked toward the pantry.Inside the pantry, Olivia squeezed a glass of juice for Rose.Yesterday, she received a call from Miles. During the call, Miles instructed her to take good care of Rose after she joined the design department. He emphasized that she should not be overworked, showing great concern for Rose's well-being.When she connected this with how she accidentally saw Rose feeling nauseous yesterday, Olivia began to suspect something.Olivia gazed at the freshly squeezed orange juice in her han
Rose's compliment caught everyone present off guard once again. Did Rose acknowledge Olivia?This… Why was it different from what they expected?"Ms. Shaffer, Ms. Lenner's capabilities as a manager are well recognized by everyone. But now that you're here, the director position is obviously yours. Don't…"Rose glanced at the person who started speaking and recognized who it was.From the moment she walked in, she could sense this person's resentment toward Olivia. There was dissatisfaction that Olivia, who had only recently joined the department, was appointed as the design director for Young's House of Jewels.Rose's eyes seemed to have the ability to see through a person's thoughts or feelings.She interrupted the person, smiling softly, and said, "Being a design director is hard work. I'll leave the responsibility and the burden to Ms. Lenner. I won't take on the role."What she meant was that she didn't come here to experience hardship and toil.Indeed, even if some of her
Olivia was not embarrassed when she was caught. In fact, she seemed relieved. "Ms. Shaffer, I haven't done well enough. Now that you're here, I'd like to request a job change. If I could become your assistant and you give me the opportunity to learn, that would be even better."Her decision wasn't influenced by the mockery she overheard earlier in the lounge.Upon hearing that Rose was coming to Young's House of Jewels, she had already made up her mind.She learned that Rose was once the champion of a national jewelry design competition. Her designs were highly praised within the industry. Rose had already become her idol.The position of design director was perfect for Rose.She willingly decided to be Rose's secretary.When Olivia made the request, she was extremely nervous, fearing that Rose might reject her."I disagree," Rose said clearly.It was as Olivia expected. There was clearly a hint of disappointment in Olivia's eyes as if her high hopes had ended in disappointment
Rose nodded. "Okay.""Don't overwork yourself," Clover said."Okay."Miles chimed in, "Whatever happens, always be honest with us.""Okay."Miles and Clover gave their advice one after another, and Rose agreed to everything. She understood that their advice came from a place of care for her."Miles, Clover, don't worry. I'll be fine," Rose said with a gentle smile on her face.Her smile left the two of them momentarily dazed.Ever since Jonathan went missing, even when Rose managed to smile, it was with a sense of sadness that tugged at their hearts. But at this moment, it seemed like she had returned to her former self—Lively, playful, pure, and warm.She even said she would be just fine!At that moment, Mile and Clover finally felt a bit of relief from the worries they had been carrying for some time.They continued their search for Jonathan every day without fail, but each time returned with no news. They weren't sure if Jonathan would ever come back.If Jonathan didn'
Kelly's laugh was particularly eerie.Even Anastasia couldn't help but frown as she felt a chill run down her spine.Kelly's laughter echoed through the empty room, and after some amount of time, Kelly murmured a name."Rose! My name is Rose! Yes, I'm Rose!"I am the true heir of the Young family. I am the daughter of Elijah from Lerain Group. I have a caring brother and a loving husband. I am also pregnant..."Kelly touched her belly and said, "I'm pregnant, and I'm really happy. Haha! I'm Rose! I'm Rose. Do you want to congratulate me?"Kelly looked at Anastasia. Her expression looked very eerily strange.Anastasia stared at Kelly for a while. Had Kelly gone insane? Was it genuine insanity, or was she just pretending to be insane?She was considering herself as Rose?But how could someone like Kelly be capable enough to consider herself Rose?"You're not Rose!" Anastasia said slowly.Even if Kelly truly had lost her mind, Anastasia wouldn't let her hide in the perfect worl
"Something major happened in recent days," Anastasia said.Anastasia's tone made Kelly instinctively feel that the so-called big news she was talking about was definitely not something she wanted to hear.Kelly's eyes showed a hint of fear—she wanted to avoid learning about this so-called big news.Unfortunately, she was at another's mercy, like a fish on the chopping block.Anastasia aimed to torment her not just physically but also mentally, making her feel like living was worse than dying."No—"As soon as Kelly began to speak, Anastasia interrupted her potential refusal by saying, "Rose is pregnant."Kelly's expression clearly showed she was taken aback for a moment.She didn't want to listen, but each word in that sentence pierced her eardrums like needles. It seeped into her skin like poison and echoed persistently in her mind.Rose was pregnant. She was pregnant with Jonathan's child!In her mind, these words played out a scene like grass in spring, sprouting and growi
"He'll come back!" Rose spoke with determination.Sometimes no news was the best news—Jonathan might have encountered some unavoidable situation.As long as his body hadn't been found, he was still alive.She knew that they would continue searching, and all she could do was take care of the baby in her womb and wait for him to return.Jonathan would come back!Ezra was moved once again by her determination. "Yes, he will come back. He definitely will."…At that moment, in a hospital, the person lying in the bed was in a coma, but they moved their fingers slightly.But it was only for a moment, and it was as if nothing had happened.…In a nondescript mountain area in Regalia, a car made its way up and finally stopped outside an unremarkable house.Anastasia got out of the car and walked straight to the door.It seemed that someone was expecting her arrival. The door was opened from the inside, and she was respectfully invited in.The door closed as if nothing had ever hap