"How long are you going to avoid me?" Jonathan said in a low voice.He stared at her without averting his eyes. He even turned over and forced her to face him. Rose furrowed her brows. She could argue with him for that.Taking a deep breath, her eyes which had been avoiding him slowly moved up to meet his dark eyes."Then how long are you going to keep it a secret from me?"Her question was laced with sarcasm and self-deprecation. Almost instantly, something collapsed in Jonathan's eyes. He naturally understood her meaning.The panic that he had previously suppressed became more intense now."Rosie …" He wanted to explain, but Rose had a faint smile on her face."I should have recognized you. A host in a bar can spend one billion without even blinking an eye … The Finches's relative? I've underestimated you, Mr. Finch …"There were many people with the last name Finch in this world, but there was only a person called Mr. Finch. Her tone made Jonathan's heart tremble.He subc
The atmosphere in the ward was strange. The three of them looked at one another and realized a problem almost at the same time.Oliver couldn't remember anyone, he just recognized Rose as his daughter, Henrietta."Rietta, I'm so sorry for you. You've been wandering outside for the past 20 years. Now you've finally returned home. In the future, I'll protect you when you're by my side."Oliver held Rose's hand. His old voice filled with firm strength."Rietta, can you call me Daddy? Do you refuse to call me because you're still angry with me? I haven't looked for you in the past 20 years, instead, I treat others as my daughter. Don't worry, you're back. You're the true heiress to the Young family, she's not. Can you forgive me?"He looked at Rose sincerely. It seemed that he was expecting her reaction. Rose looked at Miles and Anastasia for help. Anastasia frowned and looked at her with a bit of hostility.She suddenly raised a smile and stepped forward to separate Rose from Oliver
Rose tried several times to explain her relationship with Miles. However, in Oliver's eyes, he insisted on what he saw. Having a headache, she gave up on explaining.She believed that as long as Oliver remembered who Miles was, he would understand that his care and concern for him was not because of his love for her.It was just because he was the elderly that he cared about the most. Miles rarely even went to the company and spent most of the time in the hospital.Even if he was not in the ward, he was paying attention to everything about Oliver from other places. Meanwhile, Anastasia didn't show up for several days.In the past few days, Anastasia almost stayed in bars all night and got drunk every day.…Late at night, in the bar. Maya returned to Aquastead. Upon knowing that she had fawned over the heiress to the Young family while Kelly had also given her a huge amount of money, the frustration she felt before was completely replaced by elation.The first thing she did wh
However, both the Finch family and the Young family were in Regalia. Rose had a relationship with Jonathan, and now Oliver only regarded her as Henrietta.If this continued, Rose might get the entire Young family. When the time came, she would be the biggest winner with the Finch family and the Young family in her hands. Anastasia was a bit unwilling.Not only because of Jonathan but also because she had been Henrietta's substitute for so many years. In the end, Oliver couldn't remember her and recognized Rose as Henrietta."If she loses her freedom, if she's no longer the adopted granddaughter of the Young family …"These words kept echoing in her mind. Maya in front had already taken a taxi and left. Anastasia walked forward in a daze. Suddenly, she stopped as if determined for something. Then, she dialed a number.The call was soon connected. A middle-aged woman's voice came through."Anastasia, long time no see. Why do you call me?"As soon as Chloe finished speaking, Anasta
Kelly had just finished talking to Maya. She looked at the caller in surprise."Anastasia? Ha …"She had not been to the hospital since she was kicked out of the hospital by Jonathan's people that day. She didn't see the news of Oliver's death in the news, and she didn't know if he was awake.It seemed that there was a situation at the hospital as Anastasia called her. She quickly answered the phone. "Anastasia, are you looking for me? Did something happen to Grandpa? It's not that I don't want to visit Grandpa, it's because of Miles and Rose …"She was full of grievances.Before she could finish speaking, Anastasia interrupted her, "Grandpa is awake.""Really?" Kelly exclaimed, seemingly unable to conceal her happiness.However, Anastasia didn't care about her reaction at all. She just wanted her to go to the hospital to see what the situation was in the Young family now."Kelly, if I were you, I would go to the hospital to visit Grandpa, no matter what the obstacles are."
He was worried that "Henrietta" would misunderstand.He looked at Rose beside him and explained seriously, "Don't get me wrong. I only have you as my daughter. Apart from you, I have no blood relatives."He was afraid that his daughter would misunderstand that he had given his father's love to someone else. Rose couldn't help but be stunned by his reaction, followed by sadness.He must have suffered countless regrets and self-blame in his heart over the years, so much so that the incident of his daughter returning home and leaving home became his knot.Upon seeing that she didn't speak, Oliver frowned and looked at Kelly blamefully."You little girl, how can you talk nonsense and make my daughter misunderstand? Explain it to her yourself!"How was this going on? Kelly heard every word he said clearly, but she didn't understand the meaning. How could Rose become his daughter? She tried hard to digest the situation in front of her. Soon, she was certain that Rose must have confus
On the way back, she was mentally prepared. However, when she heard these words, she still halted. Shouldn't the noble princess of the Young family be her? How could it be Rose?Suppressing her jealousy and unwillingness, she glanced at Rose without any trace. Then, she lowered her eyes obediently for a moment."Grandpa …" she called softly with a smile.Oliver's eyes swept over her lightly. As if he recognized her as the person who cursed his daughter in the hospital, his face turned gloomy even though it was full of love and doting when facing Rose.He asked coldly, "Why are you here?"The atmosphere was tense for a time. Kelly had thought of her words. She knelt on the ground and admitted her mistake pitifully."I said the wrong thing. I was just too excited just now. Grandpa, please forgive me for being outspoken.""I'm not your grandpa." Oliver didn't buy it. Kelly bit her lips and continued to lower her attitude. "Grandpa, I was wrong. Please don't drive me away."Oli
Anastasia then remembered Kelly. She immediately grabbed Gabriel's wrist and introduced Kelly."Gabriel, this is Kelly Shaffer ... Oh, nope. Grandpa has changed her name. It should be Kelly Young now.""Carry on? What do you want to carry on?" he asked frivolously to Kelly.He didn't think of Kelly as the real granddaughter of the Young family.But as soon as he finished speaking, Anastasia patted him hard and reprimanded, "Gabriel, be more serious! She's not the woman you meet outside."After speaking, she took Kelly's hand and said, "Kelly, he's Aunty Chloe's son, Gabriel Yones."Aunty Chloe? Kelly didn't realize who Chloe was for a moment.Until she said, "When your mother left the Youngs, Aunty Chloe blamed herself very much. Those were the grievances of the previous generation. We don't need to mention it."Although she said so, she still deliberately mentioned it. Kelly immediately knew who Chloe was. She was the adopted daughter of the Young family.Kelly heard that it
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