When Rose entered the car, she noticed it was missing a key and couldn't start the vehicle. The street was empty, and there weren't any other cars either.As such, she could only follow the navigation and ran along the route. Her phone's battery was depleted, and she was unfamiliar with Regalia's roads. She had no choice but to memorize the route on her GPS while she ran. At last, right before her phone died, she saw a shared bicycle by the road and successfully rented it with her device. With the assistance of the bicycle, she finally moved faster.The night was particularly chilly, not only because of the wind but also because of her worry for Yvonne. She wished she could appear beside Yvonne and confirm her safety. She hoped that Yvonne happened to lose her phone and that she merely wanted to dance on a whim.However, the memories of tonight rendered her more anxious. The last-minute change of venue for the celebration party… The club under Finch Group… And that recommended-bas
Despite ringing for a long time, the call was not connected.Yara angrily tossed her phone aside. She was unwilling to give up on solidifying her relationship with Jonathan tonight. Not to mention, she had also contacted Bella and the media. Tomorrow morning, they would happen to show up and catch their "affair".She stared at Jonathan and couldn't help but admire his handsome face. She didn't believe there would be any consequences she couldn't face when Jonathan found out he had been tricked. As long as the Maize family and media pressured him, he couldn't escape from her claws, even if he was the ruler of Finch Group.As for his impression of her, she wasn't worried about it. After they got married, she could tackle him with charm and tricks as time passed.Hence, she had to seize the opportunity before her. This was her closest chance! She had to get it done! "You're mine, Jonathan. I will become Mrs. Finch no matter what!" She was determined. So, she used all her might to
Pick anything she liked…Yvonne had never seen any of these items, and revulsion slowly garnered within her chest. Still, she gradually scanned the room, taking her time to select her equipment in hopes of stalling.After drinking the glass of water earlier, she could feel her arms regain their strength. It seemed that man had given her a drug to restore energy after picking up her "seduction". Despite her limited strength, defeating this man would be difficult. As such, she needed more time.At that moment, she swept her gaze across the collection and carefully picked an item she could utilize. Then, she settled on one of the whips. "I like that."Jack followed her gaze and saw the whip, his grin filled with menace and ambiguity. "Sure. Whatever you like!" He was enthusiastic. When he dashed to grab the whip and turned back at Yvonne, she caught the visible ruthlessness in his eyes. She could almost feel how painful it would be when the whip lashed against her skin. To furth
"What do you mean by 'big trouble'?" Jack sounded unfazed, barely glancing at the window's direction.Bella's expression turned grim. "You killed someone. How is that not big?"He chuckled over the phone, sounding even more ruthless. "And? It's not like this is the first time this has happened. Didn't we suppress it effortlessly last time? Just have it handled, Mom!" Then, he ended the call.Bella was full of complaints. Just because she had resolved such an issue before didn't mean there wouldn't be any mishaps this time. On top of that, she had been hiding her son's mistakes from Yosef all this time. If he found out about that, he might favor his secret, illegitimate son instead!That bastard child… She inhaled deeply. For now, she had no plans of disclosing the existence of that illegitimate son to Yosef. She scrolled to the phone number from earlier and sent a text. "I'll handle the matter this time, but you cannot do this again. Focus more on your work and achieve someth
The situation changed when Miles showed up. Afraid to confront him, the bodyguard led the others away."Yvonne…" Rose struggled as she propped herself up and walked to Yvonne's side. She nervously held the latter's hand. It wasn't until she felt a pulse on her that she breathed a sigh of relief. "Miles, Yvonne… She…" Rose finally teared up, her face full of helplessness. She dared not touch her friend either as Rose dreaded hurting her.Miles understood her worry and comforted her. "Don't worry. I've called the ambulance. They'll be here soon."The Youngs had invested in a private hospital in Regalia. Within minutes, the ambulance stealthily carried her away with a stretcher.Meanwhile, the bodyguards wanted to report the situation to Jack but found him absent in the room. Since he ended his conversation with Bella earlier, he left the club. After tonight's ordeal, it greatly affected his mood, prompting him to look for another partner. He arranged to meet with an Internet infl
Dawn knew that if she insisted on staying, it would further annoy Evan. As such, she nodded meekly, bid farewell to Rose, and left.Outside the operating room, the atmosphere was so tense that one could hear a pin drop. When the sun rose, the red light finally dimmed. Rose hurriedly grabbed onto the doctor as soon as the doors opened. "How is she?" Her voice was shaky."She's safe, but… having fallen from a height, several bones in her body have been fractured. While we have treated and repaired the injuries, the recovery process will need to be monitored. Please be aware that the healing process will be excruciating."The doctor's words echoed in Rose's ears. "She's safe… Well, that's all that matters. As for the recovery, I'll be there for her!" she thought.The outcome wasn't as terrifying as she had expected. Her tensed body finally relaxed, but she was so frail that even the wind could knock her down. As a wave of dizziness engulfed her, all she could see was darkness. She
Meanwhile, Jonathan sensed a raging noise in his ears. The next moment, a fistful punch landed on his face. He couldn't help but finally wake up. When he opened his eyes, he examined his surroundings and saw a large crowd of people with either anger or disappointment on their faces. As the memories from last night resurfaced, he knew he had fallen into a schemeful trap."Don't hit him, Paxie!" exclaimed Yara. Even at that moment, she protected Jonathan. He looked at the woman beside him and frowned at the sight of her bruised body. "Yara, why are you still defending him after what he's done?" The son of the family, Paxton Maize, pretended to hit Jonathan again, but his father's roar halted him."Enough!" Yara's father, Rupert Maize, looked solemn. But underneath the facade, he was secretly suppressing his fear.Being in the business world, he was aware of Jonathan's tactics. Initially, he objected to Yara's idea of scheming Jonathan. After all, if the latter found out the tru
Seeing that the Maizes had encircled her, Eleanor couldn't help but smile mockingly. She didn't say anything but intentionally stared at Yara. Although she was covered with a towel, the bruises on her arms and neck remained exposed, as if she wanted to show them off.Getting stared at by Eleanor made Yara quite anxious, but she was confident in her acting skills. After ensuring she had not broken character, she acted aggrieved, helpless, and frightened—all to garner Eleanor's attention."Bella…" Eleanor finally spoke."Yes, Eleanor." Bella knew she was about to say something and quickly went up to her. She highly expected Eleanor to promise them what they wanted.When Eleanor extended her hand, Bella quickly held her. Then, the former rose with her help and announced, "I've had enough breakfast today. It's time for me to head home and rest."Everyone was speechless and didn't understand her meaning. But for Bella, she was extremely embarrassed as her face froze. "Eleanor, let me…"
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