Jonathan looked up and met Miles' eyes, but he didn't respond. The only words he had for Miles were "Where's Rose?", but obviously, he wouldn't get an answer. Jonathan glanced at him briefly and lowered his head. Upon noticing that, Miles continued his work.The sky outside gradually dimmed, and the whole building was left with Miles and Jonathan. The two were highly in sync in the sense that they minded their business and focused on their work.Two hours later, Miles was ready to leave. As soon as he rose, Jonathan similarly put down the document, grabbed his coat, and walked out of the office.The footsteps echoed behind Miles, but he didn't turn back. Instead, he headed straight to the garage, where he saw Jonathan's car parked beside his. When Miles entered his vehicle, Jonathan did the same.The two cars lined up on the road with a decent distance between them. It wasn't until Miles drove into Young Estate that Jonathan stopped following him. According to his information t
Anastasia looked extremely sullen. She hated her past self the most back when she was constantly overlooked. Had it not been brought up, she would've forgotten it after all those years. To her dismay, some veterans in the company knew about Harriette.As the gossiping individuals dispersed, Anastasia naturally saw Miles and Jonathan. Since she had not been at the headquarters recently, she only heard about Jonathan's daily visit today."Is it because of Rose?" she pondered. Soon, she confirmed her guess. The only person other than Harriette who could bring those two men head-to-head was Rose. At the thought of her, she couldn't help but frown. She hadn't seen her in days!When Anastasia took a seat, she vaguely heard someone saying, "I can help you… the Youngs' inheritance."Jonathan finally broke the silence for the first time since they arrived at this cafeteria. Miles lowered his head as though he didn't hear him. Moments later, Jonathan restated, "What Chloe has as her barg
"I do." Evan had a hunch that this had something to do with the Finches when he heard that.To his expectation, Yvonne looked at him with seriousness. "Don't… let… Rosie… near… the Finches. I don't… want her…" She had a hard time speaking.Evan's heart wrenched at that sight. He also knew what she meant. Without letting her finish, he quickly responded, "I get it. Don't worry. I'll make sure she doesn't interact with them."It was only then Yvonne felt relieved. What they didn't know was that Rose had returned at some point. Her hand froze on the door handle, and she was stunned. It took her half a minute until she released her hand. As though her soul had escaped her body, she emotionlessly left the ward she wanted to enter."Rose?" A voice called to her as she took a corner turn.Rose didn't hear it, so the voice sounded again. Finally, as if awakened from a daze, she turned and saw Dawn. Her gaze remained dull. "Evan is inside the ward." Rose pointed her in the direction.
Forever his sister… The startled Rose silently heaved a deep breath. He had misunderstood her. Thankfully, he did.Before the atmosphere could turn awkward, he ruffled her hair. "You still haven't told me what you wanted." That gesture left her in a daze.When she was little, she would watch Evan messing with Yvonne's hair and admired their sibling relationship. Suddenly, she felt like she had a brother too."Miles, I'm looking to buy flowers.""Okay. I'll take you to a florist.""Miles, I don't have enough money.""It's okay. I do.""Miles…"On their way, it felt like a switch had flipped within Rose, prompting her to keep talking. She no longer addressed Miles with distance and respect. Instead, she addressed him like a sister would her older brother. At that moment, she realized she wasn't alone after Oliver passed. She still had him!Miles brought her to a florist, which was the only one still operating. Its warm lights shone upon them and the flowers.That imagery was
Evan frowned. Without waiting for her to finish, he interrupted her. "Enough. I told you I'd take accountability for that night." He didn't want to remember or bring up that night.With her, he only saw accountability. Dawn hated that word the most, but that was the only thing she could use to hold him down. She wiped her tears as she blamed herself. "If it weren't for me, you and Rose might have…""Rosie and I…" Evan couldn't hide the disappointment in his voice. Even without Dawn or the event that transpired that night, he and Rose were not meant to be.There was never a relationship, to begin with, so why dwell on how things could've gone? When he reunited with Rose this time, he was confident she had someone in her heart. What was surprising was that it wasn't Miles. "But…" Dawn wanted to say more, but Evan was reluctant to continue the conversation. He simply repeated his usual words. "I'll take accountability for you."This time, he eased her worried heart better than
However, he was unaware that Rose did not share the same sentiments as him. He walked up to her, but she retreated and looked at him with a wary gaze. "Does the venue of the celebration party belong to Finch Group?""Yeah." Jonathan was confused but soon flashed her a flattering smile. "Do you like that club? If you do—""I don't!" Rose cut him off again. This time, her sudden change in tone made Jonathan realize something was bothering her. Not only did she dislike the place, but she even showed disdain."Wifey…"Since Jonathan wanted to understand, Rose explained, "That's where Yvonne got harmed!"His body froze. Instantly, he realized something had gone south after he was tricked to leave. His expression darkened.She probed further, "Were you the one who changed the venue to the Finch Group club?""No!" He had always thought the celebration party carried on at its original venue."Did you use the recommendation-based admission from Sardovia's Royal Dance Academy to lure…"
"Other than you, Sir, there weren't any other Finch members at the club. However… Mr. Jack is a regular at the club."Jack? He was there at the performance too."Where is he?" Jonathan's gaze turned cold.Leonard had also investigated Jack's whereabouts for the past few days. "He's been on boat parties with models and stars, like another normal day. There's nothing unusual in his activities. However, he had not visited the club once since the celebration party. It's odd as it's inconsistent with his previous frequency."There had to be a reason for that then.Jonathan mumbled to himself for a while, then instructed Leonard, "Keep an eye on him. Also, I remember Uncle Yosef managed the club last time."The club was related to Yosef's family, which meant they could be involved with Yvonne's incident. No matter what, he swore to give Rose an explanation.After Rose descended from the rooftop, the first thing she did was contact Miles to investigate the suspects from the Finch fam
"The Maizes? The family of Ms. Yara? The way Miles brought it up sounds like they…" Rose dismissed her thought."Rosie, he—""Miles, is there a way I can get close to the Finches?" She cut him off, and her eagerness prompted a quick reply from him."Tomorrow is Jonathan's father's birthday. I'm sure all the Finches will show up for the occasion."Other than Jonathan and Ezra, that was… Cyrus was never close with his sons. Jonathan had not attended his birthdays previously, thus this year wouldn't be an exception."We'll go together tomorrow." Without Jonathan's presence, Miles had more reasons to tag along and protect Rose.The next morning, Yvonne was still asleep when Rose left the hospital. When she woke up, she only saw Evan in the room. Noticing Rose's absence, she spoke with difficulty. "Where's Rosie?""She was watching you the whole night and only left after I came to take over this morning. Don't worry, Eve. I saw her heading into her room." When he recalled how exhau
The plate of fried eggs in front of Rose looked… reasonably okay."Hurry, sit down." Clover was eager and couldn't wait to receive praise from Rose.He personally handed the fork to Rose and watched as she took a bite of the egg. "How is it? How is it?" he asked.He felt that he had already used up ten percent of the skills he learned.Who knew how many eggs he messed up during that hour in the kitchen? But this time, it was actually successful, and he could even earn Rose's praise… right?But as soon as Rose took a bite, she heard a crunching sound.The sound wasn't loud, but Clover was right next to Rose, so he heard it clearly.Even Elijah, who was nearby, vaguely heard it.The most unsettling thing that happened was when everything suddenly went quiet.Rose felt a rush of panic and instinctively stopped moving her mouth. She thought that she had bitten down on a small stone, but how could there be a stone?Rose thought about it—it had to be the eggshell.Eating eggshells
"In three days, I wish you success, and wish myself success as well!" Lizzie declared.Kelly was dumbfounded. She understood Lizzie wishing her success, but wishing herself success?Kelly didn't really understand, but she still nodded in agreement, saying, "Here's to our success."Lizzie must have felt that she had definitely and flawlessly succeeded.Lizzie understood that there were things Kelly didn't know, so she didn't offer any explanations and had no intention of helping Kelly understand. It was her own matter, her own plan, her own future!…That night, Jonathan didn't come back.Rose was originally waiting for Jonathan when she received a call from Clover. He informed her that Jonathan had something important come up and couldn't make it, so she shouldn't wait for him.Before hanging up, he said mysteriously, "Rose, tomorrow, Uncle Elijah and I will come to see you, and when we do, I have a surprise for you."Surprise? What surprise?Rose smiled, feeling a hint of an
Really? How could that possibly be true?Lizzie and Jonathan had a seemingly calm relationship on the surface, but underneath, there was a deep-seated conflict. One was a stepmother, and the other was the son left behind by the first wife.This time, Jonathan's disguise was solely to deceive Lizzie.Lizzie had repeatedly plotted against Rose, so how could she genuinely be concerned about Jonathan?Amidst Leonard's thoughts, there was a commotion coming from the direction of the operating room."Jonathan…" Eleanor called out. She quickly hurried over with the help of her walking cane.The others quickly followed and finally saw Jonathan being wheeled out from the operating room.He kept his eyes tightly shut, with the wounds from the car accident still visible on his face. His hands, feet, and chest were covered, but they could clearly see the lack of life on his face.After the car accident, there didn't seem to be any improvement at all."Jonathan, Jonathan, it's Grandma. You
The atmosphere at the dining table was extremely strange.Elijah and Clover, smiling warmly, served Rose some food. "Rose, have some of this. You love it..."The food was placed on the plate in front of Rose. Then, Jonathan promptly said, "Wifey, I made this."Jonathan looked at Rose, his face clearly saying, "Wifey, praise me.""Ugh! This tastes awful!"Clover clearly had a disdain for Jonathan, and it was written all over his face without any attempt to hide it. He picked at her food, took a bite, and felt like spitting it out. But he had come with the intention of having lunch with Rose and ended up going there without having eaten lunch.He didn't get to eat lunch, and his frustration left him feeling full.Although he was still a bit miffed, as soon as the food entered his mouth, he realized he was actually a little hungry.]He hadn't expected Jonathan's cooking skills to be, well… quite good?He had to "reluctantly" swallow it down when his original intention was to spit
Jonathan's voice clearly expressed dissatisfaction.Rose felt a bit uneasy. She focused on keeping her composure, appearing as though she hadn't heard anything.Nearby, Jonathan, sitting on the couch, furrowed his brows.Something felt off, very off.He had been watching Rose for a long time, and usually, she should have felt his gaze by now and looked back at him. Then there would be a moment of eye contact, which would set the stage for him to make his next move.But…Was she not aware of being watched?Jonathan tried winking and making himself noticeable, but she still didn't respond.Something felt off, really off!So, he had no choice but to try a different approach. "Wifey…."He called out to Rose, but she still didn't respond.Jonathan furrowed his brow even more. Was it because he wasn't loud enough?"Wifey…" he called out again.There was still no response. Was his charm not strong enough?"Wifey…" he called out again.Every time Rose heard him call out "wifey,"
The look in Miles' eyes was chilling.Miles always looked at her warmly, so how could this be any different?Before long, the coldness in his eyes vanished, and when she looked into them again, there was warmth once more.But just now… was it her imagination? No, it wasn't!The coldness she felt had sent a distinct shiver through her heart; it was no illusion.Kelly furrowed her brows. She was determined to figure it out.As she was trying to piece things together, she heard Miles slowly say, "I only have one sister left. What should I do?"His tone was filled with anguish.Kelly snapped back to reality, determined to be supportive at a time when Miles was in pain. She reassured him, saying, "Miles, I will be by your side for the rest of my life!"There was only one sister left… Of course, it was her!"Is ten percent of the shares enough?" Miles immediately asked.If calming Miles earlier was her task, then after hearing his question now, she became fully alert.It wasn't e
There was a long silence in the conference room.Miles had a somber expression, clearly showing a strong sense of displeasure.Anastasia sat in the furthest corner. Since Harriette's return, she was no longer the favored daughter of the family. It was as if she had become a completely different person.But no one paid attention to her. Today, she was just there to make up the numbers.Kelly frowned, but inside, she was overjoyed.Among everyone in the conference room, she was the most excited to see Chloe arrive. She had put in effort to ensure Chloe could make it today.She finally brought up the thing that mattered most to her through Chloe.However, she couldn't show her happiness outwardly.On the surface, she was filled with righteous indignation as she said, "Aunt Chloe, Rose hasn't been dead long, and you're already bringing this up? Isn't this behavior a bit too unseemly?"Rose inherited Young Group. Young Group belongs to Rose. How could you… How could you…" she accus
Rose often wore that necklace.Kelly had complimented the necklace, saying it looked beautiful and that she wanted to buy one as well. Rose told her that she had designed and made it herself, and there were only two in the whole world: one that she kept and the other that was given to a friend.She knew that the friend was Yvonne.She pretended to be jealous at that moment, but Rose didn't give in or make one for her too.Kelly recalled that Rose was also wearing it that day.All the information pointed to one conclusion—that body was undoubtedly Rose!"Miles, Rose… Poor Rose…" Kelly was crying so hard she nearly fainted.The level of sadness and grief she displayed was comparable to that of Miles.In her heart, she secretly felt glee at Miles' reaction.After he saw "Rose", it seemed as if the necklace confirmed her identity, and from that moment on, he seemed to have lost his soul.Even her "self-blame" act received little response from him, as if he was deeply immersed in
"Hehe! No need to thank me. Wasn't that what I was supposed to do?" Ezra remarked. He was feeling a bit shy because of Rose's gratitude.Rose could tell there was a plan to deal with Kelly.Rose didn't ask too many questions about the plan. They only asked her to stay here temporarily, and she figured out that she shouldn't make any public appearances for the time being.To ensure Kelly revealed her true intentions, she needed to be tricked into thinking she was truly in a dire situation.If it were just Harriette, she wouldn't be that angry, but since it was Kelly, that was a different story.She still hadn't confronted her about Oliver's death, so this time, she would settle the score altogether.Rose quietly awaited the day of the big reveal.On the night that the news of Rose's death spread, Jonathan rushed back to Regalia. It was said that Jonathan caused a major commotion at the police station, refusing to accept the explanation that she had been "blown to pieces with no r