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
Lizzie telling them not to overspend on the artworks would only result in them doing the opposite—clearing the artworks in the entire exhibition. As expected, the noblewomen agreed on the surface but hurriedly went to purchase the paintings as they visited the exhibition. Within 30 minutes, the gallery had sold half of the available paintings."That painting is so strange…" A person noticed a painting in the corner and looked at it strangely.When Rose and Miles arrived at the exhibition, she was startled by the crowd. Wasn't this supposed to be a birthday banquet? One could've mistaken this as an artist's exhibition.Miles sensed her confusion and explained, "Cyrus' second wife used to be a somewhat well-known painter. Ever since he retired, he began to paint too."That explained it. Cyrus was Jonathan's father, so his remarrying meant that Jonathan's biological mother had… Suddenly, she remembered him bringing her to a mountain villa in Aquastead."Mr. Miles…" While she was lo
After taking a deep breath, Lizzie calmly instructed Claire and released her hand, which was placed on the door handle."Got it. Be right back." After Claire left frantically, Lizzie revealed a cold smile as she adjusted her gown. She slowly made her way to the third floor and entered the last room at the end of the hallway.When Ezra rushed to the second floor, he didn't see Lizzie. Instead, her assistant was standing near the staircase. "Mr. Turner, you can't…" Claire looked anxious as she blocked his way, but his furious gaze made her retreat in fear.In reality, Lizzie had said to act scared when blocking Ezra so they could seamlessly lure him into her room on the third floor. However, Claire was genuinely afraid when faced with him."Scram!" he growled with gritted teeth.Claire was scared to her core. She had heard that Ezra had a wild temperament but had never seen him this frightening—like a ferocious beast escaped from a cage. She instinctively glanced toward the thir
At the sight of the door, Ezra walked in. When Lizzie watched the door close, her victorious gaze became more visible. She was glad to have organized the exhibition in this gallery, which was Cyrus' private property. All these years, he had not visited this place because of "her", but the content of the room remained inside.Lizzie was proud of her perfect plan.Taking a last look at the door, she exited the room. Outside, the anxious Claire quickly went up to her upon her appearance. "Mrs. Finch, is Mr. Turner—""He's fine. So am I." Lizzie's calm voice interrupted her. Then, she said, "Bring Jonathan over."The sound of his name was enough to scare Claire. After many years of being Lizzie's assistant, she had never seen Jonathan show up for his father's birthday. What had Lizzie done that could convince him to come over?"Mrs. Finch…"Sensing her reluctance, Lizzie flashed her a cold smile. "Send him an anonymous email containing the list of purchased paintings and their rece