Rose's gaze followed the leather shoes upwards and saw a black mask. The sparkling ripples of the pool were reflected on the mask, and she thought she had seen a ghost.She held her breath, pretending to be calm and hoping the "ghost" couldn't see her. In the next moment, the black mask enlarged in front of her; the "ghost" actually crouched down and reached out toward her. Jonathan's hand gripped her arm as he wanted to pull her out of the pool.Rose felt like she'd been jolted by electricity, and all her pretense of composure instantly crumbled. There was only one thought in her mind—to run.She forcefully turned around and kicked the pool wall with all her might, propelling herself several feet away. At the same time, it caused Jonathan to plunge into the water with a splash.He was drenched from head to toe. His expression darkened. Was he really that scary? He swam toward Rose and once again grabbed her arm. Instinctively, Rose kicked frantically, narrowly missing his sens
After Rose left, the atmosphere in the backyard became quite eerie. Inside the pavilion, Jonathan had wrapped himself in a bathrobe. His face was dark as he dried his wet hair, seemingly pretending that Miles wasn't there."Long time no see. I never expected that we would meet again in such circumstances." Miles was the first to break the silence. Both of them were prominent figures in Regalia. After the incident that happened three years ago, they seemed to have developed an unspoken agreement, deliberately avoiding each other.Jonathan remained expressionless, offering no response to his reflections. Miles gave a faint smile and continued to stare at him, not wanting to miss any of his reactions. "You agreed to be a guest judge because of Rose, right?" he asked.This time, Jonathan's brows furrowed slightly."You changed the venue of the competition at the last minute because of her, didn't you?" Miles spoke with certainty."I remember the host of the competition said th
"That's good."Miles expressed great satisfaction with this answer. Without even glancing at Jonathan, he strode out of the pavilion.As Rose's mind continued to echo Mr. Finch's confession, she suddenly noticed Miles approaching in her direction. Her heart skipped a beat.Fearful of being caught eavesdropping, she didn't even have time to put down the mask she was holding as she immediately left the backyard.She carefully avoided the crowd and quietly went upstairs to change out of her wet clothes. Her movements were subtle. Her actions were noticed by Mandy.Mandy took a glance at Evan, who was looking for Rose at the dooryard. She was not originally on the guest list for this celebration event. However, upon hearing that Evan would be attending tonight, she immediately left Kelly's engagement ceremony.She pretended to coincidentally meet Evan, using both soft and hard tactics to make him bring her along to this event. She even invoked both of their families to persuade him
At Lane residence, Kelly had just endured the scrutiny and provocations from Mrs. Lane Senior. Her heart was filled with frustration. Her phone suddenly rang, and it showed that the caller was Mandy. The two of them rarely interacted as Mandy had always looked down on her. However, after some consideration, she answered the call."Kelly, I've got some good news for you. Your sister, Rose, was quite impressive tonight. She even managed to captivate Mr. Young. Congratulations to the two of you! You just got engaged to Nixon, and Rose might get engaged to Mr. Young soon."Mandy deliberately provoked her. In the past, at Nightfall Lounge, the plan to humiliate Rose was initiated by Maya. However, during Kelly's engagement ceremony today, Mandy realized that Maya was just a follower. The real target for Rose's humiliation was Kelly.As expected, Kelly couldn't hide her jealousy and resentment as she said, "Nixon and I truly love each other. Rose is already married. How could she ente
Inside the room, after having changed into fresh attire, Rose became entranced by a photo hanging on the wall. In the photo, two men and a woman stood side by side with their students' day attire.However, their faces had been smudged with black paint. Was this young lady the "Anastasia" mentioned by Mr. Young? Who were the other two individuals? Could they be Mr. Finch and Mr. Young?She refrained from overthinking and swiftly dried her hair. Letting the hair casually fall behind her, she prepared to go out. As she opened the door, two pairs of eyes met hers. "Mr. Young … Evan ..." A bewildered expression flickered across her face. She had assumed that Miles would leave after bringing her here. She hadn't anticipated him waiting for her. What's more, she wondered when Evan arrived. The look in Miles's eyes held a mix of shock and bewilderment."Ana ..."He instinctively wanted to call out Anastasia's name. However, he suddenly realized something and immediately withdrew his
Rose was so shocked that she blurted out. Though her voice was low, Evan and Miles still heard it."Cough …""Cough …"Both of them slightly hesitated before they covered their mouths and coughed, smiling lightly to help conceal her shock. At this moment, all Rose could see were the endless zeroes behind the five. While she was the heiress of Celeste Jewels, she hadn't received a single penny from her family after graduating. She had been financially tight ever since she paid for her star escort husband. Now, with an unexpected 500 million, she was on the brink of blurting it out in excitement.Miles observed her with an increasingly gentle gaze as he asked, "Ms. Shaffer, don't you want to say something?"His reminder brought her back to reality. She finally noticed that everyone was looking at her. She chuckled as she raised her phone and said, "Money ... a lot of it. I like it!"Her words left everyone speechless. After all, who wouldn't like that huge amount? In the back
"It's a pity that I'm the only one who admires Ms. Shaffer. Meanwhile, she …" Miles continued as he raised an eyebrow in disappointment.The crowd was instantly in an uproar. No wonder his gaze toward Rose had been so full of affection just now. Could it be that he had been secretly in love with her?"My goodness! What kind of ethereal love is this? Ms. Shaffer must have saved the galaxy in her past life ...""Mr. Young is handsome and wealthy. Apart from Mr. Finch in Regalia, who can compare to him? Ms. Shaffer doesn't have feelings for him?""Could it be that Ms. Shaffer has feelings for Mr. Finch?"Discussions among the crowd were rampant. In the backyard, hidden in the darkness, Jonathan's eyes gleamed with depth as he focused on Miles in the villa. However, when he heard the statement mentioning Rose had feelings for him, a glint of excitement passed through his eyes.In the next moment, Rose poured cold water on his newly kindled flames as she clarified, "No, I haven't fa
Nixon was excited. Soon, he was brought to the backyard. In the darkness, Jonathan's face was incredibly grim. Nixon thought he had finally revealed Rose's true colors.He immediately added fuel to the fire as he said, "Uncle Jonathan, you have seen that Rose is that kind of woman. She's not worth even a single glance from you.""What kind of woman is she?" Jonathan's voice was low and chilly.Nixon quickly painted an even darker picture of Rose. "She was once my fiancée. To harm me, she got involved with a male escort and even married him. She approached Mr. Young and you just for money to support his husband."A male escort? Rose indeed treated him as if he were some kind of special occupation worker, throwing money at him. A faint smile involuntarily tugged at the corner of his mouth.However, Nixon didn't notice his change in expression. Thinking about the 500 million Rose had just received, he felt a surge of envy."Uncle Jonathan, don't let her deceive you. Those jewels a
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