Rosalie endured her back pain and took a simple bath.When she got dressed and walked out of the room, she saw the man in the corridor.“I’m done bathing.”Byron approached her when he saw her and held out his hand.Confused, Rosalie looked in the direction his hand was reaching, but she could not see anything because the angle was on her blind spot.She could only see Byron lifting her collar.Rosalie froze and soon realized why Byron was doing that. Subconsciously, she looked away from him, feeling shy.“I have to go to the free clinic. I need to go now.”Then, she walked past Byron.Byron knew that her mind was a mess now, and it was better to let her calm down for a while, so he said nothing.After watching her walk past him, Byron headed back to his room.Rosalie did not say she was going to the free clinic because she felt guilty. It was mainly because she worried about the old people at the nursing home.She looked at the time, and it was almost eight o’clock in the
Rosalie did not know why she did that, but deep down in her, she did not want Byron to misunderstand, especially about her relationship with Xander.After that, she observed Byron’s expression carefully.Byron’s displeasure dissipated a little when Rosalie explained herself.“He didn’t act out of the ordinary yesterday, and I had no conflict with him. I don’t know why he suddenly checked out.”He spoke expressionlessly as if his encounter and confrontation with Xander did not happen.Rosalie felt she might have misunderstood Byron and did not think much about it. She nodded. “I’ll call him and ask, then.”Byron was alarmed and subconsciously wanted to stop her.However, he thought of Rosalie taking the initiative to explain herself to him. Thus, he decided to give in this time and say nothing.Rosalie went back to her room after informing Byron and called Xander the first thing when she was in her room.It took a while for Xander to pick up. “Miss Jacobs, what’s wrong?”Rosal
Just as Rosalie hung up the call, someone knocked on her door.When she opened the door, she saw Byron standing outside.The man’s eyebrows were still knitted together as if he did not expect she would open the door so soon.“What’s the matter?” Rosalie was puzzled. “Have you settled the matter? Aren’t you supposed to head out already?”Byron stopped and frowned. “Almost. I wanted to ask if you need me to drop you off at the nursing home.”Actually, he did not want Rosalie to spend much time talking to Xander on the phone.Rosalie recalled what Xander had said. “Thank you, but I don’t have to go to the nursing home today. The elderly we treated yesterday are seriously ill, and today is only a medical check-up session.”Byron pondered and said, “Let’s go back home earlier, then.”The kids were waiting at home. Moreover, he had to return to the headquarters in Ocean City to deal with his work matters.Most importantly, if they stayed here, he could not be sure if Rosalie would h
Rosalie subconsciously looked at him upon hearing that.She always felt that their conversation sounded like a couple planning a future trip.However, she knew it was not like that.It was because of her selfishness and concerns that they had not gotten back together.That made Lucian and Nox go without a daddy…Rosalie felt remorseful as she thought of that and said nothing, but her eyelids were drooping.Sensing her sudden depressed mood, Byron frowned and said, “What’s the matter? Are you worried about the elderly in the nursing home?”Rosalie pursed her lips. She tried to brighten her mood and smile. “Nothing. I thought of the little ones and wondered how they are now.”Byron glanced at her and tried to comfort her. “We’ll go back this afternoon, and you’ll meet them soon. They’re so smart. They’ll take care of themselves well.”Rosalie nodded with her head down.Byron parked the car in the basement parking of a mall. Then, they headed straight to the kids’ zone.Rosal
Rosalie could not walk anymore, but she did not want to stand here and do nothing.After all, there was still some distance from the parking lot, and it would be tiring to walk back and forth.As she thought of it, she carried the items and walked ahead slowly.However, it had been a long time since she came to Hino. In recent years, the city underwent great changes, especially the streets. The intersections were winding.After crossing a road, Rosalie was confused and could not remember where they parked the car.Hesitating for a moment, she put down the things, sat on a bench beside the road, and waited.If she went any farther, she was not even sure she could find the parking lot. Plus, she was afraid Byron might not be able to find her.She sat on the bench for a while before receiving a call from Byron.Rosalie quickly picked it up.“Where are you?” Byron’s deep voice sounded anxious.Rosalie looked around, feeling bad. “I’m at… the entrance of Starbucks.”Then she adde
Rosalie’s pupils quivered, and her voice sounded nervous. “When did you buy it?”They were together the whole time in the mall just now. Rosalie did not see Byron buying any gifts.Byron’s brows furrowed, and he said helplessly, “I bought it when I went to put the stuff in the car. Unexpectedly, you lost your way when I was only a few minutes late.”Thinking of the woman’s rare carelessness, Byron smirked teasingly.Rosalie blushed slightly when Byron mentioned what had happened just now. Subconsciously, she lowered her head to avoid his gaze and saw the box on her seat.Byron coaxed her, “Get into the car. It’s getting late. It’ll be dark when we arrive home if we don’t leave now.”Rosalie nodded hesitantly and got into the car.Byron also got in and started the car engine.Rosalie sat in the passenger seat. She had the white box on her lap but did not open it.Byron did not urge her either.After driving out of the parking lot, Byron asked her, “Do you want to drop by the n
The old lady was sharing her experience.Rosalie could feel the person behind her getting upset and displeased with the old lady’s comment, so she quickly interrupted.“Madam, come on. I’m here to check your condition. If you’re alright, I’ll need to head back home. We’ll visit you again someday.”The elderly had chatted with Rosalie all day yesterday. Thus, they knew she needed to return to Ocean City and stopped speaking. Instead, they quickly asked Rosalie to carry on with her journey back because it would be dark soon.Rosalie was still worried about Byron getting upset when they left the nursing home.Byron was walking behind her and still seemed to care about what the old lady had just said. Rosalie could sense his moody gaze on her.“Ahem…” Rosalie had to comfort him by saying, “Don’t take that madam’s words just now to heart. I really have nothing to do with Young Master Xander.”Byron glanced at her. “Do you talk to him a lot?”Rosalie explained seriously, “We only tal
The little boys enjoyed working as ‘laborers’ for their daddy but were a little slow.Rosalie observed for a while and decided to help.Soon, all the items in the car were taken into the villa.Estelle had nothing to do and helped unload the things from the car. When she got out of the car, she saw the white box on the front passenger seat.Curiously, Estelle took the box down and asked Rosalie in her cute voice with the box lifted above her head. “Mommy, what’s this?”Everyone looked at the little girl upon hearing her voice.Rosalie glanced at the box and subconsciously looked at Byron.The man just stood by as if the box had nothing to do with him.Estelle did not get an answer, and the adults did not say she could not open it. Thus, Estelle opened it curiously. By the time Rosalie saw it, Estelle had taken out the content.“It’s beautiful!”Estelle took the necklace and went on her tiptoes to reach Rosalie’s neck. “Did Daddy buy you this, Mommy?”Rosalie looked at Este
The immense pain caused Violet to become delusional. Besides the heart-piercing howls, she suddenly burst out laughing maniacally.She bit her lip until her mouth were filled with blood. Her face was grim and distorted and her eyes bulged out of the sockets.She stared at Rosalie viciously and sneered in a sinister way. "Rosalie Jacobs, so what if I poisoned your mother to death? Who made her a b*tch, unwilling to divorce obediently, and kept taking money from Gordon. She isn’t that great! Hahaha...""......" Rosalie's blood boiled. The seventh silver needle appeared in her hand.At this time, Byron quickly walked to her side and grabbed her.‘If my wife is overtaken by her emotions and takes a step forward, she would be a murderer for sure.’He hugged Rosalie, not letting her go any further.Sophie saw her mother in such pain. She stared at Rosalie with red eyes and kept yelling. "Rosalie, how dare you treat my mother like this? I will kill you! I will definitely kill you..."
When Violet heard Rosalie's concrete words, her face was horrified, and her eyes darted quickly."Rosalie, what nonsense are you talking about? When have I ever done something like this? Don't try to slander me!" She nervously argued.As everyone knows, she had fallen into Rosalie’s verbal trap."You haven't done it? Didn't you ask Ethan to help you poison Mama? It's mercury. Just a little bit could affect my mother slowly. Just two or three times a month is enough. The long-term accumulation of toxins was enough to shorten my mother's life to a few years. Ethan was so young then and you are willing to use him. Aren’t you afraid that he would accidentally ingest it?"Rosalie's angry face and hateful eyes made Violet look away in fear. Her body trembled uncontrollably."Violet, you still insist on arguing until now. I really couldn't do anything about you a few days ago. However, I can come to you now, which means that I have enough evidence to prove that you used your good son Eth
The chainsaw roared, and the iron chain was severed in less than thirty seconds, followed by two iron doors which collapsed to the ground.Byron and Rosalie walked in through the iron gate.The frightened Sophie rushed downstairs first. When she saw the couple, she panicked and shouted. "What are you trying to do? Breaking into a private house is illegal. I'll call the police immediately!"With that, she took out her mobile phone and feigned intimidation.Rage shot to the top of Rosalie’s head. She rushed over, snatched Sophie's phone, and smashed it to pieces on the ground.How refreshing to be the bad guy.For the past twenty years or so, Rosalie had been a pro at being a good person. She always suffered losses from being kind.The best way to deal with shameless people was to be even more shameless than them. In this way, there was nothing the opponent could do.Sophie was stunned for a few seconds, but she could not stop Rosalie at all."Where is Violet? Get the hell out n
Mama’s last will intermittently recorded the last three years of her life.When Rosalie finished reading her mother’s last word, the dam had broken, and she burst into loud sobs.The heart-piercing grief lingered in her chest. She kept murmuring under her breath. "Mama, my Mama...hurts so much in her life. She was in so much pain!"She tearfully looked at her husband. At this moment, Rosalie was like a frightened little animal, her entire body trembling helplessly.Byron read the will with her. The typically calm and introverted Byron felt his eyes burning and tears streamed down his face.Immediately, a monstrous anger appeared on his face. He exuded a deadly aura all over. He gritted his teeth and said ruthlessly, "Honey, we must avenge Mama. Violet is not human. She is just a beast clad in human skin!"Rosalie cried bitterly while hugging Byron, inconsolable for a long time.Finally, Detective Carter read the contents of the will and remained silent for a long time.The con
[My dear daughter, my beloved Rosalie, I wonder how many years later will you see this written will? Ten years, or twenty years? Or you may not see it at all."[Darling, Mama loves you very much, I love you too much. So, it is you who gave Mama the courage to accept my fate at this moment. I know very well that my life is slipping away bit by bit, but I don’t feel afraid at all!][However, Mama don’t know why such bad luck happened to you. You were only three years old and just learned to run and jump around, and you’ve just learnt to pronounce the word Mama properly. Despite that, death is around the corner, knocking on my door. Mama feels reluctant, this is such a waste! Mama prays to God, I’m willing to accept anything as long as you live, even if it means falling into hell.][You were suffering from a congenital genetic disorder. I took you to many hospitals and finally found a solution. However, the treatment cost is as high as one million dollars. Mama can't afford this at all
Byron, who has always been calm in dealing with things, felt anxious this time.The car continued to accelerate. There was no time to lose. He needed to verify personally whether the heirloom left by his mother-in-law were really hidden in the frame of the wedding photo.Rosalie also looked solemn, and her heart was beating fast.Violet cared so much about Mama’s heirloom. She was still looking for it even when she could not find it after more than ten years, which shows that this heirloom was of great importance.Perhaps, there was enough evidence in it to prove that Violet harmed her mother.Rosalie truly wanted to know; how did Violet manage to poison her slowly? At that time, she had no contact with Mama at all!In about ten minutes, the car arrived at the Jacobs old house.Early in the morning, Detective Carter still led his bodyguards to search around, knocking on every wall, trying to find some hidden storage space.Upon seeing the eager faces of the young couple, Detect
That voice seemed to unveil Rosalie's dust-sealed memory like an old chest.An image from that year flashed across her mind in an instant.Under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, Mama and Aunt Lou were eating cakes, chatting and laughing over tea. As the sun set, Rosalie came from the kindergarten on the corner of the street, lugging her schoolbag as she rushed home, less than a hundred meters away.Then, she exclaimed. "Mama, I'm home!"At that time, Mama was so healthy. Her eyes were always joyful, and she was as beautiful as an angel.Aunt Lou was also very young at the time, she had just married and had no children. She liked to ask her Mama for advice on family life issues.How wonderful it would be if life could stay that way forever!Unfortunately, everything was ruined by Gordon.Rosalie’s thoughts were raging. It took a long time before Rosalie came back to her senses and told Aunt Lou that she had returned to Coast City, and everything was fine.Aunt Lou continued to
On the second day of the wedding, Mary woke up and habitually thought that it was her home. She was about to go out in her pajamas.Fortunately, Andrius carried her back to bed just as she pushed the door open.Mary woke up from her confusion and realized her new identity, the daughter-in-law of the Quirke family.The husband held her, but suddenly refused to let go. His hands began to wander naughtily.Mary was astonished. They were keeping each other up until late last night. It was only a few hours apart."Is there any custom ceremony that has not been completed? Does your family need us to greet the elders on the first day after marriage?" She suddenly became flustered, and she was short of breath.She wanted to quickly change the subject, so her man would not continue his passionate torment.It would be really embarrassing if they made any noise this early in the morning.Andrius shook his head, and moved his lips closer, wanting to attack.Mary resolutely covered his lip
In the Jacobs’ old family home, Detective Carter kept receiving calls from the bodyguards, and knew the movements of Violet's family like the palm of his hand."Sure enough, it was a bait and switch. On the surface, two cars set off; one came to us and the other was headed to the airport. In actual fact, they escaped from the basement in a taxi. However, they were indeed unable to escape."Detective Carter summarized his updates and reported to Byron and Rosalie.The detective was shocked. The bodyguards that Byron arranged for him had excellent professional skills and strong execution ability. These men were obviously carefully cultivated.Byron nodded calmly.He sighed secretly in his heart. Sophie reacted exactly the same way as Xander Lancer back then, she chose to escape by water.Indeed, travel transportation such as airplanes and high-speed rails have rigid, fixed schedules and are relatively easy to be discovered.Rosalie's mind was not present at all. As long as the hus