After hearing his mother’s words, Byron smirked mockingly. “If I don’t have plans to go through with that, what do you think Wendy should think about herself?”Shock flashed through Melody’s eyes and transformed into rage. “What the heck are you talking about? Wendy’s waited for you for so many years, and think of the number of sacrifices she’s made for you! You dare tell me now that you don’t intend to go through with it? The news of our two families coming together has been circulating out there for so many years. Didn’t you think of what the world would think of us if we ever called off the union?” Byron snapped coldly, “Why did you think I’ve never responded to this for the past six years? I’ve already told you before that I don’t need you getting involved in this. I’ll handle it!”The underlying meaning was that he indeed had no intentions of going through with the engagement with Wendy.Understanding the meaning between the lines of his words, Melody’s face fell.She had in
After sitting in the living room for a while, Byron got Mrs. Zora to get Estie down for a meal.Estie had been obediently staying in her room. When she thought about what Grandmother had said and imagined how the beautiful aunt was going to be her mommy, she really looked forward to it.While they were eating, she could not help but ask, “Daddy, are you marrying Aunt?”While she was done, she looked expectantly at her daddy.Since this little girl came back, even if she did not speak a lot with him and only just said a few short phrases, this was her first time saying such a long sentence in one breath.Byron was stunned for a while before noticing the little girl’s issue. He thought about what this little girl was usually like toward Rosalie, and an odd feeling rose in his heart. “You like her a lot?”Estie nodded as a matter of factly.The beautiful aunt was her favorite person!Byron looked at how elated the little girl became while talking about that woman and his eyebrows
On the other hand, Rosalie brought the kids home and was hesitating if she should invite Yves into the house. He noticed her hesitation and smiled like a gentleman. “It’s late, so I should get going now. See you tomorrow.”Rosalie let out a sigh of relief and waved him goodbye with a smile.Seeing Yves’ car driving away, Rosalie proceeded to bring the two boys in. Lisa had already prepared dinner and quickly brought the dishes up to the table. Rosalie treated Lisa as her family as well. They would sit and eat together during dinner. In between the meal, Lisa asked with a smile, “Miss Jacobs, have you seen the news today? The photos of you and President Lawrence…”Lisa coincidentally saw the news online this afternoon and realized that the press had mistaken Rosalie as Byron’s fiancee. She was amused by it, but at the same time, she thought that they looked good together. As she was just about to tease her, Rosalie stopped her. “No big deal. It’s just a misunderstanding. J
After talking to Byron, Melody immediately called the Fullers once she got home. Wendy did not want to hear her employees mentioning how good Byron and the woman looked together because of the news, so she stayed at home these two days. When Melody called, she was just beside Magdalene.“I’ve already talked to Byron. Tell Wendy to rest assured. This won’t happen again. Just wait for the engagement!” Melody’s voice came from the other end of the phone. Magdalene took a glance at Wendy and motioned her to answer. Wendy adjusted her emotions and thanked her nicely, “Thank you, Aunt Melody.”Hearing her voice, Melody was taken aback. After thinking about what Byron mentioned before to call off the marriage agreement, she felt even more guilty toward her. “Wendy, you’ve been wronged.” Wendy’s expression turned ugly, but she still spoke in a decent tone, “I’m fine, Aunt Melody. As long as I can be with Byron, I’m fine with anything.” Melody felt sorry for her. “Don’t worry. I’l
Although she drove as fast as she could, when she reached the cafe, Wendy was already sitting there waiting. “Miss Jacobs, you’re indeed a busy woman. It took you long enough to get there.” The moment she saw her, Wendy started to mock her. Rosalie sat opposite Wendy and genuinely apologized, “My apologies. I was really busy this morning. Thank you for waiting so long.” That being said, she noticed that Wendy wanted to mock her more. However, she did not want to waste time and said, “Miss Fuller, you probably know by now that I’m really busy. Let’s just cut to the chase. I still have to get back to work after this.” Hearing so, Wendy’s words were choked back down her throat. Her expression turned cold. “Don’t you already know what I want to say? My marriage with Byron has been publicized for so long. It’ll be a joke if you don’t know about it!”Rosalie had expected her to mention this, yet she did not show any strange looks on her face. “I do know it, and you have my blessi
The time she got out of the cafe was way earlier than she expected. When she got into the car, Rosalie held the steering wheel without starting the engine. Her brain was messed up. After staying abroad for six years, she thought that she could be ignorant about whatever had happened back then. However, she did not expect to still be affected when Wendy mentioned it.In fact, she did not know the existence of Wendy when she married Byron back then. If she did…Thinking of her infatuation with Byron back then, Rosalie bit her lower lip mockingly, thinking that she might still marry him shamelessly.Yet, the happier she was to marry him, the more miserable she became when she left him. Who would have imagined the only time they actually slept together after getting married for so long was the time she drugged him?Plus, she had to leave in her worst condition the next morning. Now that she thought about it, she found the previous her to be pitiful and pathetic. What was mo
”Mommy, aren’t you happy?‘On the way back home, the two boys stared at her caringly.She was taken aback.She thought that she had concealed her emotions well in front of the kids, but they still managed to see through her.“What is it?” She took a glance at the two boys behind and asked as though there was something going on. Lucian frowned with confusion on his face. “You didn’t talk to Estie just now. Did Mr. Byron annoy you again?”Hearing the kids mentioning Byron, Rosalie felt complicated. She had no idea how close she had gotten to Byron during this period of time that the boys had such a misunderstanding.Nox agreed. “Estie was about to cry earlier.”Hearing that, Rosalie could not help but frown. She felt a brief heartache. Although she did not see it with her own eyes, she could imagine how pitiful the little girl looked. She would want to say a proper goodbye to the little girl if she could.However, she really had to cut all ties with Byron after hearing wh
Rosalie was initially worried about the two boys, but Mary said that she had already mentioned it to Lisa.Plus, the two had already reached the entrance of the bar.Rosalie did not hesitate further and went in with her. Mary was obviously a frequent customer here as there were already people welcoming her the second they entered. They brought them to a table near the dance floor. Surrounded by the deafening music and handsome men and beautiful women dancing, Rosalie slowly let go of herself in the hot atmosphere.“Tonight’s bill is on me. Let’s have fun!” Mary shouted beside her. That being said, they ordered a bottle of liquor that cost more than 10,000 dollars. Mary poured a glass for Rosalie. “There’s plenty of fish in the sea. We shall not be obsessed with only one of them!”Rosalie took the glass and downed it in one shot. Seeing how enthusiastic she was, Mary smiled in satisfaction. She had drunk a few times with Rosalie back in college and knew that although Rosal
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