Rosalie and Leon attended the dinner held by the organizer as promised the evening of the same day.The venue was a high-end restaurant called Deep Sea near the hotel where the conference was held that afternoon.The organizer had reserved a private room in advance. When both of them entered, the waiter led them upstairs into a private room in the corner.The style of each private room in this restaurant was different. The organizers might have specially arranged an antique-style private room with a strong academic atmosphere for them after considering they were all academics. The moment they entered, they saw a round, mahogany table with a red plum plant in the middle. Beside the table were chairs made out of the same mahogany wood, and there were many calligraphy works and paintings hanging about. Just one look and it was like they had entered someone's study.There were already many guests sitting inside when they arrived. Seeing them come in, everyone's gazes fell onto them
For a while, the gazes of everyone at the table were brimming with even more admiration as they looked at Rosalie. They wished that could snatch her up as their student.It was just that after seeing her refuse even Senior Lewis, they did not have the nerve to bring it up again.Senior Lewis quickly diverted the conversation topic, but it never left medicine.Due to Rosalie's performance that afternoon, everyone would look to her first whenever Senior Lewis raised new questions.Rosalie felt as if she was participating in another conference.Fortunately, this atmosphere did not last long. Senior Lewis soon realized that the atmosphere was getting a little serious and led everyone to a more relaxed topic.As the juniors, Rosalie and Leon became the object of banter.There were some seniors who persuaded them to drink. Rosalie could not refuse, so she accepted the toasts one by one.After drinking a few cups of wine, she noticed that those seniors were still not done, so she excu
"God damn it, who dares spoil my fun?!" Dr. Cain clutched his waist that was hurting from the kick and climbed to his feet with embarrassment. Before he could take a good look at the person in front of him, another fierce kick landed on his abdomen. That person had kicked him viciously. It hurt so much that Dr. Cain felt himself break out in a cold sweat. He was bowed over for a long time, not saying anything. Rosalie looked at the man in front of her that exuded a coldness from his entire body and could not help but be stunned. Internally, she was inexplicably calm. "Watch your hand. If you don't want it, I don't mind removing it for you." Byron was dressed in an expressive custom suit, his combed back hair revealing his sharp features. His lips were pressed into a line as his eyes and brows were filled with cruelty.It took quite a bit before Dr. Cain calmed down. He looked up, saw the man's face, and knew he was not just all talk. Dr. Cain’s face was instantly paled with
"I didn't ask you to help me."Rosalie said calmly after a while. Her tone was the same distant one.Byron's brows furrowed slightly as displeasure filled the corners of his eyes and brows. "Is that so? What would you have done if I hadn't interfered just now?" Rosalie dropped her gaze. "I'm a doctor. I would have naturally found a way."After studying acupuncture and moxibustion for so many years, Rosalie knew what acupoints could instantly rid a person’s ability to attack yet not kill them.If the man had gotten any closer, she would not have minded letting him know what the difference was between them as doctors.However, Byron had appeared before she showed her hand. Byron understood what she was saying. He had watched Rosalie from the side when she gave Old Master Quirke acupuncture before and knew the woman was well-versed in the understanding of human acupoints.Considering this, she did have the ability to protect herself just now.Thinking of this, Byron internall
Rosalie lowered her gaze and adjusted her expression. After suppressing her anger from before, she looked up, and said, "I don't know what I can do to compensate you. When I was out strolling in the afternoon, I found a coffee shop that was rather good. How about I invite you to have a cup of coffee there?"Byron was noncommittal. "That’s fine."With that, he slowly let go of the woman's wrist.As he was leaving, his fingers accidentally touched the tender flesh on the inner side of the woman's wrist. Byron’s eyes darkened slightly. After letting go of her hand, he unconsciously clenched his fingers.The coffee shop Rosalie mentioned was downstairs of the hotel. She and Leon came across it by chance when they got lost in the afternoon.She invited Byron there not because she really thought that the coffee shop was special. It was just because she could only think of this place.The two entered the coffee shop side by side. A waitress quickly greeted them, "Do you have a reservati
Byron sipped his coffee with the same expressionless face, but it was to suppress his displeasure.He did not ask the woman to thank him or compensate him by coming here to sit in silence.Although the so-called failed business was just an excuse, did this woman really think that a cup of coffee was enough to make up for his loss?Rosalie put down her glass and turned to look out the window. She had no intention to speak.Firstly, she really did not know what else they had to say to each other. Secondly, she did not want to get too involved with men. This cup of coffee was just to call things even.The discomfort from the alcohol came in bursts. Rosalie would bow her head and drink her coffee from time to time. At the same time, she would see how much the person opposite her had drunk through the periphery of her vision. She wanted to finish her coffee quickly and leave.However, she noticed after the next few times that the coffee in the cup belonging to the person opposite her
The car slowly stopped at the entrance of the hotel, and Rosalie finally said, "Thank you. Just drop me off here.”With that, she nodded to the man slightly, opened the door, and got out of the car. She staggered and almost fell down the moment her feet touched the ground.When the alcohol got into her head just now, the car was too warm. Although she tried to hold onto her wits, she was still a little sleepy.Her legs turned to jelly after she got off the car. Just as she was about to fall forward, a powerful arm wrapped around her waist and brought her back to the car.The arm retracted after she sat down properly.Rosalie took a few seconds to come back to her senses before she realized what had just happened.The gesture was so intimate that she could not get a word of thanks out."I'll send you up." Byron had already opened the door and got out of the car.Before Rosalie could react, the man was already standing at the car door. His gaze was heavy as he waited for her to
Meanwhile, in Deep Sea Restaurant.Leon had been drinking with the seniors for a while but did not see Rosalie come back and could not help feeling a little worried. With the excuse of going to the toilet, he went out and gave Rosalie a call.Rosalie had almost fallen asleep after thinking about nonsense for a long time, but she was suddenly awakened by her mobile phone ringing.She opened her eyes and was stunned for a moment before she reacted. She did not even look at the caller ID before immediately answering the call. “Who is it?"From the other end, Leon could not help but be stunned. “It's me."Rosalie was fully awake then and felt like she had forgotten something very important."Where are you? Why haven't you come back after so long?" Leon asked anxiously, not knowing what had happened on her side.Rosalie suddenly recalled that she was supposed to be attending the dinner after the academic conference.She thought she could head back after getting a cup of coffee, so s
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