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 next morning, Leon woke up with a headache, but he still remembered Rosalie's situation. After washing up, he went out next door.The moment he opened the door, he noted that the door of the room on Rosalie's left opened at almost the same time. A somewhat familiar figure came out. "Young Master Leon, long time no see."Byron was also worried about Rosalie's condition. He wanted to come out and have a look but did not expect to meet Leon so coincidentally.Meeting Leon's gaze, Byron frowned slightly, but it was imperceptible. He then politely said hello.Leon recognized the person in front of him despite not quite daring to.He was staying in the hotel the organizer had booked, which could only be regarded as barely high-class in North City. There was no reason for Byron to crash in such a hotel.Leon dared not confirm that the person in front of him was Byron until he greeted him. He was stunned for a moment before nodding with a smile. "Long time no see."Byron nodded an
Seeing him nod, Rosalie's eyes were filled with confusion."It's almost time for breakfast. If you don't mind, let's go together." Byron looked at them calmly.Hearing this, Rosalie’s and Leon's expressions changed. They could not understand what he meant.After a while, Rosalie came back to her senses and forced a reluctant smile. "President Lawrence must be busy with work. I need quite some time to clean up, so I’ll delay you. I'll eat by myself in a moment."Byron replied, "It doesn't matter. I happen to have no work arrangements today and can wait."Rosalie felt like a headache was coming on again. She smiled and said, "I'm afraid you might not be used to the things I eat." Byron still did not care. "Miss Jacobs, you can rest assured. I'm not picky when it comes to food."Rosalie, "..."Rosalie did not believe that he could not understand her obvious rejection, not when he had the business world in the palm of his hand!He was clearly doing this on purpose!Yet she could
The sudden ringing of the mobile phone broke the stiff atmosphere at the table.Thinking about the relationship between the woman in front of him and Leon, Byron picked up the call immediately without looking at the caller ID.The moment the call connected, a concerned-sounding female voice came from the other end."Byron, I heard from Aunt Melody that you went to North City for business. How is it? Has the matter been solved?"Wendy had gone to the company to look for Byron yesterday but did not get to meet him. Hence, she asked Melody about it. It was only then she found out that Byron had gone to North City. Hence, she called him early this morning to offer some words of concern. She thought her call would be rejected just like before, but she did not expect to get through to him so quickly. Wendy thought that Byron had finally let go of his prejudice against her, so her voice filled with joy.Hearing Wendy's voice, Byron frowned slightly. He subconsciously raised his gaze
"What happened? Why are you so angry?"Magdalene heard movement upstairs and saw Wendy's ugly expression the moment she came in. She came forward with concern and led her to the bed to sit down.Wendy shook away her hand angrily as soon as she sat down. "Byron is with that b*tch again!"Hearing this, Magdalene's expression sank, and she became even more alert. "How? Didn't Melody say that she has talked to Byron? Could there have been a misunderstanding?"Thinking of Rosalie's voice on the phone just now and Byron's cold attitude toward her, Wendy was beside herself with fury. "I heard that b*tch's voice with my own ears! There can be no misunderstanding!"Moreover, based on Byron’s attitude just now, it was clear that she had disturbed them! Otherwise, why would he hang up the call the moment it connected?!That b*tch! She left just like that all those years ago. Now that she had returned, just what hallucinogenic drug did she slip Byron?!Magdalene frowned. "Didn't Byron go on
It was noon when Wendy arrived in North City. She had called Melody to ask where Byron’s hotel was on the way there. After getting off the plane, she went directly to the hotel.At the door of the hotel, Wendy frowned slightly when she saw the hotel in front of her. The suspicions she had grew stronger and stronger.Considering who Byron was, he would at least stay in a five-star hotel when traveling on business. This hotel in front of her looked high-end, but it was far from the class of hotels that Byron would stay in.Unless… he really came searching for that wench, Rosalie.Thinking of this, Wendy's heart sank again. She quickly walked up to the front desk. "Hello, I'm looking for someone. Could you please help me search for the room number of one Byron Lawrence?"The front desk staff member looked at her and was about to ask her what her relationship was with Byron when Wendy immediately added, "I'm his fiancee. I called him just now. He told me the room number, but I instant
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