Back in her room, Rosalie’s expression turned somewhat ugly. Her mind was also empty as she sat down on the bed and spaced out.She did not think she would meet Byron here and especially did not think that Wendy would come chasing over.If the three of them were to bump into one another…Rosalie could not even imagine what would unfold.Thinking of this, Rosalie’s gaze focused as she got up and began packing her luggage.If she could not afford to trigger them, she could still afford to avoid them.Either way, she had no more business in North City. Her leaving whenever would make no difference.As she was halfway packing her things, a knock sounded on her door.Rosalie got up. When she was going to open the door, she hesitated for a moment before asking, “Who is it?”Leon’s voice sounded from outside the door. “It’s me. It’s about time for lunch. Do you want to go together?”Only after hearing this did Rosalie open the door and let Leon into the room.Seeing her almost pack
Looking at Rosalie’s leaving figure from the back, Byron’s expression tightened.The woman was still fine and dandy this morning and did not have the slightest intention of leaving. Why did she suddenly want to leave this afternoon?If his ears did not deceive him, she seemed to have mentioned something about his fiancee waiting for him in his room just now.What did she mean by this?Looking at their figures disappearing from his sight, Byron told Luther in a deep voice, "Buy tickets for the earliest flight back to Coast City."Luther affirmed.Byron turned around and strode into the elevator with a heavy expression.He wanted to see who his so-called fiancee was!That woman had said that his future wife was waiting for him in his room.Byron’s expression was cold when he opened the door. After entering the room, he glanced around the room expressionlessly but did not see anyone at all.He was just about to ask Luther to look into this when a knock sounded on his door all of
Wendy just wanted to know whether Byron came here for Rosalie by beating about the bush.Although she already had a guess, she still wanted to hear Byron explain it himself.However, she did not expect to have accidentally crossed the line.Seeing Byron's cold expression, Wendy panicked. She steeled her composure and apologized, "I said too much. Of course, you’d have your reason for staying here."With that, she tentatively asked, "When are you going to go back? Maybe we can go back together?"Byron lifted his gaze and glanced at Luther.Luther respectfully said, "Sir, the ticket has already been bought."Perhaps it was a coincidence, but there was only one first-class ticket left when he bought it.Byron leisurely got up from the sofa. "Then pack up and get ready to go."With that, Byron slid a hand into his pocket with one hand. He stood in front of the full-length window and looked downstairs from a distance.If he headed over now, he might still be able to catch up to th
An hour later, on the plane to Coast City.When Rosalie saw the man entering the hatch, her brows furrowed slightly.She thought Byron's words just now were just empty words since they had also bought their tickets in a hurry.Moreover, when she bought the tickets, she noted that there were only three more tickets left. After she bought the tickets with Leon, there was only the last one remaining. She did not expect, however, that Byron would so coincidentally buy the last ticket. Seeing the man getting closer and closer to her, regret rushed through Rosalie's eyes.She had only planned to go back by herself just now, so she went ahead and bought her ticket first. Hence, she and Leon had bought their tickets separately. They did not get the tickets for the side-by-side seats. The last ticket was for the seat beside her… Rosalie did not expect it to be Byron's seat at first and did not think of switching seats with other people.At present, she was sitting by the window, an
Some time passed, and the man's gaze still had not left her form. Rosalie furrowed her brows. She was somewhat troubled. She lifted her hand and wanted to pull up the blanket some more to cover her entire face to reduce the oppressive feeling the man's gaze brought. However, she had kept her eyes shut the entire time. When she lifted her hand, she not only did not manage to grip the blanket, but the blanket ended up being on the floor. Noticing the weight on her body having reduced all of a sudden, Rosalie could not help but freeze. She hesitated about whether or not to open her eyes and pick up the blanket.However, she then thought of her situation at the moment.If she let the man find out that she was pretending to sleep, she was afraid things would get more awkward. Without the shield of the blanket, the man's gaze on her felt way too obvious… Just as she was caught in this dilemma, there was some movement from the seat next to her.Rosalie's body instantly went taut.
It was not until the plane landed that Rosalie lifted the blanket and sat up calmly, her eyes clear and bright.Byron glanced at her and was not surprised to see the clear look on her face. A touch of self-mockery crossed his heart, but he did not say anything.Even with his present attitude, the woman was already trying so hard to avoid him. If he crossed the line again, it was possible that the woman would hide away at some place where he could not find her, just as she did six years ago.Byron did not want to scare away the person he had finally found none too easily. The person beside her sat motionlessly. Rosalie just frowned without urging him.The man only got up leisurely after most of the people had left. They got off the plane one after another. Leon and Luther were already waiting outside.Leon had seen Byron sitting next to Rosalie on the plane just now, but the plane had already taken off, so he could not do anything.Seeing Byron now, he just politely said hello
On the way back, Luther was sitting in the passenger seat as he carefully watched his master through the rearview mirror via his peripheryHe noticed that his master’s brows had not relaxed the entire journey. The atmosphere in the car was even more oppressive. One could not breathe.He had been with Byron for so long but rarely ever saw him so angry.For a while, Luther was a little confused. He did not understand what his master’s feelings for Rosalie were.If he liked her, the problem was that he was already engaged to Miss Fuller. Not to mention, he had never denied it to the outside world.If he did not like her, however…He could sense that his master had obviously changed ever since Rosalie returned to the country. He had two different attitudes toward Miss Fuller and Rosalie.When facing Miss Fuller, although his master answered every request, he barely wore any expression.When facing Rosalie, there were a lot of emotional ups and downs. Just like how he had gotten so
The car gradually stopped at the door of Rosalie's house.Thinking of the boys at home, Rosalie forced her thoughts away and thanked Leon with a smile, "Thank you for everything, Leon."Leon nodded. He watched her get out of the car and said in a deep voice, "You should think about what I said."Rosalie was stunned but nodded reluctantly.Seeing Leon's car leave, Rosalie adjusted her mood before turning to open the door.The moment she opened the door, she heard the sound of the children roughhousing with Mary.Rosalie inexplicably felt her mood improve greatly just from hearing their voices, and the smile on her face became more genuine. "Mommy!"Lucian was the first to see her and immediately got out of the scuffle. He ran over to hug her leg.Nox and Mary were still roughhousing each other. They only noticed the person at the door when they heard Lucian’s voice. They immediately stopped to welcome her.The two boys hugged her legs on each side. Rosalie smiled and caressed
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