The lights in the backyard were switched on.The children were playing football outside. Estie lifted her skirt as she struggled to follow behind the brothers. She did not manage to kick the ball once, but she still laughed from ear to ear."Mommy!" Nox kicked the ball toward the door, and when he saw Rosalie come out, the boy was startled.As soon as Rosalie stepped out, a ball was flying toward her. She was stunned.Seeing that the ball was about to hit her, a hand stretched out and pulled her from behind.The ball brushed past her and fell to the ground.Byron came out from behind Rosalie, looked at the dumbfounded little boys in the yard, and said solemnly, "Come in. It’s time for dinner." The boys slowly regained their senses and ran quickly with their tiny legs to Rosalie's side."Mommy, I'm sorry I scared you. Are you okay?" Nox apologized carefully.Rosalie patted the little guy's head soothingly. "It’s okay. I’m alright, but be careful next time."Then, Rosalie paus
Rosalie frowned slightly. Just as she was about to say something, the little boy seemed to think of something and carefully changed his words. "Maybe not every day forever. Just come and pick us up every day before the anniversary celebration event."As the boy had compromised, Rosalie breathed a sigh of relief and agreed with a smile. "Okay."All three little faces were full of excitement when they saw her agree.On the side, Byron heard the little boy’s compromise and a trace of displeasure crossed his heart.He could guess why the little boy made concessions and also knew why Rosalie agreed to the little boy's request.Due to rehearsals, the woman knew that she could not avoid meeting them and found it pointless to hide from them.Once the anniversary event was over, this woman would hide again.It was already past eight o'clock after dinner because Rosalie came back too late. They finished rehearsals in a hurry, then it was already time for Byron to go back with Estie.The
Seeing the little girl pouncing on Byron, Rosalie stopped a little embarrassedly, then stopped the two boys when they ran over."Daddy! Let's play hide and seek for a while and then go back!" Estie did not notice Rosalie's awkwardness at all. Instead, she excitedly tugged on the hem of her Daddy's clothes. Byron looked down at the little one and glanced in Rosalie's direction inexplicably.When he met her gaze, Rosalie felt more and more sheepish.She had just chided the brothers for running wildly with Estie, yet she did the same thing in a blink of an eye.After a strange silence, he said in a deep voice, "It's getting late. I'll take Estie home now."After that, he lowered his head and said to the little one, "We have to go back today. We'll come back tomorrow, darling." The little girl pouted reluctantly, but she did have a good time today. After hesitating for a few seconds, she obediently agreed and reached out to hold Daddy's hand.Byron took the little girl to the doo
On the other end, Byron did not hear Rosalie's answer. His eyebrows twitched slightly, and his tone sank. "If it's inconvenient, I'll send Luther over."Rosalie came back to her senses and said calmly, "It’s alright. Estie is already in my car. I was just about to call you.”Hearing this, Byron’s expression softened. "Then I'll need to trouble you for that. I have something else to do, so I'll get going first."After speaking, he hung up the phone without waiting for Rosalie to respond.A busy tone came from the phone.Rosalie was stunned for a few seconds and put the phone aside, but the man's voice still echoed in her ears.Maybe she was overthinking it. However, perhaps due to the play rehearsals, Byron's attitude toward her had become much more easy-going.Sometimes, that even gave her the illusion that they were actually a family, including that moment just now.However, the thought of Melody made Rosalie quickly pull herself away from those thoughts."Mommy?" The little
"Daddy!"Seeing her daddy come in, Estie hurriedly ran to Byron's side while pointing to the untouched food on the dinner table. "You're finally here. We’re so hungry!”Byron followed the little girl's line of sight and saw Lucian and Nox, who were still sitting at the dining table. They held their chins and looked at him eagerly. There seemed to be a look of accusation in their eyes.There were five sets of plates and cutleries on the table, none of which had been moved.Obviously, all of them were waiting for him to eat together.Realizing this, Byron looked back at Rosalie who had walked behind him.Seeing the man's gaze, Rosalie was stunned for a moment, then she explained nonchalantly, "Estie said that she wanted to wait for you."Byron raised his brows slightly and looked down at the little one beside him.Estie nodded obediently with a small smile on her face as if she was asking for credit.Seeing this, Byron raised his hand and touched Estie’s head. She said to Rosali
Rosalie frowned slightly at Byron's statement, her heart full of resistance.Then, Byron continued further. "If we don't rehearse and I accidentally kiss you at the wrong angle, don't blame me for taking advantage of you, Miss Jacobs."Hearing this, there was a touch of incomprehension in Rosalie’s eyes.When she thought of the scene, she felt that what the man just said might happen…"Besides, you and I are not professional actors. If we don't rehearse, how will we know the approximate position and whether it’ll look like a real kiss or not?” Byron noticed that she was convinced by what he said, so he continued to ask with an unchanging expression.Rosalie’s heart was swayed.She admitted that what Byron said was the truth, but there were still a few days before the event. If they rehearsed the final scene now, she would have to be in close contact with the man.When she hesitated, Estie's little voice rang out. "Why do we have to rehearse all the other scenes but not this one?
"Close your eyes." Byron’s voice rang out again.Rosalie's eyes trembled, and she closed her eyes cooperatively.The next second, the man's breath approached her again. Rosalie was still unavoidably nervous, but she did not dare to show it again and just secretly pinched her palm.The little ones at the side saw Byron's face getting closer and closer to Rosalie. When they were about to kiss, Byron paused and slowly turned his head. From their point of view, it looked like a real kiss.Rosalie clearly felt the whole process, from the man leaning close until the pause and head turn. She subconsciously held her breath and waited for a while, but the man never straightened up.There was silence around her, and the man's breathing was clearly audible.Rosalie frowned slightly, opened her eyes cautiously, and saw the enlarged handsome face in front of her. She was in a trance for a few seconds.When she came back to her senses, Rosalie stretched out her hand against Byron’s chest, and
After a few days of rehearsal, Friday finally came.In the evening, when Rosalie went to pick up the little ones, she saw the kids holding a set of clothes in their arms. Their faces were full of anticipation."Mommy! Look, this is our costume!" Seeing Rosalie coming over, Nox excitedly showed her the clothes in his hand.Rosalie nodded slightly and took the clothes from the boys.Estie waited obediently and also held two sets of clothes in her arms, one of which was Byron’s.The little girl's physique was not very good. Now that she was carrying a schoolbag and holding the clothes as well, it seemed to be difficult for her. As soon as Lucian and Nox had their hands free, they immediately ran to Estie’s side and helped her with the clothes.Estie accepted their generosity and thanked them sweetly.The three little children stood in front of Rosalie, waiting for her to take them to the car.These days, Rosalie had been coming over to pick up the three of them together. The li
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