"I would have asked you to stay for a meal, but Lisa isn’t back yet and things are inconvenient for me due to my foot, so never mind.” Rosalie steeled herself and continued to chase him away. "I reckon you’re also very busy. Since you have other things to attend to, don't waste your time with me here."As soon as she said that, she felt the anger in the man's eyes about to materialize. She felt her heart tense and did not know what he would do in the next second.Byron just stared at her for a long time before sneering inexplicably, "Did you see it?"As for what she saw, they both knew it very well.Rosalie's eyes narrowed slightly. She was silent for a moment and then said bluntly, "It must be something important since Miss Fuller is looking for you at this hour. You should go quickly.""What will you do if I go look for her?" Byron asked in a deep voice.Rosalie felt a strange feeling in her heart.Wendy was Byron's fiancée and someone he had liked for so many years.How co
The two stayed in the living room for some amount of time when Rosalie's cell phone rang.It was Lisa’s number.Rosalie brought her hand up to answer it."Miss Jacobs, have you gone back? If you haven't, we'll go look for you."Lisa's voice rang out the moment it connected.Hearing this, Rosalie replied in a low voice, "I'm already home. You can come back directly with the children."On the other end of the call, Lisa's voice sounded a little embarrassed, "On another note, President Lawrence's assistant said that he wants to go back with us..."Estelle had not been picked up yet when she came to pick up Lucian and Nox.The two boys insisted on waiting for Estie to leave before they were willing to go back, so Lisa had to accompany them.Unexpectedly, when Luther finally arrived, he said that he would be going back with them.Lisa could not make a decision, so she could only call Rosalie.Hearing this, Rosalie subconsciously glanced at the man beside her.Byron did not seem
Seeing this, Rosalie felt her heart hurt for a moment. She touched the little girl's head and said softly, "I went out today and the wound accidentally opened. It's all right now."Estie's eyes were already red. "Does it hurt real bad?"Rosalie's heart softened. "It doesn't hurt. I don’t even feel anything."After saying that, Rosalie looked up and glanced at the man sitting beside her before switching the topic to him. "Besides, your daddy was also very careful when he bandaged me. You can ask him if my injury is serious or not."The little girl set her sights on Byron, waiting for him to answer.Seeing that the woman had actually brought him up of her own accord, Byron could not help raising a brow. He nodded to the little girl noncommittally. "She’ll recover soon as long as she gets a good rest later.”The little girl still trusted her daddy's words. Hearing what her daddy said, the little girl sniffled and nodded obediently.Rosalie had wanted to let the little girl know tha
Looking at the man in front of her, Rosalie's eyes were full of hesitation.Byron frowned and stretched out his hand toward her. "I'll help you over."Rosalie glanced at the children who were looking at them from the dining hall. She then thought of Byron's phone call just now and refused him indifferently. "Why don’t you go over and accompany the children first, President Lawrence? I can call Lisa over to help me."She said that, only to see a trace of displeasure in the eyes of the person in front of her. His tone also became a little cold. "Miss Jacobs, do you think it’s inconvenient for me to support you? It just so happens that I also think that it’ll be easier to carry you over."He actually leaned toward her after he said that.Rosalie did not expect this person to actually threaten her like this. She hurriedly stretched her hand out. "Then, please help me over there, President Lawrence."Byron paused in midair for a few seconds. Seeing this, Rosalie’s heart constricted fo
Lucian and Nox looked at each other, and for a moment, they did not dare answer. They did not like Uncle Byron but Daddy. They wanted Daddy to take care of Mommy.However, Mommy did not seem to like Daddy.Thinking of this, the children were filled with hesitation.Rosalie felt a little uneasy deep down.The changes in the children's attitude toward Byron during this period of time had been obvious.If things went on like this and if they really liked Byron and wanted to have more contact with him, Rosalie would not be able to find an excuse to refuse them. After all, they should be growing up by Byron’s side. She was the one who deprived them of the right to live with their father.Thinking of this, Rosalie looked at the children apologetically. "I… I don’t know either, but if you guys want to do that, I won't refuse."The implication was that she would not take the initiative to invite them, nor was she happy about Byron visiting. She was just making it up to them.The bo
Lawrence Manor.Byron brought Estie home. Seeing that it was getting late, he took care of the little girl and waited until she fell asleep."Daddy."Just when Byron was about to get up and leave, the little girl’s voice sounded.Byron's footsteps paused. He turned around and sat beside the little girl's bed. "What's wrong?"The girl was already a little sleepy, but she still endured her sleepiness and looked at her daddy carefully. "Auntie, does she like us now?"After all, when she and daddy were guests today, Auntie did not drive them away early, nor did she deliberately neglect Daddy.Hearing the little girl's question, Byron’s eyes darkened. He thought about how the woman had kept her distance from him when the children had not returned and how she did not immediately answer when Estie asked to stay."When are we going to see Auntie again?" The little girl's voice was filled with anticipation.Byron was silent for a moment before he reached out and touched the little girl
Andrius arrived at the clubhouse half an hour later wearing only pajamas with a long coat thrown on top.Fortunately, he was a regular patron of the clubhouse and was recognized the moment he entered the door. Otherwise, he would have definitely been refused entry with what he was wearing.When he got to the private room under Byron, he saw him already sitting in there. There were only a few plates of simple bar snacks on the table, and the rest of the space was filled with wine bottles.There was one bottle with a large half of its content already drunk."What's wrong?" Andrius' heart sank as he carefully sat down beside his brother.Byron, as if having just noticed his existence, turned to glance at him with an empty look. "I did as you said."Hearing this, Andrius could not help frowning. He did not know what he meant.Did as he said? What did he say? What would make his friend like this?While pondering about it, Andrius poured himself a glass of wine and joined Byron to dr
Since Dr. Jacobs returned to the country, the two of them had been interacting with one another for much longer than he knew of.As far as Andrius knew, Byron had practically been helping Rosalie the entire time. Even the opportunity to cooperate with the Lancer family was given to Rosalie by Byron. No matter how deep the misunderstanding went between the two of them six years ago, even if Rosalie did not plan to reciprocate Byron’s feelings after all that he had done, she should at least be grateful to Byron.What was more, Byron had created so many opportunities for them to spend time together. As far as he knew, Rosalie was not a hard-hearted person. How could she remain unmoved?Byron frowned, and his expression was hideous.Andrius' question… Was it not the question he wanted to ask the woman as well?When he thought about the woman ditching Estie back then, he also wondered if the woman’s heart was made of stone.Now, the misunderstanding had been resolved, but the woma
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