It was almost time for their meet-up, but Andrius still could not come up with a solution. He could only say, "No matter what, remember to be gentle. You can’t fight fire with fire."Byron frowned and agreed.After hanging up the phone, Byron strode downstairs and drove to Rosalie's research institute.In the afternoon, after Rosalie got off work, she waited for the people in the research institute to leave before getting up and walking toward the door.Halfway through, she remembered, turned around, and took the rose bouquet.Since they were meeting, she might as well return the flowers to Byron in person.Fortunately, she did not meet anyone along the way.Rosalie wanted to head to where she parked in the morning. That was when she saw the Bentley parked at the main entrance of the research institute.The man in the car saw her too. Soon, Byron got out of the car and walked toward her.Rosalie's expression stiffened when she saw him approach her.They made an appointment to
With Byron's wealth and status, he never had to act to anyone.After being in the business world for a long time, the man had very precise control over his emotions and facial expressions.From Rosalie's point of view, the way he frowned deeply seemed to her that he was truly enduring stomach pain. As her gaze went down, Byron raised his brows slightly before nonchalantly raising a hand to his abdomen. At the same time, his features squeezed even more. Rosalie looked him up and down for a long time.Six years ago, she had lived with this man, but she never knew that he had stomach problems.Even so, Byron’s expression does not look fake at all.Maybe his stomach was upset, which was why he was acting unlike his usual self by changing the location of the meet-up and wanting to grab a meal with her at the last minute. That could also explain his oddness just now.Thinking of this, Rosalie slowly put away her doubts, gritted her teeth, and agreed. "I didn't consider your situa
After Rosalie got out of the car, she wanted to return the flowers to Byron, but the man had already turned and was walking toward the restaurant.Seeing this, Rosalie had no choice but to keep up while still holding the bouquet.The two entered the restaurant one after the other.Soon, a waitress took them to the location reserved by Byron.For some reason, Rosalie found it a little strange.Their appearance and temperament were too outstanding, and many people in the store were sneaking a peek at them.Aware of everyone's gaze, Rosalie raised her eyes in confusion and glanced around.After a while, Rosalie suddenly realized what the difference was.As far as the eyes could see, almost all the customers here were in pairs.The two of them seemed out of place."This is the most popular couple's set meal in our restaurant. You both can try it if you like." The waitress’s recommendation was a jab to her ears.Byron did not care to explain and just agreed lightly. He then ord
"We’re both single and unmarried. I wonder where your troubles come from, Miss Jacobs?"After a long while, Byron’s voice sounded in Rosalie's ears.Hearing this answer, Rosalie could not keep the cool on her face anymore. Her eyebrows furrowed suddenly. "If I remember correctly, it’s you who often reminds me that I should think about my two children."Byron’s expression did not change. "I’m only reminding you to stay away from those strange men."Rosalie just felt confused and utterly frustrated. "Who are you to control me? I don't think you have the right to interfere with my private life!"After hearing her words, the man on the opposite frowned with a strange expression on his face.The next second, Byron’s voice sounded in Rosalie's ears. "I’m your suitor. Do I qualify to interfere with your plans now?"Rosalie was stunned and even doubted her ears. "What are you talking about?"Byron frowned. He had already put his whole self out. He did not mind finishing what he started
"Yes, I adore Estie too. But that doesn't mean I'll be willing to marry you just because of her."Rosalie kept speaking. "The experience six years ago is still vivid in my head. I won't let myself repeat the same mistakes. You don’t need to waste your efforts anymore."She could feel his sharp and deep gaze falling on her, making her heart inexplicably tense.Fortunately, she was able to finish what she wanted to say.Byron stared at her for a long time and tried to explain himself. The words had already reached his lips, but they were all blocked by Rosalie's last words.Six years ago, he owed this woman too much and hurt her too deeply.It was understandable that she did not believe him.No matter how much he said, the woman might not be able to accept, and she might still feel that he was just giving excuses.Thinking of this, Byron frowned and switched gears instead. "It was my fault that I used Estie as an excuse before. I’m sorry. As for whether I really like you, you can
As she struggled with the dilemma on the spot for a while, Rosalie carried the flowers back to the office.It was not because she had decided to accept Byron but because the flowers were still so fresh, so it would be a waste to throw them away.This was also the reason why she chose to return the flowers to Byron before.She was unsure how Byron handled the returned flowers. She wondered whether they were really thrown into the trash as he said.Just when her mind was idling with these random thoughts, there was a knock on her office door.Rosalie came back to her senses and replied softly.After a while, someone pushed the door and entered.Seeing the person at the door, Rosalie's eyes flashed with surprise. "Young Master Xander, why are you here?"Xander's lips upturned slightly, revealing a smile. "I happened to be doing errands nearby, and I heard that you came by the research institute. So, I’m just popping by to check on how your injury is doing."Rosalie pursed her lip
After Xander left, Rosalie got up, found a vase, and put the roses in it.Looking at the roses in the vase, all her bottled-up thoughts that were suppressed just now finally flooded out in an instant.Rosalie frowned slightly and sat back at her desk distraught. She looked at the information on the screen, trying to force herself to work hard.However, after reading for a long time, not a word entered her brain.When it was time to get off work, Rosalie, who always worked overtime, went home early.When she was in the office, she could not help but look at the bunch of roses on the table. The more she looked at them, the more confused she became.Back home, before Lisa and the little boys came back, Rosalie took over the job of making dinner so that she could distract herself.Just after dinner was done, the door of the villa opened."You're back?" Rosalie set the meal and glanced at the door with a smile.The little ones saw her at home, and their eyes were full of joy. "Momm
On the other hand, Byron wanted to pick up Estie after work but received a call from Andrius asking him to have dinner.Byron wanted to refuse, but then he reconsidered. These two days, the topics they talked about were basically related to Rosalie.Maybe tonight would be no exception.Thinking of this, he agreed in a deep voice.Byron hung up the phone and ordered Luther to pick up and send the little one home, while he drove to the appointment.When he got there, Andrius was already waiting in his seat.Andrius waved to his buddy when he arrived, indicating where he was sitting.Byron strode over."How did it go? I hope you didn’t quarrel with Dr. Jacobs at noon today."Andrius' concerned voice sounded as soon as he sat down.Hearing this, Byron could not help but think of the woman's repeated refusals during lunch. His face sank slightly.Seeing his expression, Andrius was taken aback. "Not very good?" Byron frowned, "The process wasn’t very pleasant, but I'm not sure a
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