The little one had already taken the initiative to invite them. So, Rosalie naturally had no reason to refuse. She could only force a smile and say, “President Lawrence, you came just in time. Come in and join us for lunch.”After inviting them, Rosalie headed to the kitchen with complicated feelings to get them culinary to use.Standing alone in the kitchen, Rosalie was lost in her thoughts.Nox sat beside Byron by the table. After waiting a long time, Nox still did not see his mommy, and the seat opposite Byron was empty.“Mommy?” The little boy urged Rosalie, feeling confused. He could not understand why his mommy was spending so much time in the kitchen.Hearing the little one’s voice, Rosalie snapped out of her daze. She adjusted her mood and walked out.All of them looked at her in unison.Seeing the expression on Rosalie’s face, Byron was in deep thought.Rosalie placed the cutlery in front of Byron under their strange gazes. Then, she forced herself to calm down and sit
Estelle nodded obediently and smiled at the boys when she turned around.Byron’s sudden visit still stressed Rosalie out, even though she did not feel guilty anymore facing the kids.After lunch, Rosalie thought the man would leave with Estelle. Unexpectedly, Estelle acted childishly and requested to stay back after the meal.Rosalie had no choice but to let the little one stay and play for a while before seeing them off.The little girl was having a good time at Rosalie’s house, and she was even happier when he learned that the mean lady had moved out of her house.On the way back, her face beamed with joy.Byron saw the smile on Estelle’s face through the rearview mirror, and a complicated feeling arose in him.“Daddy, Nox said you and auntie were in the living room last night. Is it true?” The little one could not hold back her curiosity after trying hard to do so all day.Even someone calm and mature like Byron froze when he heard Estelle’s question.What happened last nig
Although her daddy did not answer her question directly, Estie was satisfied with his answer and nodded obediently.Meanwhile, the two boys were also pestering Rosalie.“Did Mister Byron annoy you, mommy?” Nox followed everywhere Rosalie went.Rosalie finally answered helplessly after being followed for some time, “No.”The little ones did not stop asking. “Why did you ignore Mister Byron at dinner just now?”They noticed the two adults had not spoken to each other during the meal.The boys had been trying to create a topic, but they refused to cooperate.The little ones noticed their mother was the one who refused to speak to Byron and seemed to ignore the word “Mister Byron”, which they kept mentioning throughout the meal. She seldom looked opposite her.Hearing the little ones’ questions, Rosalie felt guilty.She ignored Byron because she would recall what happened the night before if she looked at him. It made her feel embarrassed.“Mommy didn’t sleep well last night. I’m
Xander chuckled. “However, Heronial Corporation stated a condition when they agreed.”Rosalie was confused, and she asked, “What condition?”Subconsciously, she felt that it had something to do with her. Otherwise, Xander did not need to make this call.“The boss wants you to attend the signing ceremony as a way to promote their company,” Xander said helplessly.He had only realized the reason for using Rosalie as a gimmick when others reminded him about the trending rumor about Rosalie online.Although the matter became a hot topic and dissipated soon, he could not deny that Rosalie was famous among the youngsters in Coast City.It was either because of her appearance or purely because of her medical skills.If Heronial Corporation claimed they were cooperating with Lancer Corporation and announced Rosalie would attend the signing ceremony personally, they could attract the people’s attention. It would bring up their status in Coast City.When Xander realized the reason, he fe
After hanging up the phone, Rosalie looked at the time and felt it was almost time for her to make dinner for the little ones.The two little ones were quietly stacking blocks on the carpet.When their mommy walked downstairs, the little ones looked at each other, but they did not ask any more questions.“Mommy got to work tomorrow night. Do you agree if I ask Mary to babysit you guys?”During dinner, Rosalie mentioned her work plan to her sons.The little ones were confused as they looked at her and asked, “Why is your work at night? Is it a business dinner?”Rosalie had never kept anything from work a secret from the little ones. So, she explained patiently, “Uncle Xander and Mommy have made new progress in a joint project and need to attend a signing ceremony tomorrow.”The little ones looked at each other and thought of the same question. “Will Uncle Xander go too?”They remembered Xander and knew he was their daddy’s love rival.Rosalie nodded. “Mommy and Uncle Xander are
After the two little boys went upstairs, they quickened their pace and went back to the room."Brother, Mommy is going to meet Uncle Xander tomorrow. Should we tell Daddy?" Nox asked hesitantly.Lucian pondered for a moment with a sullen face. "I think we have to."Before, they chose to hide the matter because they wanted to use the relationship between Uncle Xander and Mommy to put some pressure on Daddy.However, Mommy's attitude now made them a little scared. ‘What if Mommy really chooses to be with Uncle Xander?’The thought of this made the little boys dare not hide this from Daddy anymore.Nox frowned. "But, how are we going to tell Daddy?"They did not have a mobile phone to reach Daddy.Mommy was going out tomorrow night, and they were not sure if Daddy would come tomorrow.Speaking of this question, the two little boys were a little solemn.After a while, Lucian frowned and whispered something in his brother's ear.Nox nodded vigorously.The two little boys went
The following night, Rosalie simply got dressed and went downstairs. She got prepared to meet Xander at the meeting place they had planned.As soon as she came downstairs, she was stopped by the little boys."Mommy, isn't Uncle Xander coming to pick you up?" The little boys waited and waited for Byron to appear. They could only try to delay the time without making it obvious.Rosalie felt inexplicable over the boys’ question. "Uncle Xander is going to see the partner ahead of time, and I’ll be going by myself. What's wrong?" The two little boys could not think of what else to say. They glanced at each other with a big silly grin on their faces. They boldly stopped in front of Rosalie."What's wrong with you two?" Rosalie leaned over in confusion and looked straight into the eyes of the little boys.The two little boys were dumbfounded again."Mommy, why isn’t Godmother here yet?" Lucian tilted his head curiously.Hearing this, Rosalie glanced at the time.At this time, Mary
Rosalie vaguely noticed something strange. She pursed her lips and said nothing.On the other hand, Mary noticed the strange atmosphere between the two and retracted her feet into the car. She sat silently, waiting.The behavior of her best friend’s ex-husband was so strange that once again, it made her have her doubts.If it was not for Rosalie who admitted it to her personally and Byron saying that he wanted to pursue her, Mary would never have believed Byron would chase after anybody.Moreover, all of Byron’s behaviors did not seem to be a romantic pursuit but more like he was conquering a territory.Mary watched the interaction between the two of them from a distance, and her heart was more and more sure about Byron’s territorial behavior...."Are you going out?" Byron suppressed the anger in his heart, glanced coldly at Rosalie's dress, and intentionally asked despite knowing the truth.Seeing the man's gaze, Rosalie felt a little guilty inexplicably.However, she then t
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