As soon as they were in the living room, Rosalie was pinned onto the couch.The three little ones stuck closely to her like three little tails as they looked worriedly at her handkerchief-wrapped finger.Byron, on the other hand, was scouring the living room for a first aid kit.Alas, Lucian got off the couch and took the first aid kit out from below the TV cabinet. He passed it to him.Byron caressed Lucian’s head, took the first aid kit, and stood beside Rosalie.The little ones scampered away, giving him space.Byron sat down with an aloof expression. His icy aura caused the atmospheric pressure around him to have a major dip, but his actions were gentle.Rosalie lowered her gaze to watch him for a while before she could not help but avert it in feign calmness to look at the floor.If she were to continue watching him, she was afraid that she might cause some unwanted misunderstanding.This man. All he had for her was supposed to only be pure hatred, so why was he so caring
Rosalie breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Lisa say yes so quickly.She had thought about looking for a nanny for the kids, but she did not expect to meet a suitable one so easily. “Just come by tomorrow morning, then! I’ll get the agreement ready, and you can take a look tomorrow. If you’re okay with what’s written, you can sign it.” After a simple discussion about the pay with Rosalie suggesting and Lisa agreeing to it, Lisa left with her tools after bidding the rest goodbye.Only a few of them were left in the living room.After speaking with Lisa, Rosalie’s heart was at peace once more. When she was in front of Byron, the sense of detachment resumed. “Sorry to trouble you tonight, from the dressing of my wound and helping me find a domestic helper. I owe you one.”Byron looked at how aloof she was being, and a tinge of odd emotion flashed through his eyes. He quickly suppressed it and replied nonchalantly. “No need. If you really wanna keep count, it was Estie and me
By the time Byron brought Estie back, it was almost ten o’clock at night.They saw the housekeeper waiting at the door the moment they got out of the car.“Master, Miss Fuller is here. She’s waiting in the house.”Byron’s brows furrowed together slightly as he nodded his head. He brought Estie into the house.“You’re back!”Wendy was seated on the couch. As soon as she saw the two walk through the door, she got up immediately to welcome them back. She squatted down and tried to pat Estie’s head when Estie avoided her hand.A trace of displeasure flashed through Wendy’s eyes, but she covered it up quickly as she got up again with a smile.“Yes?” Byron threw a glance at Wendy and asked coldly.Wendy smiled nonchalantly as she spoke, “Thank you for sending someone over today to help us out. It was of great help to us, so my dad insisted that I came over to thank you properly.”When she was done speaking, she wanted to continue when Byron cut her off, “Things are settled?”Wendy
The next morning, as Wendy was having her breakfast, she received a call from the bodyguard.“Miss, I’ve checked. President Lawrence brought Miss Estelle to visit a woman with the last name of Jacobs. They were there for nearly three hours before they went back…”Before the bodyguard could finish his sentence, he heard the busy dial tone on the other end of the phone call.Woman with the last name of Jacobs, Rosalie Jacobs!Wendy’s face was extremely contorted as images of Byron spending time with Rosalie began to appear in her mind.Three hours! What did they do during that time? He even brought Estie along! Wendy was so furious she shot up to her feet and smashed the phone she was holding onto the floor with an insane look in her eyes.Opposite her, Henry was eating his breakfast when he heard the commotion from Wendy’s side. He turned around to look at her with a frown.He saw his daughter’s gnarly face as she stood beside the table. Her phone was smashed on the floor near
Estie started running when she normally would not as she waved to the beautiful lady and handsome young boys at the gate. Seeing how the little girl was joyful while ignoring the surrounding road conditions, Rosalie quickly walked forward and held the girl’s hand. She then glanced helplessly at the man who was still walking over slowly. Estie was smiling while holding hands with the beautiful lady. When she finally stood still, she immediately hugged Rosalie’s leg intimately. The two boys were not jealous at all and greeted the little girl with broad smiles. Seeing Byron walking over and standing somewhere near them, Nox grabbed his coat bravely. Byron lowered his head in confusion.“Good morning, Mr. Byron!” Nox smiled innocently.Byron was slightly taken aback and twitched his brows a little before saying gently, “Mhm, good morning to you too.”Nox had a broad smile on his face upon getting a response from his daddy. Lucian pursed his lips and nodded at the man like a
Rosalie came back to her senses and glanced over her before looked toward Andrius who was at the side.Andrius managed to sense the awkwardness between the two and walked toward Rosalie as if he knew nothing, blocking Wendy’s sight. “Dr. Jacobs, my grandpa is waiting for you upstairs. Shall we?”Rosalie nodded gently. Adrius greeted Wendy on the sofa and brought Rosalie upstairs. Just as the two reached the start of the staircase, Wendy’s voice came from behind. “I heard that Grandpa Quirke’s health condition has improved because of Miss Jacobs’ treatment. I also wanted to pay him a visit and take a look at how Miss Jacobs does her job.”That being said, she followed behind them as if it was nothing. Rosalie frowned slightly, but because Andrius did not comment further, she had no choice but just to take it as if Wendy was not there.Under Rosalie’s treatment, Old Master Quirke had recovered a lot. He had even moved out of the room and went back to his own bedroom. When t
After the treatment ended, Andrea had also returned home. After knowing that her grandfather was undergoing his treatment, she went straight up to the old master’s bedroom.“Grandpa, how are you feeling?” Andrea asked caringly the moment she stepped in.The old master nodded gently. “Much better.”Throughout his years of being alive, he knew quite a bit about holistic medicine and had met numerous doctors. Yet, Dr. Jacobs indeed surprised and amazed him. Each time after the treatment, he could obviously feel that his body was replenished. Even other specialists were unable to perform to such an extent. Andrea took a closer look to be sure, then nodded with a smile. “That’s good.”She turned to Wendy. “Wendy, you are here to see Grandpa too? It’s getting late. Why don’t you stay for dinner?”Wendy would obviously not reject the offer and said to the old master, “Grandfather, I guess I shall stay and trouble you a little.” The old master nodded happily. Rosalie noticed
When they went downstairs, the old master had already asked Rosalie if he could get off his bed before letting Andrius and the butler help him down. Rosalie lowered her gaze and sat by the dining table as if there was nothing wrong. She was trying her best to lower her presence. Andrea seemed to be deliberately raising different topics to talk about, and she would ask for Wendy’s opinion before moving on to her. The old master was present, so she still answered everything. Not long after, the butler’s voice came from the main entrance. “Young Master Lawrence.”What followed was Byron’s short response. A moment later, the man’s slender figure appeared in front of the crowd. “Old Man Quirke,” Byron greeted Old Master Quirke first, then glanced around the dining table. He paused for a moment when he saw Rosalie. Facing his gaze, Rosalie secretly clenched her palm and nodded at him calmly as a greeting. Byron raised his brows a little and pursed his lips in response. “
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