Rose swallowed her saliva. This kind of misunderstanding… Was worse than Boo Radley’s.“Josephine, you have to believe me. I’m not dating Zayne. And I can swear to you that even if all the men in the world were extinct and only Zayne is left, I still wouldn’t date him.”“Can I still trust you?”Rose was most afraid of being misunderstood. Moreover, the other party was Josephine, someone she had a deep affection for. She immediately swore an oath on the spot, “Josephine, I swear, Zayne and I are truly not an item. If I steal your boyfriend away, I’ll get struck by lightning and might as well drop dead.”Jay frowned slightly and took her phone. Then, he said, “Josephine Ares, this has nothing to do with Rose. I was the one who asked Zayne to break up with you!”“Why’d you do that, Jay?”“Because Zayne doesn’t love you.”Josephine pondered his words for a moment…Unexpectedly, she yelled, out of control, “So the person he loves is Rose, right?”“Rose is your sister-in-law.”Jose
Josephine drove Rose straight to a bar. She booked a VIP private room, and the two of them had a long conversation inside.“Let’s talk about it. What the hell is going on between you and Zayne?” Josephine asked with enthusiasm.Rose had no idea where to begin…Josephine continued, “How did the two of you meet?”Rose omitted the part about fate and previous lives. “When I first came back, I was strapped for cash. So I went online and looked for a job. Zayne was the only person who offered me one.”“Thus, you’re grateful to him. The kind of gratefulness that slowly blossomed into love, right?” Josephine was emotionally stirred up.Rose replied, “Josie, the other day when you saw me in his arms, it was truly an accident. Zayne was the one who plotted the whole thing. He wanted Mr. Ares to see that we’re intimate and deliberately tried to make things hard for Mr. Ares and me.”“Why would he want to frame you?”Rose took out a business card from her bag and handed it to Josephine. “
Jay walked over and sat down next to her, his pupils staring at the door of the emergency room.When Josephine saw Jay, her tears that were akin to beans started rolling down her face. “Big Brother, Rose has alcohol poisoning and is currently deeply unconscious. What should I do?”Jay was so startled that every nerve in his body had tensed up. He even stuttered as he spoke, “How… Much did… She… Drank?”He was obviously in a shocked state of mind. Josephine responded, “I was clearly the one heartbroken, yet she drank way more alcohol than I did. I only have mild alcohol poisoning, but hers is severe. The doctor said that she’s in a dangerous condition because her blood pressure and heartbeat are both abnormal…”Every word that came out of Josephine’s mouth was like a sharp blade that repeatedly stabbed Jay’s body.Soon after, the doctor came out of the emergency room with a solemn expression. “The patient’s survival rate is shallow, so family members should be mentally prepared f
Rose was quickly transferred to the VIP ward.Zayne and Jay stayed in the ward, waiting for Rose to wake up.Suddenly, Zayne uttered, “My sister doesn’t have a bad drinking habit. If she does drink, it only means that she’s in a bad state of mind.”Jay replied, “I know.”He was feeling indignant toward Jay, but he dared not speak it out. “After she transmigrated, the only reason she didn’t tell you about her past life is that you failed to give her a sense of security and trust. Have you reflected on that, Mr. Ares?”Jay gave him a short glance. “Didn’t I mention that I know of this secret as well?”The other man was utterly speechless.“Why didn’t you tell her?” Zayne asked.“Because I was hoping that one day, she’d take the initiative to open up to me and tell me this secret herself.”“Is there a difference?” Zayne looked somewhat dazed.“When she first came back, I treated her terribly because of her change in appearance. Perhaps that’s the reason she’s unwilling to open u
“Yeah. And after she wakes up and hears the bad news of Eminent Honor being on the verge of bankruptcy, perhaps she’d drag her thin and frail body everywhere to help you bring in some business?”Zayne appeared to be on pins and needles.“If you want what’s good for her, then you should be more committed as Severe Enterprise’s current overseer so that there’s less for her to worry about.”Zayne stood up abruptly and gave Jay a thumbs-up. “You’re amazing, Master Ares. I’m leaving now! Take care of my little sister.”Jay waved at him. “Take it slow. I won’t be sending you off.”After the noise of Zayne leaving faded away, the ward became quieter.Jay listened to Rose’s breathing sound attentively.There had never been a moment like this before. Hearing her breathing getting deeper made him feel particularly at ease.At noon, the doctor came over with Rose’s blood test and told Jay, “The patient’s condition is very stable now, so she can be discharged as her condition permits it. A
Jay hugged Rose in his arms after she was discharged, and women of all ages focused their attention on him along the way. Jay’s complexion appeared ashen, but she was secretly breaking into laughter.“Don’t laugh.” Jay glared at her.Rose glanced at the woman sitting on the opposite chair who was drooling as she smiled and stared at Jay like a love-struck fool.Rose teased him, saying, “She seems to like you, Sir Ares.”He retorted coldly, “Are you sure that’s not a patient with dementia?”Rose proceeded to laugh out loud. This guy’s poisonous tongue indeed should not be provoked.At the entrance of the hospital.A group of people had surrounded Jay’s Rolls-Royce. The traffic officer was yelling out anxiously, “So what if you’re loaded? Does that mean you don’t have to obey the traffic rules? You can block the whole road just because you have money?”When Jay walked over, the traffic officer was abruptly silenced when he saw Jay.He could not recognize the Rolls-Royce, but he
“I have something to discuss with James, so you can go and help us prepare breakfast.”Rose glanced at the guest secretly and said with a grimace, “Three portions?”Jay smiled back. “No, just two.”He would not allow her two hands to do anything for any other people.Hearing him, she breathed a sigh of relief. “Good.”Then, Jay brought James to the study room.At first, the atmosphere was fairly relaxed.“Jay, do you really like Rose Loyle?”Jay nodded.“Uncle James, with my current status, there’s no need to force myself to do anything. There’s only one reason needed for me to marry her, and that’s because I love her. So, I ask that Uncle James be a little bit warmer and mindful toward Rose in the future.”James’ face sank as he continued quietly, “You know it yourself that you have great qualities. You could’ve gotten any debutante out there, yet you had to marry the illegitimate daughter of the Loyle family. You’re utterly blind!”“Uncle James, I don’t think you’re here t
“I think your kitchen utensils don’t welcome me here, Sir Ares. It seems like I shouldn’t be here often in the future!” After some time, Rose finally raised her little head.Jay was filled with laughter. Rose had the expression of ‘I’m not going to cook ever again’ written all over her face!“Let me do it.” Jay walked over and took the flour from her hand. Then, he started to get busy.Rose, who was bored, started chattering endlessly. “You can cook, Sir Ares?“It doesn’t make sense. My friends told me that a man who can cook is a man who can’t make money.“But it seems like you’re only able to cook basic European cuisine. To be frank with you, European cuisine doesn’t always match everyone’s palate. Furthermore, constantly eating them will make you bloat like a balloon…”It was because she disliked European cuisine!Jay was quickly frying up some bacon and eggs while she babbled away.Rose saw the golden brown bacon and licked her lips.“Can I eat it?” Rose asked somewhat pit