Jay suddenly squatted down and held Baby Robbie's face with both of his hands. His eyes were careful. He gave a look that yearned for Robbie’s acceptance, which made him look like an innocent and naive little boy.Rose observed the father and son cherishing each other with both joy and fear inside them. Jay’s love for his son was more profound than she had imagined it would be."Daddy," Baby Robbie suddenly opened his arms and plunged into Jay's arms.Jay hugged Baby Robbie tightly, his charming face blooming with a lovely and elegant smile.Josephine walked toward Rose. As if to give her some strength, she suddenly reached out and held Rose's hand."Daddy, I love you." Baby Robbie kissed Jay on the forehead.This action made Jay's heart throb. It also caught him off guard because he thought that with the unshakable hatred between him and Rose, the children she raised would also hate him deeply.Instead, Baby Robbie’s kiss and expression of love for him made him look at Rose with
Rose looked at him, staring at him blankly.He would never agree to remarry her.He was only determined to get Baby Robbie back.It was because he did not want to be the bad guy in front of the kids, so he threw the problem to her instead.He thought that Rose was weak and would obey him.Unexpectedly, Rose firmly said, "Sir Ares, five years ago, I took the initiative and gave up the custody of the child. I will never do such a foolish thing again."Jay looked at Rose with contempt, emphasizing every word he said next, “An Ares is always an Ares. All Areses will live together.”Both of them looked at each other, stubbornly and uncompromisingly.After a long time, Jay turned his gaze toward the child and asked softly, "So, which one of you will go with Daddy tonight?"Needless to say, those words were toward Baby Robbie and Jenson. Zetty was in tears in the corner.Baby Robbie took the initiative to hold Rose's hand. He could see how weak and helpless Mommy was when Daddy and
Jay felt that he was going insane. He had no reason to give up on such a cute boy like Baby Robbie. ‘No, I must find a way to snatch Baby Robbie tomorrow.’The next morning, Jay walked into the kitchen to prepare breakfast and brought out a serving size enough for three people. Jenson looked at the extra plate before shifting his gaze to the dark circles under his father’s attractive peach eyes. He gave out a sigh.“Why are you sighing?” Jay was cutting the steak in front of him and asked Jenson without looking up.Jenson said with much sadness, “Daddy, when did you emulate Mommy by making an extra portion of breakfast? What a waste.”Jay was rather stunned. ‘Rose has such a habit? She also suffers from missing someone?‘No, it’s not the same.‘I’ve only gone through it for one day while she has been experiencing it for five years.’At that moment, there was a tiny ripple in Jay’s heart.“Jens, tell me, do you like Baby Robbie?” Jay looked at the extra portion of breakfast and
Jay sent a message to Rose, inviting her out to a café.Rose looked at that domineering message that said, ‘We should discuss Baby Robbie’s custody rights. Otherwise, I’ll have to use other methods.’Rose sighed heavily. Could she pretend that she did not see this message?Perhaps it was because of Rose’s late reply to his message that Jay gave her a call.Rose hesitated for some time before answering it reluctantly.Jay’s icy cold voice sounded across the line, “Rose Loyle, why didn’t you reply to my message? Avoiding me isn’t going to solve the problem.”Rose shot back meekly, “I’m not avoiding, I just didn’t know how I should reply to you.”Jay was stunned by that answer but only for a split second.He chided, “If you knew this was going to happen, why did you do so in the first place?”Rose trembled a little. That sentence was referring to the time she had sex with him against his will.Rose’s expression turned ugly and embarrassed. She felt fortunate that he could not se
Jay said with a straight face, “Rose, you give me Baby Robbie’s custody and I’ll allow you to keep your visitation rights for the first five years.”Rose widened her eyes in disbelief. ‘This is too absurd. He not only wants to take away Baby Robbie’s custody rights from me, but he also wants to take away my visitation rights in the future!’If this was tolerable, there would be no more intolerable things in this world!Rose stood up with her hands curled into fists as she placed them on the tabletop. With her body leaning forward, she emphasized each word through gritted teeth, “In your dreams.”The challenge in her eyes was very sharp.Jay remained as cool as a cucumber. He was a brilliant king of the business world. He had experienced many negotiations and met many negotiators. He felt that a lowly housewife like Rose Loyle was no match for him.“Name your price. How much before you’re willing to give up Baby Robbie’s custody?” Jay casually said.Rose felt that she was being h
She was wrong.He hated her strongly, he loathed her background, and he despised the fact that she could not see how lowly her status was.In the end, she was destined to become a joke in his heart from the moment she approached him.Rose left the steps and loitered along the busy streets in the city.After walking for a long time, her heart gradually quieted down.A stubborn feeling was boiling within her soul. She refused to admit defeat. The reason why Jay was looking down on her was that she did not have a proper job and substantial financial security.Financial security was the determiner for climbing up the social ladder. She was determined to retrieve back her lost dignity and decency. She was going to have to do that by building up her very own business empire.Rose’s drive for entrepreneurship was bubbling!There was a time where she had willingly hidden all her sharp edges for Jay’s sake. She was willing to humble herself by living in the mansion at Horizon Colors and
Rose had long been immune to her father’s heartless attitude. She raised her brows and coldly replied, “If you wish for me to die outside, I can promise you that I will never appear in front of you again.”“Hmph. You can die if you want to, but you must help Loyle Enterprise tide through the storm first,” Royan shamelessly said.Rose scoffed. “On what basis should I help Loyle Enterprise? All these years, you never bothered to know if I was still alive or dead out there. When you were still rich, you never once thought about me. Now that you’re at your wits ends, I suddenly appear in your mind. Let me ask you, where did you find the audacity to pass on such a huge debt to me?”Rose’s stepmother came out and said with a disdainful tone, “Rose Loyle, don’t act like you’re holier than us. Do you dare to say that you have nothing to do with our Loyle family’s bankruptcy? Grand Asia belongs to your ex-husband. You must have offended him for Grand Asia to suddenly oppress our business. Si
Royan could not believe what he witnessed. He did not think that Rose would have turned into a completely different person. In the past, she would only shed silent tears regardless of how they bullied her.However, today she not only showed no respect, but she even hit her stepmother.“Rose Loyle, are you revolting?!” Royan picked up a stack of documents that were on the table, planning to throw it at Rose.Rose did not budge a bit. Her blood-shot eyes were staring straight at Royan. “If you lay a finger on me today, I will make this into tomorrow’s headlines and break all relations with the Loyle family. I will sit and watch Grand Asia buy over Loyle Enterprise. I will watch how you all will turn from a life of intoxicating riches into beggars. I’ll see all of you walking toward the lowly life I used to live...”The folder in Royan’s hand fell. He was used to a life of riches and being respected by most people. He would rather die than to return to a life of poverty.“Rose, I’m y