All Chapters of Roses Rising Above the Thorns: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Mikhael was at a loss for words, but there was a subtle smile hidden in his eyes. "You—"But then, he heard Valerie's voice on the other end of the line. "I'm on my way to the hospital. I brought some food for you."Mikhael didn't prod, but he already had a guess in mind.After Valerie broke it off with Christopher, it would mean that she had completely let go of her past. She must have made the decision to start over, so in other words, she was beginning to accept Mikhael."Alright. Take care," Mikhael replied.Helena was sitting beside Mikhael, and she was peeling an apple for him.After peeling the apple, Helena handed it to Mikhael, but the latter ignored her."Mike, would you like an apple?" Helena asked.Mikhael didn't even spare her a glance. When he saw her holding the apple out to him, he shoved it away. Then, he said indifferently, "No."Just then, the door of the ward was opened.As Mikhael watched Valerie entering the ward with some food in her hands, Helena was s

After James had finished speaking, he sneakily looked up to observe Mikhael's expression.After making sure that Mikhael wasn't annoyed or about to say anything, he finally grew bold enough to continue his speech."Under normal circumstances, if you have accepted her and intend to marry her, then you'd definitely want to introduce her to your friends. You'd want her to learn more about your social circle, right?"Think about it. If you've never introduced your girlfriend to us, you'll find it quite tricky to invite us to events like your wedding, the engagement party, baby showers, and all that stuff."Mikhael felt that James had a point. He nodded.James instantly felt encouraged. The expression on his face and the tone of his voice took on a more pleasing quality. "So, Mr. Westwood, don't you feel like… it's about time to bring your girlfriend with you so that we can get to know each other?"Mikhael replied, "Nope. I'll tell her about you guys when I go back, and I'll show her

At 6:00 pm, Heather Stafford whipped up a full-course meal according to Charles Pennington's food preferences.At 7:00 pm, she had drawn a bath and prepared Charles' favorite rose petals and incense.At 8:00 pm, she placed a pair of Charles' indoor slippers at the doorway properly.At 9:00 pm, the front door was opened from the outside. Heather moved to accept Charles' suit jacket before placing the slippers in front of him properly. After hanging the jacket in the closet next to her, she asked him if he'd like to have dinner or a bath first.As Charles stared at his phone, he replied casually, "A bath."The minute hand on the clock ran half a lap around the surface. Charles strode out of the bathroom in a bathrobe while drying his hair with a towel. Heather quickly passed him his pajamas. She then brought out the food that was heated up from the kitchen while he changed into the pajamas.Charles was already used to the things Heather did for him. He was in a good mood tonight,

After returning from the orphanage, Heather headed upstairs immediately. After walking into the walk-in closet, she began packing her luggage.Only then did she realize she had very few clothes, to begin with.The only clothes she had were the ones that Laura had gifted her when she first married Charles. Meanwhile, her husband of five years never thought of buying her any clothes.Once Heather was done packing, she sold all the gifts she had given to Charles over the past five years to the recycling truck.All these years, Heather had prepared many birthday gifts for Charles in order to appease him. But he never looked at them properly. The gifts were tossed aside, soon accumulating a thick layer of dust.After watching the recycling truck leave, Heather was about to return to the mansion when a loud beep sounded from behind her.She turned to see a Maybach parking in front of her. A woman wearing a red dress got out of the car. It was her sister-in-law, Yvonne Pennington."As

"Ah!"Almost immediately, Heather was drenched in hot stew and its ingredients. Her pale arm became all red and blotchy instantly, with blisters covering her skin. Scalding pain flared from her arm at that moment. It hurt so much that she couldn't even utter a word."Heather!"Charles quickly released Anne before approaching Heather hurriedly. It was his first time looking so alarmed."Does it hurt? I'll take you to the hospital right away!"Heather gazed at him. Pain exploded across her nervous system. No matter how much she tried to speak, she could never form a proper sentence."Oh my god! Anne, you're badly hurt!"Charles immediately focused his attention on Anne. He rushed toward her in a fit of panic. It appeared that her arm had a few splatters of soup on it, making her look like she was "badly hurt".Anne retracted her arm while shaking her head with red-rimmed eyes."I'm fine. Ms. Stafford's condition is even more severe than mine. You should take her to the hospital