All Chapters of Roses Rising Above the Thorns: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

The cooling-off period would end in one week.Heather could finally leave. She began to pack her luggage. Halfway through the packing, Charles had his assistant bring over a customized gown. Apparently, she was to attend a family banquet hosted at Pennington Manor.As Heather stared at the gown, she felt like laughing all of a sudden.Legally speaking, Heather and Charles' marital status had been removed, yet Charles had absolutely zero idea about it. To think that he still wanted her to attend the banquet as the daughter-in-law of the Pennington family!Heather wanted to turn down the invitation at first, but she soon recalled how Laura had taken care of her all these years. Not to mention, she still needed to ask Laura for some documents related to her overseas trip.In the end, Heather opted to change into the gown and attend the banquet.The banquet hall was crowded with boisterous guests. Bright lights illuminated the area as guests mingled and drank with each other. The r

Three days later, Charles finally had time to go home and retrieve a change of fresh clothes. The moment he stepped through the front door, he called out Heather's name purely by habit.But after calling out a few times, all he managed to summon were a few maids."Where's Mrs. Pennington?"Charles frowned as he watched the maids change his shoes and took his jacket from him in an unfamiliar manner.One of the maids stammered out, "She's not home…"After Charles wore his slippers, he walked into the mansion. It seemed that Heather wasn't home again. The last time Charles came back from the hospital after taking Anne, who got scalded by the soup, there, Heather had done the same thing as well. She went painting for a few days without telling anyone.This time, Charles also took Anne to the hospital. Before he left, Heather had told him graciously that he could always take Anne to the hospital.But now, she still ran away from home as a way to throw a tantrum.Charles' frustrati

Laura's confusion intensified the moment she noticed the trace of puzzlement in Charles' eyes.She thought Heather didn't tell Charles about her flying abroad. It turned out that she didn't even mention anything about their divorce.Then, how did they sign the divorce agreement in the first place?Charles' eyes darkened when he saw the divorce certificate. He was extremely angry at the moment.He thought Heather merely got the divorce agreement signed. It turned out that she had already collected her own divorce certificate!If Charles remembered correctly, a one-month cooling-off period was needed before the divorce certificate could be officially processed.That meant Heather was ready to file for a divorce with him more than a month ago!When Charles noticed his mother's confused look, he summarized everything in a casual tone. Then, he asked her why she wanted to make him and Anne get together.Laura just smiled."Back then, you were extremely devoted to Anne. She's now ba

Ever since Anne was a child, she knew very well that Charles liked her romantically. But the thing was, she merely viewed him as an older brother.On the night she found out from her best friend that Charles planned to confess to her, she was about to introduce her boyfriend to her parents.In order to avoid any awkward situations, Anne decided to marry Jacob before flying abroad.Perhaps their decision to get married was a rushed one. At first, Jacob loved Anne with all his heart. But then, work got very busy for him. Plus, the other women kept provoking Anne. Also, Jacob's explanations were far too late at times.Thanks to those factors, their marriage started to crumble.At the same time, Charles had seen Anne's social media posts. That was why those gifts started appearing at Anne's doorstep.Anne knew that Charles was married as well. She knew that his actions would only cause trouble for both families.That was why she planned on secretly throwing those gifts away. But Jac

The man smiled at Heather, causing her eyes to redden.Zachary Fullman happened to be Heather's childhood friend who had grown up with her in the orphanage. He and their mutual friend, Luna Chapman, were a few years older than her, so both of them often worked together to protect her.However, the children's fates turned out to be different. Zachary and Luna were adopted by loving families one after another. Heather was the only one who remained in the orphanage. In the end, she was sponsored by the Pennington family.As Zachary stared at the petite and skinny young woman in front of him, he felt his heart throb in pain for her.Back then, he and Luna had taken good care of Heather, which allowed her to grow into a happy little girl.Alas, fate had decided to toy with them by letting two families adopt Zachary and Luna.The children were very young at that time. Also, they didn't leave any phone numbers for each other. That was how the trio lost contact with each other.Over the