After a few seconds, Rosalie looked up and said, “Mom, I’ll go take a nap.”She was just too tired.“Sleep after breakfast,” Sydney said as she served up the last plate of food. “It’ll just take a few minutes. You might not be hungry, but your baby certainly is.”Rosalie nodded. “All right then,” she acquiesced.She looked down, and rubbed her belly. “I’m sorry, baby. I stayed up last night, and I’m sure you didn’t rest well, too. I’ll rest later, okay?”Sydney saw the bleary look on Rosalie’s face, and found it rather adorable.From the sound of their conversation just now, Rosalie and Theodore looked just like a married couple having a tiff. Despite the heated words, their relationship looked great. No one would have guessed that they were divorced.Had they known, they would surely be confused as to why they would be divorced despite their great relationship.It felt strange, however. They were already divorced, but Theodore seemed to be bugging Rosalie incessantly.His f
His lips rubbed the tip of her nose, but he wasn’t sure if it was an accident or a deliberate move on his part.Rosalie’s lips moved as she pouted, her brows furrowing slightly as she turned around and continued sleeping on her side.Theodore’s lips gently caressed her cheeks. He felt a surge of electricity coursing through his veins.Rosalie felt something in her dreams, but her eyelids were so heavy, she couldn’t open them.Theodore continued holding Rosalie in his arms, his elbows on both her sides. He was so close to her that their breaths mingled.Despite his back injury, he felt as though all his discomfort vanished at that moment.Theodore reluctantly straightened himself up, and tucked her into the sheets. He swept her bangs away from her face, and stood up to stare at her by her bedside for a long time.He did so all the way until Sydney walked over and stood behind him, and both of them stared at the woman in deep sleep on the bed. They felt like guardian angels watchi
The notebook was filled with her scribbles. There were so many documents and so many notes she scribbled down. It must have taken her a lot of time, and exhausted her thoroughly. Sydney walked in. “Your ex-wife is pretty impressive. She managed to read all these documents in one go.”Theodore put Rosalie’s notebook down.It seemed she was trying to identify the problem with this company, and she really managed to find it amidst the seemingly flawless data.Even a professional auditor may not be able to identify the problem through these documents.Regent Co.Theodore suddenly recalled something. He immediately pulled out his phone, and dialed a number.“Hello. Are we having a meeting with Regent Co. later this afternoon? Tell Mr. Landon not to agree to the negotiation during the meeting. We’ll update them on our decision after the meeting.”After Theodore hung up, Sydney smiled. “Seems like Rose accidentally helped you out, big time.”Theodore shut down his laptop and put i
What’s more, she had stayed up the entire night and kept him in the dark about it. It was natural that she was hot-tempered and flared up at him.As for why she didn’t tell him about it, he reasoned that it must be because they were divorced and she was keeping her distance, but couldn’t stop herself from caring for him.Theodore drew the link in his own mind.Sydney noticed the tender look in Theodore’s eyes. “Seems like your ex-wife still treats you very well, and is so considerate toward you.”The mention of his ‘ex-wife’ made Theodore’s eyes go dim. He felt slightly uncomfortable, and stood up. “Whatever it is, you should have advised her not to stay up the entire night. Her body is still in such a weak condition. What if something bad happened?”“I told her to sleep early, but she refused to listen. She’s not a child. Could I have forced her to go to sleep? Even if it’s not for herself, I thought she would go to bed early for the b…”Sydney’s mind buzzed as she froze.‘Oh
Rosalie woke up at the sound of the alarm at noon, just in time for lunch.She was still feeling woozy and very tired.When she looked at the time, she knew she couldn’t go on sleeping. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to sleep at night and end up having her day and night reserved. That would be terrible.It would be fine if she weren’t pregnant, but she was. She had to think for the baby.After climbing out of bed, Rosalie walked into the bathroom, washed up, bathed, and changed into a clean set of clothes.After leaving the bathroom, she felt a lot better and not so tired anymore.Rosalie walked into the study and took out her notebook. Just then, Sydney returned home from the market.Rosalie walked out of the study with her notebook in hand. When she saw Sydney, she walked over to her and said, “Mom, I found many issues last night. Look, these are Regent Co.’s data from the previous quarter…”“I read them,” Sydney cut her off as she put her groceries on the table. “I read thr
Geoffrey Carter sat expressionlessly on the couch, sipping on some tea.Sebastian stood in front of Geoffrey, his figure tall and towering, with an indomitable air of a noble.Geoffrey looked as if he was going to set his teacup down, but midway, he lifted his arm and flung the teacup in the direction of Sebastian’s head.The tea in the cup splashed all over Sebastian’s head.Although it was no longer scalding, the teacup hit his head and broke into two pieces.Sebastian didn’t wince in pain, and continued standing tall. The broken teacup fell on the floor with a clank.Geoffrey looked up at Sebastian coldly. “You’ve become quite something. I heard that recently, you’re seldom in the office and always out. Even your secretary doesn't know where you go or what you’re doing. Tell me. Who is that woman?”Sebastian said firmly, “It’s my own problem, and not because of some woman. Don’t get the wrong idea.” “Me? Getting the wrong idea?” Geoffrey stood up. He was as tall as Seba
"If you’re going to involve someone unrelated to this, Dad, then I won’t stand for it!" Sebastian said firmly, anger lacing his voice. In response, Geoffrey gave him a hard slap.Sebastian’s head spun sideways. He pressed his tongue against his cheek, and snorted."You always blame Mom for everything. You kept saying she’s dragging you down. After that, she stayed at home and didn’t interfere in anything because she was afraid of troubling you. Even then, you still look down on her. I’m really curious, Dad. Must it always be other people’s fault? Aren’t you going to take any responsibility?"Smack! Geoffrey gave him another harsh slap. "You’ve lost the project, but you’re still arguing with me! Phillip, bring me the stick!" Geoffrey snarled. He had always been strict, and was a staunch believer of the old saying: spare the rod, spoil the child. Following this, Sebastian received many beatings ever since he was a child.As Sebastian got older, Geoffrey rarely laid a hand on hi
Sebastian looked at Rosalie in worry. A few seconds later, he said coldly, "Not really. We’re just casual friends. We don’t see each other very often. Yvonne hangs out with her more."Yvonne never expected her brother to say that, but she knew he was trying to protect Rosalie.Rosalie was puzzled to hear Sebastian's words. She had a hunch he was pretending to be unfamiliar with her on purpose—he was doing it was for her sake. His father didn't seem too kind."Oh, is that so?" Geoffrey sounded somewhat sarcastic, and his sharp gaze fell on Rosalie again. "Miss Young, my son says you two are just casual friends. Is that true?""Yes, Dad," Yvonne answered quickly. "She and Seb are just normal friends. We’re closer."Yvonne hurriedly linked her arm with Rosalie's. "I called her here to hang out. I didn’t think we’d find you two here. We’ll leave immediately!"She knew her brother must be deathly anxious right now. The only thing she could do was to take Rosalie away.Sebastian shot