“I’m going home. It’s getting late, she’ll get worried if I go back home late.”“Who will get worried?” Sydney asked. She sighed loudly, and shook her head helplessly.“Mom, I’ve got to call Rose and tell her that I’m at… I’m with my mom. I can’t let her have the wrong idea.”Theodore pulled his phone out of his pocket, and scrolled to Rosalie’s number.Rosalie’s number was the first on Theodore’s list of contacts. He specifically added a letter ‘A’ in front of Rosalie’s name so she would be listed as the first contact.He was so drunk, he couldn’t see the words on the screen clearly. He scrolled up and down and clicked randomly on the screen, but realized he pressed on the wrong number.When he called the number, he put the phone to his ear.An agitated voice sounded through the phone. “Theo, it’s so late. What’s the matter? Are you missing me?”Theodore found it strange to hear this voice. He looked at his screen, and saw the name reflected on it.How did “Rose” turn into “C
“You said that you wanted to call Rose, you silly,” Sydney said, not sure whether to laugh or cry.Seeing Theodore right now both made her heart ache and gave her the urge to laugh out loud. He had it coming, really.“Oh, yes. I wanted to call Rose.” Theodore suddenly laughed, his pale and haggard but still handsome face suddenly filling with hope.This time, he dialed the right number and finally called Rosalie. However, all he heard was the sound of the automated voice over the phone. “Sorry, the number you’ve dialed is unavailable. Please try again later…”Theodore listened all the way till the automated voice message ended. The phone went back to standby mode, and fell from his hand to the couch with a plop.He suddenly smiled bitterly and helplessly. “I remember it now,” he said. “Rose divorced me. She’s no longer my wife.”He felt as though he had woken up from a dream, and realized a fact that he didn’t want to realize.Theodore was stunned with disbelief.Sydney rem
“Yes, yes, she’s horrible. She doesn’t know what’s going on in your mind at all. When you asked for a divorce, she shouldn’t have agreed to it. She should have clung desperately onto you and refused to the divorce,” Sydney said. Sydney didn’t want to argue with a drunkard, for fear that it might negatively influence her intellect. “Exactly! I just asked for a divorce! Why did she have to go along with it? Why did she have to be so obedient?” Theodore yelled in frustration. “She’s not rebellious at all!”Sydney sighed. The men of the Spencer family were all idiots, really. They were never satisfied, no matter what.“Yeah, she shouldn’t have been so obedient. She should have resisted and been rebellious. I think Rose’s an idiot through and through.”“You’re the idiot!” Theodore grabbed a pillow and flung it aside, like a child throwing a tantrum. He turned around, and said, “Don’t you talk bad about Rose! She’s not an idiot.”“Oh, still defending her now?” Sydney said with a sm
“Theodore Spencer, how could you treat me like this? How could you?! Didn’t you say that you wanted to marry me? What do you mean by this text? You’re too much! You must be throwing me aside now that I’m sick!”She received Theodore’s call, which woke her up in the middle of the night, but she felt very glad instead of getting angry.He had contacted her, probably because he had thought of her in the deep of the night.To her utter surprise, he was intending to call Rosalie but had dialed the wrong number.He was thinking of Rosalie even when drunk, and even sent an outrageous text like that to her.“Theodore Spencer! You said that you’d marry me! No—I have to find you right now and get to the bottom of this.”Cynthia was very agitated, and wanted to pluck out the needle in her arm.Suddenly, the door was opened. A tall, towering figure marched in, slamming the door shut and locking it from the inside.Cynthia jumped with fright before she had a chance to pluck out the needle.
At nine o’clock the next day, Rosalie was woken up by her phone ringing.She opened her eyes, and realized that she had overslept. She usually didn’t wake up this late.Rosalie was still feeling woozy as she sat up on the bed. She reached for her phone, and saw an incoming call. Her heart leapt, and she answered the call immediately. “Hey, Mom.”“Rose, are you up?” Sydney asked.“I am,” Rosalie said as she combed her fingers through her hair, feeling slightly guilty. She looked like a little girl who got caught by her mother for sleeping in, and she dared not admit it. “What’s up, Mom?”“I’m meeting Geoffrey for lunch later. Join me.”“Join you? Are you sure, Mom?”“Do you want me to meet that cunning businessman all by myself?”“Well, no,” Rosalie said hurriedly. “Of course not, Mom. I’ll go with you.”She had a part to play in this meeting between her mom and Geoffrey. She introduced them for the sake of helping Sebastian, and had begged her mom to meet Geoffrey. She could
Geoffrey had booked the entire restaurant.He had wanted to send a car to fetch Sydney to the restaurant, but she rejected the idea and he didn’t push it. It was enough that he got to meet her.He arrived early at the restaurant, and waited patiently until he saw Sydney and Rosalie in his line of sight.He immediately stood up. With a wave of his hand, he said, “I’m over here.”Sydney glanced at him and stopped in her footsteps, looking slightly stunned. There was a mix of emotions in her eyes.Very soon, she composed herself and walked toward him step by step. Rosalie followed behind her, feeling slightly nervous.Sydney and Geoffrey both exuded commanding auras, and it seemed to make the air around them warmer. Sydney was cold as ice.Rosalie stood behind her like a meek little lamb.Geoffrey fixed his gaze on Sydney, with a faint smile that looked deliberate.“President Harper, we finally meet.” Geoffrey reached a hand out to shake Sydney’s hand.His hand paused in midai
Geoffrey smiled politely. "I have a simple request. I mainly want to meet President Harper. There’s nothing beyond that. Don't think too badly of me. Not everyone has an ulterior motive.""Threatening my daughter-in-law with your own son, and then telling me you have no ulterior motive? Chairman Carter, we're not children or idiots, so let's not lie with our eyes wide open," Sydney snapped.She was filled with rage. Every word she said was sharp, and she wasn’t showing Geoffrey any courtesy.Rosalie didn't expect Sydney to be so direct, either.Sydney turned her head, and said, "Rose, go pick out some seafood. Choose the freshest ones.""Okay." Rosalie stood up. "You two chat first."It seemed they had things to discuss.The waiter led Rosalie to the seafood section. "This way, please." All the seafood here was live, and selected on the spot.After Rosalie left, Geoffrey discarded his polite demeanor.Sydney's expression grew colder. "Geoffrey, what are you playing at? Do yo
Meanwhile, Rosalie picked out the seafood.When she returned, she saw from a distance that Geoffrey and Sydney were still talking. She didn't know what they were discussing. Worried she might interrupt them by approaching them now, she sat nearby and waited.Suddenly, she remembered that she had told Sebastian last night that she would call him once she was feeling better. Now that she had some free time, she dialed Sebastian's number.Sebastian picked up immediately. "Hello, Rose.""Seb, it's me. Sorry about leaving early last night.""It's okay, it was an emergency. It wasn’t your fault. Are you feeling better now?" Sebastian asked.Rosalie responded with a hum. "I'm much better. By the way, how did it go with Miss Yancey last night? After I left, did you get along well with her?"Seeing that Sebastian remained silent, Rosalie asked, "What's wrong? Didn't you talk with her? How do you expect to win a girl's heart like this? If you really can't manage, ask Vonnie to help you. S