Rose's gaze followed the leather shoes upwards and saw a black mask. The sparkling ripples of the pool were reflected on the mask, and she thought she had seen a ghost.She held her breath, pretending to be calm and hoping the "ghost" couldn't see her. In the next moment, the black mask enlarged in front of her; the "ghost" actually crouched down and reached out toward her. Jonathan's hand gripped her arm as he wanted to pull her out of the pool.Rose felt like she'd been jolted by electricity, and all her pretense of composure instantly crumbled. There was only one thought in her mind—to run.She forcefully turned around and kicked the pool wall with all her might, propelling herself several feet away. At the same time, it caused Jonathan to plunge into the water with a splash.He was drenched from head to toe. His expression darkened. Was he really that scary? He swam toward Rose and once again grabbed her arm. Instinctively, Rose kicked frantically, narrowly missing his sens
After Rose left, the atmosphere in the backyard became quite eerie. Inside the pavilion, Jonathan had wrapped himself in a bathrobe. His face was dark as he dried his wet hair, seemingly pretending that Miles wasn't there."Long time no see. I never expected that we would meet again in such circumstances." Miles was the first to break the silence. Both of them were prominent figures in Regalia. After the incident that happened three years ago, they seemed to have developed an unspoken agreement, deliberately avoiding each other.Jonathan remained expressionless, offering no response to his reflections. Miles gave a faint smile and continued to stare at him, not wanting to miss any of his reactions. "You agreed to be a guest judge because of Rose, right?" he asked.This time, Jonathan's brows furrowed slightly."You changed the venue of the competition at the last minute because of her, didn't you?" Miles spoke with certainty."I remember the host of the competition said th
"That's good."Miles expressed great satisfaction with this answer. Without even glancing at Jonathan, he strode out of the pavilion.As Rose's mind continued to echo Mr. Finch's confession, she suddenly noticed Miles approaching in her direction. Her heart skipped a beat.Fearful of being caught eavesdropping, she didn't even have time to put down the mask she was holding as she immediately left the backyard.She carefully avoided the crowd and quietly went upstairs to change out of her wet clothes. Her movements were subtle. Her actions were noticed by Mandy.Mandy took a glance at Evan, who was looking for Rose at the dooryard. She was not originally on the guest list for this celebration event. However, upon hearing that Evan would be attending tonight, she immediately left Kelly's engagement ceremony.She pretended to coincidentally meet Evan, using both soft and hard tactics to make him bring her along to this event. She even invoked both of their families to persuade him
At Lane residence, Kelly had just endured the scrutiny and provocations from Mrs. Lane Senior. Her heart was filled with frustration. Her phone suddenly rang, and it showed that the caller was Mandy. The two of them rarely interacted as Mandy had always looked down on her. However, after some consideration, she answered the call."Kelly, I've got some good news for you. Your sister, Rose, was quite impressive tonight. She even managed to captivate Mr. Young. Congratulations to the two of you! You just got engaged to Nixon, and Rose might get engaged to Mr. Young soon."Mandy deliberately provoked her. In the past, at Nightfall Lounge, the plan to humiliate Rose was initiated by Maya. However, during Kelly's engagement ceremony today, Mandy realized that Maya was just a follower. The real target for Rose's humiliation was Kelly.As expected, Kelly couldn't hide her jealousy and resentment as she said, "Nixon and I truly love each other. Rose is already married. How could she ente
Inside the room, after having changed into fresh attire, Rose became entranced by a photo hanging on the wall. In the photo, two men and a woman stood side by side with their students' day attire.However, their faces had been smudged with black paint. Was this young lady the "Anastasia" mentioned by Mr. Young? Who were the other two individuals? Could they be Mr. Finch and Mr. Young?She refrained from overthinking and swiftly dried her hair. Letting the hair casually fall behind her, she prepared to go out. As she opened the door, two pairs of eyes met hers. "Mr. Young … Evan ..." A bewildered expression flickered across her face. She had assumed that Miles would leave after bringing her here. She hadn't anticipated him waiting for her. What's more, she wondered when Evan arrived. The look in Miles's eyes held a mix of shock and bewilderment."Ana ..."He instinctively wanted to call out Anastasia's name. However, he suddenly realized something and immediately withdrew his
Rose was so shocked that she blurted out. Though her voice was low, Evan and Miles still heard it."Cough …""Cough …"Both of them slightly hesitated before they covered their mouths and coughed, smiling lightly to help conceal her shock. At this moment, all Rose could see were the endless zeroes behind the five. While she was the heiress of Celeste Jewels, she hadn't received a single penny from her family after graduating. She had been financially tight ever since she paid for her star escort husband. Now, with an unexpected 500 million, she was on the brink of blurting it out in excitement.Miles observed her with an increasingly gentle gaze as he asked, "Ms. Shaffer, don't you want to say something?"His reminder brought her back to reality. She finally noticed that everyone was looking at her. She chuckled as she raised her phone and said, "Money ... a lot of it. I like it!"Her words left everyone speechless. After all, who wouldn't like that huge amount? In the back
"It's a pity that I'm the only one who admires Ms. Shaffer. Meanwhile, she …" Miles continued as he raised an eyebrow in disappointment.The crowd was instantly in an uproar. No wonder his gaze toward Rose had been so full of affection just now. Could it be that he had been secretly in love with her?"My goodness! What kind of ethereal love is this? Ms. Shaffer must have saved the galaxy in her past life ...""Mr. Young is handsome and wealthy. Apart from Mr. Finch in Regalia, who can compare to him? Ms. Shaffer doesn't have feelings for him?""Could it be that Ms. Shaffer has feelings for Mr. Finch?"Discussions among the crowd were rampant. In the backyard, hidden in the darkness, Jonathan's eyes gleamed with depth as he focused on Miles in the villa. However, when he heard the statement mentioning Rose had feelings for him, a glint of excitement passed through his eyes.In the next moment, Rose poured cold water on his newly kindled flames as she clarified, "No, I haven't fa
Nixon was excited. Soon, he was brought to the backyard. In the darkness, Jonathan's face was incredibly grim. Nixon thought he had finally revealed Rose's true colors.He immediately added fuel to the fire as he said, "Uncle Jonathan, you have seen that Rose is that kind of woman. She's not worth even a single glance from you.""What kind of woman is she?" Jonathan's voice was low and chilly.Nixon quickly painted an even darker picture of Rose. "She was once my fiancée. To harm me, she got involved with a male escort and even married him. She approached Mr. Young and you just for money to support his husband."A male escort? Rose indeed treated him as if he were some kind of special occupation worker, throwing money at him. A faint smile involuntarily tugged at the corner of his mouth.However, Nixon didn't notice his change in expression. Thinking about the 500 million Rose had just received, he felt a surge of envy."Uncle Jonathan, don't let her deceive you. Those jewels a