Rosalie seemed to sense a cold gaze watching her. Confused, she turned and looked around, but she could not see anything out of the ordinary.“What’s the matter?” Leon noticed something was amiss and asked her concernedly.Rosalie pulled her gaze back and shook her head somewhat hesitantly. “It’s nothing.”That was what she said, but Rosalie was a little distracted for the rest of the meal.That gaze was almost real. It did not seem like she was imagining it at all. However, she just could not figure out where it was coming from.It was only at the end of their meal that Rosalie forced herself to stop indulging her suspicions.Leon politely offered, “It’s getting late. Shall I send you home?”Rosalie declined with a smile. “It’s fine. I drove here, and I wouldn’t want to trouble you.”Leon did not insist any further.The two of them left the restaurant, chatting cheerfully. Leon watched Rosalie get into her car before he turned around and got his, slowly driving out of the par

“Sorry, something came up tonight and I couldn’t pick you up. Have you had dinner?”Rosalie let them go and asked them gently.The three children nodded obediently. “Yes, we have! We’ve been playing for a long time!”Rosalie heaved a sigh of relief, standing up as she said, “What have you been playing? Show me.”Nox ran to the living room excitedly. “We were playing with the Lego Mister Byron bought us! It’s really fun!”Lucian and Estie stayed with Rosalie. She held one of their hands in each of hers, watching Nox in amusement. The kids obviously liked the Lego Byron had bought for them. The type and difficulty of the sets he bought suited them perfectly.The three children had built a base over the course of a single evening.No matter how she looked at it, though, the Lego set was very boyish.Rosalie looked at Estie worriedly. “Do you like this Lego, Estie?”Estie’s eyes sparkled and she nodded hard.She liked everything as long as she was with the boys.Rosalie was fi

That went on for a few days. Estie had Rosalie to keep her company at home, but she was all alone at the kindergarten.She watched as the boys played with the other children but ignored her. Finally, Estie mustered up the courage and ran up to them.The boys exchanged a look and said sternly, “What is it now?”Estie gripped the hem of her little dress until it was crumpled, and she had a deep frown on her pretty brow. She looked at them solemnly, opening her mouth and trying hard to vocalize.Lucian and Nox watched her, anxiously and worriedly.If they had not known that Estie could speak, they would never have been willing to force her like this.They waited until they were about to give, when suddenly they heard a miniscule sound.“Lu… No…”Estie’s face was red as a tomato, but she could only manage a syllable for each of them. She lowered her head dejectedly.Lucian and Nox were overjoyed, however. They wrapped her up in a huge bear hug. “That was amazing, Estie!”Their hu

The three of them discussed the matter for a while before immediately inviting the Lawrences out for dinner at River View Lodge.When Melody and Benedict arrived at the restaurant, Wendy and her parents were already waiting for them in a private room. Wendy's head was lowered and she seemed to be feeling down, while her parents looked less than pleased too. When the Lawrences came in, Wendy looked up and forced a smile. "Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence."That was all she could manage before her smile faded. She acted as though she had been deeply wronged.Melody was confused. "What's the matter, Wendy? Did someone do something to hurt you? Could you tell me?"As soon as she said that, Magdalene replied, "It's all because of those rumors going around. They're making our Wendy sound like a fool who doesn't know her own place. She's been crying herself to sleep every night lately."Wendy hastily denied it. "No, I know Byron didn't mean anything like that. I heard about those rumors, b

Byron stood in front of the window for a long time before he pulled out his phone and called his father.His call went through quickly."What's up, Byron?" Benedict had not gone to work that day. He was eating breakfast at home, and he looked up at Melody opposite him when he picked up his son's call. Melody immediately knew what was going on when she heard it was her son calling. She held out her hand to take the phone from Benedict.Benedict did not protest, handing her the phone as she wished.On the other end, Byron had no idea what was going on. He asked in a low voice, "Were you the one who spread the news about the engagement?"Even though Luther had already confirmed it, he still wanted to hear it straight from his father's mouth. However, it was his mother who replied."It was my idea. Is something wrong?" Melody said matter-of-factly. Byron was slightly taken aback. After a moment, he began to frown. "Why didn't you ask me what I thought first? This is my marriage