Yves had been arrested. If Rosalie left, the research institute would not have a leader.Rosalie could only stay. She chose another trustworthy researcher and asked him to take over Yves’ place after briefing him about the project.Byron was worried and had been guarding her.When Rosalie was done with her job, it was already evening and time to get off work.Rosalie left with Byron first.A Rolls-Royce pulled over before them as soon as they reached the institute’s entrance.Looking at the car in front of them, Rosalie felt it looked familiar, but she could not remember whose car it was.Before she came up with an answer, the driver’s door opened, and Xander came out of the car, looking concerned.“Young Master Xander?”Complicated emotions rose within Rosalie upon seeing Xander.Before Yves got caught, she did not trust Xander that much. Hence, she had not contacted him for quite some time.Rosalie felt sorry for him when she saw him, and she was also delighted.Meanwhile
Rosalie felt even guiltier when Xander said that.“Sorry, I’ve been so busy investigating that I forgot to contact you.”She embraced herself and apologized.Fortunately, Xander did not question further. He observed her with a smile as though he was ensuring she was healthy again.Rosalie said, “I’ve recovered. Sorry to make you worry about me for so long.”Xander said casually, “I tried visiting you in the hospital the day you fainted. It’s a pity President Lawrence said you were asleep and didn’t let me go in.”Rosalie looked at the man beside her.Byron looked at her calmly. “I told you about this. It was already late that night, and I’m sure Young Master Xander didn’t want to disturb your sleep, so he chose not to go in.”He was trying to tell Xander he had told Rosalie about it.Xander’s expression changed.He thought that with Byron’s character, he would not tell Rosalie about it.To his surprise, Byron had told Rosalie.Moreover…All Xander saw on Rosalie’s face was
Byron looked displeased. “What’s he doing here?”Rosalie patiently explained, “The experiment Dr. Graham meddled with is the Lancer family’s project. Young Master Xander would have to get to know about what happened.”Then, Rosalie frowned slightly. “What about you? How long have you misunderstood Young Master Xander and been impolite to him? Don’t you think you have to apologize?”Byron looked annoyed. However, it was Rosalie speaking to him, so he suppressed his anger. “Impossible!”Xander did not just come for the project.Byron could see Xander was there to provoke him.Rosalie knew nothing about the conflict between the two men. She felt absurd when she heard Byron’s decisive rejection.“Why do you dislike Young Master Xander so much? You were impolite to him when you were in the hospital because you suspected he was the culprit, but the misunderstanding has been resolved. It had nothing to do with him, and he was a victim too. Why do you dislike him now, then?”Something
Meanwhile, Wendy rested in the hospital for two days, and finally, her arm was not as painful.Magdalene knew her daughter got injured and rushed to the hospital early in the morning.“What is this? How did you get injured? Are you feeling better? Why didn’t you tell me sooner?”Magdalene felt sorry for Wendy when she saw Wendy in the patient’s attire.Wendy shook her head expressionlessly. Her voice was hoarse. “Nothing. I’m fine now. There was no point telling you about it.”For the past two days, she could do nothing because of the injury to her arm. She had spent most of her waking hours crying.That was why Wendy did not want her parents to visit.Hearing her voice, Magdalene noticed she seemed to have cried. When she looked closer, she saw that Wendy’s eyes were swollen.Magdalene’s heart sank. “What happened? Why did you cry so much? Who bullied you?”Tears shimmered in Wendy’s eyes when Magdalene mentioned that.She felt wronged in front of her mother.“Oh! What happ
That night, Wendy went to th Lawrence family’s mansion with her injured body.Melody had just finished her dinner and was strolling in her garden. When she saw Wendy, she smiled and welcomed her. “Wendy! What are you busy doing these days? I haven’t seen you for a long time.”Wendy pursed her lips and did not answer.Wendy was puzzled and approached her. “What happened? Did Byron bully you again?”Wendy nodded and shook her head. Then, she sobbed.Melody’s heart sank. She held Wendy’s arm and took her to the living room. Then, she ordered the housekeeper to serve them tea.“Your uncle isn’t here tonight. You can tell me what happened!”Wendy lifted her head this time.Just now, the light outside was dim, and Wendy had been lowering her head. As such, Melody did not see Melody’s face.When Wendy lifted her head, Melody was shocked to see her face swollen and her eyes red. Wendy looked like she had been crying a lot recently.“Why did you cry so much? Did Byron bully you? Tell
Melody took out her phone and called Byron.Byron had just had his meal in Rosalie’s house and had just walked out.He frowned upon seeing it was a call from his mother. The smile on his face disappeared, and it was cold again.“Where are you now? Come to the Lawrence family’s mansion at once! I want to talk to you!”Before Byron could speak, Melody ordered angrily through the phone.Byron’s forehead puckered, and he looked back at Rosalie’s brightly lit house. He could still vaguely hear Rosalie playing with the kids.Snapping out of his daze, he answered, “Got it. I’ll be right there.”He could probably guess why his mother was making the call.It must be because she knew he wanted to break off his engagement with Wendy, so she wanted to speak up for Wendy.This time, Byron did not intend to compromise. In any case, he would firmly cut ties with Wendy.With that in mind, Byron sped off in his car and headed to the Lawrence family’s mansion.Meanwhile, Wendy sobbed as she w
Melody was startled to hear her son refusing decisively.When she realized it, rage overpowered her. “You’re ignoring the six years Wendy spent waiting to marry you so you can date the woman who left you and her daughter! Did you ever think about Estie? Have you thought about the reputation of the Lawrence family?”Melody looked at her son angrily. “The chairman of Lawrence Corporation wants to marry a woman with two kids. That would be a disgrace to the Lawrence family. If others know that Jacobs woman is the daughter-in-law of the Lawrence family, what do you think others will think of us?”She would never allow such a disgraceful thing to happen to the Lawrence family.Byron was displeased to see his mother’s attitude toward Rosalie.However, Melody was his mother, so he did not do anything. All he did was answer coldly, “I don’t care!”Pissed off, Melody shouted, “What are you talking about?! You’re messing with the reputation of the Lawrence family!”Byron lifted his eyebro
Byron felt ironic when he saw his mother suspecting and trusting Wendy at the same time.If she wanted a reason, he did not mind giving her one.Byron said coldly, “Wendy isn’t fit to be Estie’s mom. I’ve given her six years, and she has been taking care of Estie recently, but Estie still refuses to accept her. Estie’s illness became worse under her care. I’ll never risk my daughter’s health.”Melody frowned and looked at Wendy.She knew nothing about Estie.Before this, she thought Wendy and Estie had been getting along very well.She had no idea that was how it was.Even so, Melody was unwilling to accept the woman who had abandoned Estie.“Wendy needs time. Give her a little more time and she’ll get it right!” Melody insisted.Byron did not hide his impatience. “Let her live with Estie any longer and Estie’s condition will only worsen.”Melody was in a dilemma and was not as firm as before. “How would you know if you haven’t tried? Is that Jacobs woman who abandoned Estie