Byron was still speaking.“Since it happened, you can blame me for it. It happened because I failed to control myself.”Rosalie covered her face shyly. “Stop it. I want to be alone and calm down. Can you please go out first?”A glint of amusement flashed across Byron’s eyes when he saw Rosalie’s reaction. However, he quickly hid it with a serious expression.“However, I’ve been thinking about it. What you did last night was unusual.”He looked at the woman before him affectionately. “Are you sure you don’t remember anything?”Rosalie covered her face and tried to remember.However, even after recalling for a long time, she could only remember how drunk she was and how Byron had appeared before her. As for the details, she remembered nothing about it.If it had not been for the hickeys, the marks on their bodies, and the pain in her back, she might not even know what had happened to her last night.After a while, she gave up thinking in frustration and shook her head. “I can’t
Rosalie, who had just calmed down, blushed again when she heard that. Even her ears were red.“It’s getting late. I want to take a shower and change my clothes. Go out quickly!”Blushing, she broke herself free from Byron’s hug and pretended to be angry as she glared at the man before her.With his forehead puckered, Byron sounded helpless as he said, “We’re in my room.”Rosalie froze and looked around carefully.Sure enough, she did not see her suitcase next to the bed. It was not her room.Just as she wanted to question Byron why she was in his room, Byron was quicker to react and explain.“You drank too much last night. I didn’t have your room card, so I had to bring you here first.”Rosalie could not retort to that.She frowned and looked around the room. The clothes she had worn yesterday were neatly folded at the foot of the bed and had the stench of wine.What she had on her now was the hotel’s night robe, which revealed her chest and neck.Rosalie did not think she w
Rosalie endured her back pain and took a simple bath.When she got dressed and walked out of the room, she saw the man in the corridor.“I’m done bathing.”Byron approached her when he saw her and held out his hand.Confused, Rosalie looked in the direction his hand was reaching, but she could not see anything because the angle was on her blind spot.She could only see Byron lifting her collar.Rosalie froze and soon realized why Byron was doing that. Subconsciously, she looked away from him, feeling shy.“I have to go to the free clinic. I need to go now.”Then, she walked past Byron.Byron knew that her mind was a mess now, and it was better to let her calm down for a while, so he said nothing.After watching her walk past him, Byron headed back to his room.Rosalie did not say she was going to the free clinic because she felt guilty. It was mainly because she worried about the old people at the nursing home.She looked at the time, and it was almost eight o’clock in the
Rosalie did not know why she did that, but deep down in her, she did not want Byron to misunderstand, especially about her relationship with Xander.After that, she observed Byron’s expression carefully.Byron’s displeasure dissipated a little when Rosalie explained herself.“He didn’t act out of the ordinary yesterday, and I had no conflict with him. I don’t know why he suddenly checked out.”He spoke expressionlessly as if his encounter and confrontation with Xander did not happen.Rosalie felt she might have misunderstood Byron and did not think much about it. She nodded. “I’ll call him and ask, then.”Byron was alarmed and subconsciously wanted to stop her.However, he thought of Rosalie taking the initiative to explain herself to him. Thus, he decided to give in this time and say nothing.Rosalie went back to her room after informing Byron and called Xander the first thing when she was in her room.It took a while for Xander to pick up. “Miss Jacobs, what’s wrong?”Rosal
Just as Rosalie hung up the call, someone knocked on her door.When she opened the door, she saw Byron standing outside.The man’s eyebrows were still knitted together as if he did not expect she would open the door so soon.“What’s the matter?” Rosalie was puzzled. “Have you settled the matter? Aren’t you supposed to head out already?”Byron stopped and frowned. “Almost. I wanted to ask if you need me to drop you off at the nursing home.”Actually, he did not want Rosalie to spend much time talking to Xander on the phone.Rosalie recalled what Xander had said. “Thank you, but I don’t have to go to the nursing home today. The elderly we treated yesterday are seriously ill, and today is only a medical check-up session.”Byron pondered and said, “Let’s go back home earlier, then.”The kids were waiting at home. Moreover, he had to return to the headquarters in Ocean City to deal with his work matters.Most importantly, if they stayed here, he could not be sure if Rosalie would h
Rosalie subconsciously looked at him upon hearing that.She always felt that their conversation sounded like a couple planning a future trip.However, she knew it was not like that.It was because of her selfishness and concerns that they had not gotten back together.That made Lucian and Nox go without a daddy…Rosalie felt remorseful as she thought of that and said nothing, but her eyelids were drooping.Sensing her sudden depressed mood, Byron frowned and said, “What’s the matter? Are you worried about the elderly in the nursing home?”Rosalie pursed her lips. She tried to brighten her mood and smile. “Nothing. I thought of the little ones and wondered how they are now.”Byron glanced at her and tried to comfort her. “We’ll go back this afternoon, and you’ll meet them soon. They’re so smart. They’ll take care of themselves well.”Rosalie nodded with her head down.Byron parked the car in the basement parking of a mall. Then, they headed straight to the kids’ zone.Rosal
Rosalie could not walk anymore, but she did not want to stand here and do nothing.After all, there was still some distance from the parking lot, and it would be tiring to walk back and forth.As she thought of it, she carried the items and walked ahead slowly.However, it had been a long time since she came to Hino. In recent years, the city underwent great changes, especially the streets. The intersections were winding.After crossing a road, Rosalie was confused and could not remember where they parked the car.Hesitating for a moment, she put down the things, sat on a bench beside the road, and waited.If she went any farther, she was not even sure she could find the parking lot. Plus, she was afraid Byron might not be able to find her.She sat on the bench for a while before receiving a call from Byron.Rosalie quickly picked it up.“Where are you?” Byron’s deep voice sounded anxious.Rosalie looked around, feeling bad. “I’m at… the entrance of Starbucks.”Then she adde
Rosalie’s pupils quivered, and her voice sounded nervous. “When did you buy it?”They were together the whole time in the mall just now. Rosalie did not see Byron buying any gifts.Byron’s brows furrowed, and he said helplessly, “I bought it when I went to put the stuff in the car. Unexpectedly, you lost your way when I was only a few minutes late.”Thinking of the woman’s rare carelessness, Byron smirked teasingly.Rosalie blushed slightly when Byron mentioned what had happened just now. Subconsciously, she lowered her head to avoid his gaze and saw the box on her seat.Byron coaxed her, “Get into the car. It’s getting late. It’ll be dark when we arrive home if we don’t leave now.”Rosalie nodded hesitantly and got into the car.Byron also got in and started the car engine.Rosalie sat in the passenger seat. She had the white box on her lap but did not open it.Byron did not urge her either.After driving out of the parking lot, Byron asked her, “Do you want to drop by the n