Her cold attitude frustrated Byron, so he said coolly, "Lucian and Nox are still waiting for you at home, so I hope you'll watch yourself, Miss Jacobs."Rosalie did not want to dwell on this topic either, so she nodded calmly. "Thank you for the reminder, President Lawrence."The two of them exchanged a look, both of their hearts roiling with emotion. Byron pulled his gaze back with a frown and turned to leave the hotel. He only came here today for her.However, her attitude was making him reluctant to stay here for even a second longer.As he walked away, Rosalie frowned slightly, her suspicions rising again. He came to this banquet for work, didn't he? So why was he leaving already?She could almost believe that he was leaving because of her.After what he said earlier, though, Rosalie did not want to get carried away again. She looked away from him and turned back into the hall.Mason and his friends were nowhere to be seen now.As soon as Rosalie went in, she met Pres
Inside the car across the road, the driver felt the air pressure drop suddenly. His palms became sweaty.After a long pause, Byron pulled his gaze away from the hotel entrance and said coldly, "Head back."The driver slowly started the car and drove toward the hotel where Byron was staying.On the other side, Rosalie was completely oblivious to Byron's presence as she got into the passenger seat of Leon's car.As soon as they were inside, Rosalie politely took off the coat and put it onto the backseat. Leon asked her for her hotel's address and started up the car.No one said anything in the car for a long time. Rosalie stared out the window, lost in thought.She really did not understand Byron's attitude toward her earlier…"Is it alright for you to leave so soon? What about President Lawrence?" Leon asked suddenly. Rosalie was dazed for a moment before she returned to her senses and frowned in confusion. "What does my leaving have to do with him?"Leon looked at her throu
The car stopped outside the hotel. Rosalie bid Leon goodbye and got out of his car, heading back into the hotel. Early the next morning, Rosalie went to President Zimmer's office at the agreed time and signed the deal as planned. After that, she boarded the plane for home. Once she got onto the plane, Rosalie finally felt her nerves relax gradually. She had been tense for several days now.After she reached home, she would keep an eye on things for a while longer. Once she was sure that the companies she had just signed with could keep up a steady supply, she could leave the country without any more worries. Just as she was lost in thought, someone took the seat next to her.When she returned to her senses and instinctively looked at the person next to her, her expression stiffened. "Are you going to accuse me of stalking you again?" Byron lifted an eyebrow at her cynically. "If you mind, should I change seats?"Rosalie dug her nails into her palms to keep her anger in check
At that moment, nobody was listening to the details of the announcement. A loud cacophony rang out as the passengers on the plane started crying, screaming, and questioning what was happening. It was the first time Rosalie had encountered such a situation. She could not help but feel rather uneasy. However, she tried her best to calm down. The uneasiness in her heart grew as she heard the noises outside. The plane continued moving shakily. All of a sudden, someone started crying as they yelled out loud, “My children are still waiting for me back at home!” Rosalie heard the person’s cries loud and clear. She widened her eyes as the sense of uneasiness in her heart flared up to the maximum point. Her children… Lucian and Nox were still waiting for her at home. She had selfishly refused to tell them about their true identities. If something happened to her, what should they do? Rosalie’s face paled when she thought about how Lucian and Nox would be all alone if a
The air turbulence gradually stopped. However, Rosalie’s mind was completely blank. Rosalie finally returned to her senses when the plane landed. She still felt rather frightened when she thought about what had happened just now. “I told you that we’d land safely,” Byron’s deep voice rang out by her ear. “However, since we’ve already landed, shouldn’t you let go of me now, Miss Jacobs?” Rosalie was stunned. She was way too panicked just now. She had almost forgotten about Byron’s existence. Let go of him? What was he talking about? Just as she was feeling extremely dazed, something moved in her left hand. Rosalie lowered her head and glanced down. She noticed that their hands were intertwined at the connecting part of both their seats. More accurately, she was holding onto Byron’s hand tightly. Her fingerprints were on his hand. She was gripping onto his hand so forcefully that her hand felt rather stiff now. Therefore, she did not realize that she was ho
Rosalie remained seated on her seat for some time as she watched Byron leave the plane. After a while, she slowly got up. As soon as she stood up, a wave of dizziness washed over her. Her body seemed to be reacting to the shock that she experienced just now. Rosalie held onto the seat in front of her for support. After stabilizing herself, she cautiously got off the plane.She felt uncomfortable everywhere while walking down the plane. Her stomach cramped painfully as well. After entering the airport, Rosalie quickly walked in the direction of the washrooms.“Ugh!” A passerby grumbled impatiently when Rosalie bumped into him as he was walking with his luggage behind him. Rosalie resisted the discomfort that she felt and bowed at the man in a hurry to apologize to him. She then stood up straight, covered her mouth, and quickly ran to the washroom.Byron suddenly heard noises coming from behind him. He turned around instinctively and looked behind. He saw Rosalie running towa
Byron could tell that Rosalie was trying her best to keep herself on her feet at first glance. He reached out and tried to help her up when he noticed that she was about to fall down. Rosalie’s hand was on Byron’s arm. Both of them did not move after that. Rosalie held Byron’s arm stiffly when she realized that he had noticed she was struggling. She lowered her head and rested for a while before slowly getting up. She apologized to Byron nonchalantly, “I’m sorry. Just now… I didn’t manage to stand up straight.” After speaking, she tried to withdraw her arm. Byron’s gaze darkened when he sensed her intention. He reached out before she could and pressed onto the hand she had placed on his arm.Rosalie frowned slightly. “You’ve been feeling unwell since just now. You don’t need to act tough in front of me.” Byron frowned as he reached out to wrap his arm around her waist so that she could lean on him. His expression did not change at all. Rosalie instantly felt much
It seemed like Lucian and Nox had heard the noise outside. The moment the car stopped, the two children dragged Mary out with them as they ran out. Odd expressions appeared on their faces when they saw the car parked in the courtyard. This car… looked rather familiar. Rosalie felt a headache coming on when she noticed the gazes that the three of them cast at her.Just as she was hesitating about how she should explain things to them after getting down the car, Byron suddenly opened the car door.Rosalie immediately returned to her senses. She turned around and tried to open the door on her own so that she could get out of the car, but Byron had already walked over to her side. “We’ve arrived.” Byron tried reminding her of her situation and extended his arm to her. Rosalie gritted his teeth and tried to get out of the car from the other side. Byron lowered his voice as she spoke in her ear once again, “Miss Jacobs, you wouldn’t want your children to see you trip