NovelEnglish"She did get it, but..." Rosalie said helplessly, "she spent it all, and ended up unable to take care offinancially. She leftat the entrance of a company building. Thankfully, Mr. Spencer sawand tookto the Spencer residence. I lived there until I got married to Theodore." "Were they making you a child bride for their family?" Christopher asked, brows furrowed.
Rosalie wasn't sure if she heard it right, but she thought she heard his voice turning cold.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe immediately explained, "No! Grandma didn't takeas a child bride, but treatedlike her own granddaughter. She treatedvery well, and I married Theodore willingly. No one forcedinto it." "So you married him for love, and not because you were forced or to repay their kindness?" Christopher pursued further. "Yes, I married him because I loved him. The Spencer family is powerful and rich, with hoards of women fighting to marry into it. Why would they force me?" She could be frank with others and say that she loved Theodore, but couldn't to tell it to his face. What's more, she didn't want others misunderstanding the Spencers, who had done so much for her. Her serious expression made Christopher nod. "That's good. Did the Spencers really treat you well?" His tone had softened.
Rosalie nodded. "Yes, they did. They treatedlike family, and didn't letsuffer one bit." She had always been grateful for them.
ive Christopher stared at her in a daze "You're such a sweet girl. How could they bear to make you suffer? Your aunt was really too much to have made you suffer at that point." en.swhovelsHis solemn face when he talked about her aunt made Rosalie wonder why he was so upset over her words. It almost seemed as though he was infuriated that someone had hurt her. Conversely, he beaved a sigh of relief when others treated her well.
Was she thinking too much? She felt like Christopher cared a lot for her, and it didn't seem like simple concern for his nephew's wife—or even his son's wife.
Rosalie didn't want to talk about her unhappy childhood memories. It was true she had suffered during the tshe was with her aunt, but that was all in the past. So many years had gone by. She didn't even really hate her aunt; the past no longer hurt her.
"That's all in the past. I'm doing very well now." Christopher kept staring at Rosalie until he looked a little lost. Feeling rather uneasy, she chuckled awkwardly.
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"Pardon me, but you really resemble an old friend of mine. Looking at you remindsof her when she was younger," he explained. "Is that so? Are you still in contact with that old friend of yours?"
He shook his head. "We haven't been in contact for ages. I have no idea where she is right now Probably overseas in sother country." Rosalie nodded with a smile, and said nothing further.
Very soon, the waiter served Christopher's dinner before taking his leave. Rosalie could sense be was in a bit of a daze when he mentioned his old friend. Christopher took a sip of his soup, then said, "I heard a little about what happened to you from Vonnie. It seems your ex-husband didn't treat you very well." X
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