NovelEnglishAt nine o'clock the next day, Rosalie was woken up by her phone ringing.
She opened her eyes, and realized that she had overslept. She usually didn't wake up this late.
Rosalie was still feeling woozy as she sat up on the bed. She reached for her phone, and saw an incoming call. Her heart leapt, and she answered the call immediately. "Hey, Mom." "Rose, are you up?" Sydney asked.
"I am," Rosalie said as she combed her fingers through her hair, feeling slightly guilty. She looked like a little girl who got caught by her mother for sleeping in, and she dared not admit it. "What's up, Mom?" "I'm meeting Geoffrey for lunch later. Join me." "Join you? Are you sure, Mom?" "Do you wantto meet that cunning businessman all by myself?" "Well, no," Rosalie said hurriedly. "Of course not, Mom. I'll go with you." She had a part to play in this meeting between her mom and Geoffrey. She introduced them for the sake of helping Sebastian, and had begged her mom to meet Geoffrey. She couldn't possibly leave her mom in the lurch now.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe just didn't expect the meeting to happen so soon.
Sydney said, "Alright, get yourself ready. I'll drive over to fetch you. We'll go to the restaurant together." "Mom, just tellthe address of the restaurant. I can drive there myself." "Don't be silly," Sydney said firmly. "I said I'll go fetch you. That settles it." Sydney didn't say anything further and hung up right after, not giving Rosalie a chance to reject her.
Rosalie had no choice but to do as Sydney said.
She got out of bed, and walked to the washroom. She looked at herself in the mirror, and jumped in fright. Her face was pale, and her eyes were red and swollen.
Last night, she had cried too much and for too long.
Not wanting Sydney to see her in this state, she hurriedly covered her eyes with a warm towel. She would pretend that what happeneddast night didn't happen.
After washing up, Rosalie got changed into something presentable. Soon, Sydney arrived in her car. After getting into her car, Rosalie saw the fatigue in Sydney's eyes.
"Mom, what's the matter? Are you feeling tired?" "I'm fine. I had to take care of Theo last night, and didn't sleep much." Rosalie's heart leapt at Sydney's words. "Did something bad happen to Theo?" Sydney nodded, "Yes." "What is it?" Rosalie asked with worry.
Sydney turned around, and said, "It's nothing to do with you. You two are already divorced." With that, Sydney stepped hard on the accelerator and zoomed off.
Throughout the journey, Rosalie kept thinking about Theodore. Many times, she wanted to ask Sydney about it, but she couldn't get past the fear she had for her mother-in-law.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmTo be accurate, her ex-mother-in-law.
She could sense that Sydney was quite upset today.
But Rosalie couldn't help but ask, "Mom, is Theo sick?" Things weren't amicable between them last night.
"I said that it has nothing to do with you. Why are you worried if he's sick or not? You're not his wife," Sydney En said flatly. Rosalie was stunned for words. "But I..."
She wasn't his wife, yes, and she had made it clear that she didn't want to be his sister. Who was she to him, that she should worry about him? They had made things clear between them last night, that they would live their respective lives. What was the point of caring about him now? It would only make things between them more complicated.
back Rosalie asked nothing further, and swallowed her words of concern down her words back down her throat. X
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