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If Rosalie had known everything earlier and that he had never cut ties with Cynthia, she wouldn’t have married him in the first place.

Both of them fell into silence.

Later, Rosalie spoke again.

“I’ve already got the resident register. You must have heard from Caleb, right?”

Theodore grunted. “How did you get it?”

“Grandma called me over and had a talk with me. It turns out she

knew we were going to divorce a long time ago. She heard the

conversation we had on my birthday night, and she also knew Cynthia

had come back.”

Theodore frowned. “How did Grandma react?”

“Why, are you worried she’ll be upset?”

“Grandma’s old and not in good health,” he said.

“Is she? I don’t think you see it that way.”

“What do you mean?”

There was annoyance in his eyes.

“Nothing much. Maybe you still blame Grandma for forcing you to marry me, and not letting you be with Cynthia.”

Rosalie didn’t believe Theodore had no resentment towards Rebecca

at all.

Theodore forced a smile, and said, “She’s still my grandmother.”

“Yes, Theo, she’s your Grandma. If leave someday, please take care of her. Visit her often, make her happy, and say things she loves to

hear.”

Rosalie’s voice choked up, tears glistening in her eyes.

“Where are you going?” Theodore’s brows furrowed tighter, his eyes. filled with worry.

“We’re getting divorced. After that, I won’t be your wife anymore, nor will I be Mrs. Spencer. Where I go is my freedom, and you have no right to ask anymore.”

Actually, Rosalie didn’t know where she was going. Wherever it was, she didn’t need to feel so sad anymore.

Theodore stared at her in silence. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end, he said nothing.

Rosalie continued, “Grandma voluntarily gave me the resident register and agreed to our divorce. We don’t have to rush anymore, and we don’t have to sneak around. You should rest in the hospital for a few

days.”

Theodore fell silent. After a long time, he said, “Rose, I want to ask you a question. Tell me the truth.”

“What is it?”

“What’s your relationship with Sebastian?”

Rosalie was silent for a while, then she said, “We’re friends. Why are you asking about him?”

Theodore didn’t respond. Instead, he asked again, “You said you met him for the first time when you were getting your degree certificate, and in a short time, you became good friends with him. Isn’t that too quick?”

“What’s wrong with that? Haven’t you heard of the saying that a friend.

in need is a friend indeed?”

“Oh, so you and he became true friends because of that?”

Then, did that mean there was no rapport between husband and wife?

“Theo, we’re ending this. Whatever relationship I have with Sebastian has nothing to do with you.”

Theodore smirked. “That might not be true.

Rosalie frowned, sensing something malicious in Theodore’s words.” What do you mean?”

“Nothing much.”

Seeing his indifferent demeanor, Rosalie regretted her actions. Why

did she come running here with such eagerness?

She stood up from her chair, and said, “I’m leaving.”

Just as she reached the door, Theodore stopped her, “Wait.”

Rosalie turned back. “Is there anything else?”

“You’re just leaving me here like this?”

“Do you need me to call Cynthia?”

Rosalie had already taken out her phone and dialed Cynthia’s number. Before Theodore could speak, she said, “Hey, Cynthia, Theo’s in the hospital.”

After finishing the call, Rosalie hung up.

Theodore’s face darkened. “Who told you to call her?”

“Shouldn’t I call her? She’s your darling. Seeing her might make you

feel better soon.”

With a sarcastic remark, Rosalie turned and left the ward. Theodore clenched his fists, the coldness in his eyes growing stronger.

A few days later, Rosalie was sitting with Rebecca, knitting a sweater. These past few days, she had been spending time with Rebecca.

“Rose, when are you and Theo planning to divorce?” Rebecca asked.

Rosalie smiled lightly. “Grandma, he’s been a bit busy these days. We’ll do it when he’s less occupied. But don’t worry. Even if I divorce him, I’ll still come to see you often. You’ll always be my grandmother.” “I just want you to be happy soon. How busy can he be? He doesn’t even have an hour to spare for a divorce.”

Before, it was Rebecca who didn’t want them to divorce. Now, it seemed she was urging them to split up. A topic that used to be sensitive could now be discussed easily.

“He’s indeed very busy, Grandma. There’s a lot going on with the company, and as the CEO, there’s a lot he has to take care of…”

“Enough,” Rebecca interrupted her. “Don’t hide things from me. I know he’s in the hospital.”

Rosalie’s heart skipped a beat. She looked up, the knitting needle almost pricking her hand.

“Grandma, you…you knew?”

She had been hiding it these past few days, afraid that Rebecca would find out. She didn’t expect the latter to already know. It seemed like they shouldn’t hide things from her in the future.

“I knew you were afraid I would worry, so you didn’t say anything. But don’t forget, even though I’ve retired, I still know what’s going on with the company. Theo hasn’t been to the office for days, and I could easily find out with just a phone call

She was even more shrewd than they thought.

“You don’t have to worry, Grandma. He’s supposed to be discharged today.”

“I know. Oh, that child’s stomach has never been good. Even if he’s discharged today, if he keeps agitating it, he’ll end up back in the hospital. He doesn’t take care of his stomach properly, and just keeps drinking.” Rebecca sighed.

“Did you always know about his stomach?”

“Yes, I’ve always known.”

Rosalie frowned slightly. “And I’m the only one who didn’t know? No one ever told me about this.”

“Theo didn’t want anyone to tell you.”

“Why?” Rosalie was shocked.

“He didn’t want you to worry, so he told me not to tell you. He believed he could slowly take care of himself. Having one more person worrying wouldn’t help, so I didn’t say anything.”

“Grandma, you should’ve told me earlier.”

Rosalie felt a bit guilty. If she had known about Theodore’s stomach. issues earlier, she would have definitely tried to take better care of him during their marriage. She would have kept an eye on him, and made sure he didn’t drink.

“Well, what good would it do to tell you earlier? Now that you’re

getting divorced, I feel really upset,” Rebecca said.

As soon as this was brought up, Rosalie’s complaints disappeared, leaving only guilt towards Rebecca.

“Alright, let’s not talk about these unhappy things. Theo being

hospitalized is his own doing. It has nothing to do with you,” Rebecca comforted Rosalie.

At this point, the old lady seemed to have come to terms with it.

“Grandma, Theo’s getting discharged today. I plan to go with him to handle the divorce procedures this afternoon.”

Hearing this, Rebecca sighed and nodded. “Alright, do as you wish. I just hope that after you get divorced, you both will come visit me together for a meal.”

“No problem, Grandma.” Rosalie would definitely fulfill Rebecca’s small wish.

“Rose, rest assured. Even if you divorce Theo, you’re still the Spencers

only daughter–in–law in my eyes. You’re the only one I’ll ever

acknowledge. As for other women, I won’t acknowledge them at all,” Rebecca said firmly.

“Grandma.” Rosalie held Rebecca’s hand, deeply touched. “What if Theo meets a better woman in the future?”

“Rose, Theo won’t find a woman better than you. You’re the most suitable for him.” As she spoke, she hesitated. “Rest assured, I won’t let you be mistreated for nothing.”

Rosalie felt uneasy. “Grandma, what do you mean?”

“It’s nothing, you’ll find out at noon.

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During lunchtime, Rebecca invited both Wesley and Sydney to join them.

Rosalie thought it would just be a family lunch, but she didn’t expect Cynthia to show up as well. She had a faint feeling of what Rebecca meant by not letting her be mistreated for nothing.

She worried that Rebecca might reprimand Cynthia here, which would worsen Rebecca’s relationship with Theo if he found out.

She tried to persuade Rebecca not to do so, but the latter reassured her and told her not to worry, because she wouldn’t lose her temper at the dining table.

Rosalie couldn’t disobey Rebecca. Either way, Cynthia had already been called, and it was too late to do anything about it.

The five of them sat at the table, the atmosphere unusually quiet. Wesley kept staring at Sydney, but Sydney just ignored him and ate her food as if no one else were around.

Rosalie looked at Rebecca with confusion.

Rebecca smiled at Cynthia. “Ms. Zeller. This is our first formal meeting, isn’t it?”

Although Rebecca was smiling, her smile carried powerful dignity. Cynthia felt uneasy, and tried her best to portray the image of an elegant lady.

“Yes, ma’am. I’m very pleased to meet you today. Thank you for inviting me,” Cynthia said.

When she received the call, she was somewhat incredulous and thought someone was pulling her leg. But Rebecca had personally

called her, inviting her to lunch and even sending someone to pick her up, saying she wanted to meet her.

This was Theodore’s grandmother. Cynthia knew she would have to pass this test once she married Theodore. So she came here, hoping to win Rebecca’s favor.

Rebecca had some prejudices against Cynthia, since they hadn’t met before. Cynthia believed that as long as she tried hard to please Rebecca, the old lady would change her opinion of her. Even a poor girl like Rosalie could please Rebecca, so she couldn’t afford to lose. Should her attempts to please fail, she had a backup plan.

“You don’t need to be so polite with me. After all, you and Theo are so close. I should have invited you earlier. Otherwise, he would continue to hide you from me, and that wouldn’t be good.”

Rebecca spoke calmly, but the atmosphere was odd.

“Mom,” Sydney said, “I don’t think Theo’s been hiding Ms. Zeller at all. He often takes her out for meals, brings her to the company, and even goes on dates with her. He’ll probably have to take her to public events and give her the title of Mrs. Spencer afterward, right?”

Wesley interrupted, “Theo hasn’t divorced yet. How can someone else be called Mrs. Spencer?”

“It’s going to happen soon, right? After all, Ms. Zeller has come to the house, just like what you did before in the past,” Sydney said nonchalantly, never lifting her head to look at her husband.

Wesley had intended to engage her in conversation. Seeing his wife’s indifference, he couldn’t continue.

When the couple each received a call from Rebecca, she informed them that she had also invited Cynthia. At that moment, the couple didn’t understand. But since Rebecca had already decided, they

naturally couldn’t say anything.

Rosalie stayed silent, unsure of Rebecca’s intentions. It was probably best for her not to say anything for now.

Cynthia looked carefully at everyone, then at Rosalie sitting across from her. She had to outshine Rosalie to make a good impression.

Cynthia smiled, and said, “I’m not yet married to Theo, so I naturally wouldn’t assume the title of Mrs. Spencer. That would be

unreasonable. Rosalie is the current Mrs. Spencer, and I understand

that.”

“Understand?” Rebecca wiped her mouth with a napkin, and placed it on the table. “Ms. Zeller, you’re indeed knowledgeable and reasonable enough to understand the situation concerning Theo’s current wife.” Cynthia wasn’t dumb. She could sense the veiled implications in those words, but all she could do was maintain politeness and continue smiling.

The Spencers didn’t like her at all. It seemed that no matter how hard she tried, it was futile.

Well, as long as she clung to Theo, everything else didn’t matter. The old lady was old, and would die soon anyway.

She couldn’t understand what was wrong with the Spencers. Had they lost their minds? Were they stubborn as mules? They only recognized Rose. She was just a poor and pathetic woman!

Among the Spencers, it seemed only Theodore was normal.

Just then, hurried footsteps entered from outside.

“Cindy.”

Everyone turned to see Theodore entering. He seemed in a hurry, worry coloring his face.

“Theo, you’re here. I don’t remember calling you,” Rebecca said, puzzled.

“Grandma, why did you specifically call Cindy here?” Theodore was anxious, but he remained polite to Rebecca.

“Ms. Zeller, did you tell Theo?” Rebecca looked at Cynthia.

Cynthia smiled awkwardly. “Ma’am, was I not supposed to tell him? I’m sorry, I didn’t know. I was so happy when you called me, so I told Theo that you invited me to dinner at your house. I thought it was Theo’s idea. I really didn’t know.”

She lowered her head, looking innocent, her tears almost falling.

Sure enough, Theodore would defend her every time her put on this act. He pulled a chair and sat next to her, then glanced at Rosalie across from him. Her expression was indifferent, as if it didn’t

concern her.

“Grandma, this has nothing to do with Cindy. She really thought it was my idea, and casually mentioned it during our conversation. She didn’t tell me on purpose,” Theodore explained.

“Look at you,” Rebecca chuckled. “I didn’t blame her, so why are you so eager to defend her? And why did you rush here? Were you worried your parents and I teamed up to bully her?”

“What exactly do you want from her? And why didn’t you tell me?”

Theodore didn’t directly say it, but his expression clearly indicated that he thought they were all about to bully Cindy.

The smile on Rebecca’s face vanished, and her expression suddenly turned serious.

“I called her here just to ask some questions, because there are some things I haven’t figured out. I wanted Ms. Zeller to clarify them for me. As for calling your parents here, I also wanted everyone present to serve as witnesses.“.

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Upon hearing Rebecca’s words, Rosalie could already guess what the older woman was about to say. She was about to speak, when Rebecca smiled and said, “Rose, you eat your food. Don’t worry about it.”

Rosalie knew that when Rebecca made a decision, she couldn’t stop

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Theodore frowned. “Grandma, why not just ask me directly?”

“Even if I ask you, isn’t it all information that Cynthia told you? It’s better to ask her directly to get firsthand information, which is more accurate.”

“Mom, what’s going on?” Wesley asked curiously.

Cynthia forced a polite smile. “I don’t know what you want to ask me, ma’am, but I’ll tell you anything I know.”

“Alright, remember your words. I hope you’ll tell me the truth,” Rebecca said.

She then gestured to the seat behind her.

“Come closer, Ms. Zeller. I heard you had a lung transplant surgery before, and that your health is quite poor now.”

“Grandma, why are you bringing up that surgery out of nowhere? Cindy’s already been through a lot. You don’t need to…” Theodore began.

“Quiet!” Rebecca interrupted him. “I’m talking to Ms. Zeller. What’s it to you?”

“Yes, Theo,” Sydney chimed in. “Let your grandmother finish speaking. Don’t get anxious. It’s not like she’s going to beat her up or anything.”

Theodore didn’t know what to say, and Cynthia was extremely

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is your health not so great now because of that surgery? I heard there were also some issues with your heart. Please answer the question,” Rebecca asked again.

Cynthia nodded. “Yes.”

“Okay,” Rebecca continued. “Your surgery had complications because the donor’s arrival was delayed, which caused one of your lungs to fail. I heard that the reason for the delay was me. Apparently, I deliberately obstructed it, and used your surgery to threaten Theo.” Cynthia’s face went pale. “Ma’am, why are you suddenly saying this? I don’t understand what you mean.”

Theodore’s expression turned grim, “Grandma, this matter is in the past. Let’s not bring it up again.”

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Rosalie huffed. “Taking things out of context? Back then, you were very clear with me. You said it was Grandma who used her influence to deliberately stop the lung transplant surgery to threaten Theo. I’m not taking things out of context.”

“You are!” Cynthia sobbed. “I only said it might be like that. I wasn’t sure of the specifics. But you told Madam Jarvis something different. Isn’t that slander?”

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Cynthia was reduced to tears. “Theo, you must believe me. I swear I didn’t say that to Rosalie.”

Theodore tried to speak up for Cynthia. “She’s already explained that

she didn’t say that. Maybe Rose misheard her, and there was a misunderstanding.”

“Misunderstanding? Ha ha ha…” Rebecca laughed. “What kind of misunderstanding will make her think that I want to harm her? Is she refusing to admit her own words? You think Rose might have

misheard her, but I’m of the opinion that she’s changing her words

now.”

“Ma’am, how am I supposed to admit that I said something I didn’t? I’m not lying to you, I…”

“Cynthia Zeller,” Rebecca cut her off, “I don’t care whether you’re

slandering me or you’re hinting that I’m the one who did it. Either way, you’re sowing discord on purpose. Let me make myself clear. I did not stop you from going through the procedure. Even if you were just guessing, you’re maliciously trying to create a rift between me and Theodore. What a wicked woman you are!”

“I’m not, I’m not!” Cynthia shrieked in agitation, grabbing Theodore’s arm. “Theo, trust me. I really didn’t do so, I didn’t.”

She turned around, and pointed fingers at Rosalie.

“Rosalie, why are you making trouble and causing things to turn out like this? What good does this do for you?”

Tears washed her face, making for a pitiful scene. As long as Theodore believed her, she didn’t care if everyone else didn’t.

Rosalie suddenly stood up, and said coldly, “Cynthia, you clearly told me at that time that it was Grandma who stopped your operation. You didn’t say that it was just a guess. I swear that if I were lying or taking your words out of context, then I’ll get hit by a car on the streets! Dare you swear that you’ll never marry Theodore if you were lying? Do you?”

“Rosalie, you’re too much! How have I offended you for you to treat me this way?!” Cynthia cried as she dashed into Theodore’s embrace.

“Enough!” Theodore glared at Rosalie. “If swearing were of use, lying and cheating wouldn’t exist in this world. Since this is a case of her word against yours and no one knows who’s telling the truth, I think we should just forget about this!”

Rosalie scoffed. “You’re really playing things down. Do you really think Grandma was behind this, or are you just blindly believing everything that Cynthia says?”

“I have no need to explain to you,” Theodore said coldly.

“Do you have a need to explain things to me, then?” Rebecca was on the verge of pulling her hair out from her grandson’s actions. “I am your grandmother. Since you’ve misunderstood me, don’t I deserve an explanation from you?”

“Grandma, it no longer matters whether you’re the one behind this.”

“It matters very much to me,” Rebecca spat out angrily. “Theodore Spencer, you’ve received the very best education since you were young. I didn’t expect you to be so blinded by a woman that you’re simply disregarding everything! Ever since Cynthia appeared, you’ve been an idiot. This woman doesn’t do you any good at all. Conversely, she’s bringing you all sorts of trouble. Can’t you see? She’s even creating a rift, crying and yelling the moment she’s exposed! Yet you’re still stubbornly defending her?”

“Cynthia wasn’t the one trying to create a rift between us,” Theodore snapped, in a fit of pique. “If Rosalie hadn’t mentioned this out of the blue, how would all of you know about it? I think she’s the one making all this trouble!”

Rosalie chuckled in disbelief. “I’m sorry, Grandma, but I think it’s not appropriate for me to stay here any longer. I’ll head to the hall now while you guys continue.”

She really didn’t want to stay here a moment longer. She was pregnant, and getting agitated might be detrimental to her baby.

“Sure, Rose. Leave this to me and go.”

Rosalie then left the dining room.

She headed to the hall by herself and settled down on the couch, her blood boiling.

Cynthia was clearly putting on an act–everyone could tell, with the sole exception of Theodore.

So, it was true that love is blind and a man in love would certainly be biased. In the mind of a man in love, there was no such thing as logic and objective truth!

Instead of blaming Cynthia for creating a rift between everyone and saying something like this, he chose to blame Rosalie for mentioning it in the first place.

She was exasperated at his line of thought.

After a while, she heard footsteps coming toward her. She turned to see Cynthia walking in her direction.

Rosalie said coldly, “What are you deline

Cynthia was glowing; not a hint of sadness that was etched on her face earlier was visible.

Rosalie snorted. “Your acting skills are way too lousy. No one else will believe you except for Theodore, but you probably don’t care since it’s enough that he alone believes you.”

Cynthia sat down next to her.

“Rosalie, you’re such a cunning woman. How could you tell Madam

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Jarvis something that I told you privately? It was clearly my fault, but thankfully, Theodore chose to defend me.”

“Hah, defend you? What gives you such confidence? Theodore is blind when it comes to you, but have you ever considered this? Even if he thinks his grandmother landed you in this plight, he remains filial to her and won’t blame her. How important do you think you are to him?” Rosalie mocked.

Cynthia clenched her fists, and said through gritted teeth, “At least I’m more important to him than you are! Don’t you dare be smug. So what if Theodore finds out this truth? Believe it or not, he’ll still defend me even if I slander his grandmother!”

“You’re so confident, Ms. Zeller. What if there is concrete evidence?”

“He’ll still defend me, even in the face of evidence. Just watch if you don’t believe me! You’ll never win Theodore’s heart. He’ll stand up for me no matter what I do! I’ll show you!”

With that, Cynthia stood up and left the hall.

Rosalie didn’t know what happened next in the dining room. Things remained calm and quiet in the hall over the next half an hour.

Soon, Theodore arrived in the hall alone, and walked in Rosalie’s

direction.

Rosalie glanced at him, thinking that he might flare up at her. She sneered coldly, “Well, are you here to yell at me for Cynthia’s sake?”

Theodore sat down next to her. “I’m here to talk things through with you.”

“Is that so?” Rosalie glanced at him. “How are you going to do that?”

“Cindy’s operation really was delayed. She found out after she woke up from her operation, so she was in a very bad mood. Having known all along that Grandma didn’t approve of our relationship, she naturally suspected Grandma.”

Rosalie furrowed her brows in frustration. “How can you tolerate her when she so blatantly slandered your grandmother?”

“She didn’t do it on purpose, Rose. Don’t you empathize with her at all? It’s completely normal for Cindy to get agitated and let her imagination run wild in that situation. It is also true that she didn’t say with certainty that Grandma was the one who did it,” Theodore insisted.

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“What about you? Do you also think Grandma was the one who did. it?” Rosalie asked.

“Yes,” Theodore answered, as his face grew cold. “Grandma did seem like the prime suspect at that time, so I thought she deliberately stopped Cindy’s operation so she could separate us.”

Rosalie could feel her blood boiling. “You’re too much! How could you suspect your own grandmother? You’re such a let–down!”

“How am I a let–down?” Theodore said in a suppressed tone. “As much as I suspected Grandma, did I confront her about it? Neither did I blame her nor mistreat her because of this. Is that not enough?”

Rosalie was almost convinced by Theodore’s logic, which seemed sound. He didn’t blame Rebecca, despite thinking that she did the wrong thing.

But… If he really trusted Rebecca, would he have suspected her immediately? Why would he suspect that his own family member would do something so horrendous?

At the end of the day, Cynthia was the most important person to him.

Why didn’t he suspect that Cynthia was lying and deliberately creating a rift between him and his family? She was clearly putting up an act, so why couldn’t he tell?

Instead, he chose to suspect his own kin right off the bat.

Yet now, he was sitting on his moral high horse, saying that it was good enough that he didn’t blame his kin despite his suspicion. He knew full well whether that was good enough or not.

“Enough, of course it is,” Rosalie said sarcastically. “Since M-

Spencer said so, how could it not suffice?”

Since he said so, so be it. He wouldn’t listen to others, anyway.

“Rose, I’m trying to speak to you in a civilized manner. Don’t be so passive–aggressive,” Theodore said with his brows furrowed.

“I’m talking to you very civilly, too. You think it’s enough, so be it. I’m just agreeing with you. What else do you want?”

Rosalie’s attitude made Theodore feel very comfortable.

“You were the one who started all these. I’m just trying to defuse the situation. Don’t keep trying to put the blame on others.”

“I was the one who started it?” Rosalie laughed at his words. “Cynthia told me something that I conveyed to Grandma, so I’m the one who started this?”

“Isn’t that so? Cindy was just harboring a guess, but you told

Grandma something else altogether, saying that Cindy said it was certainty. That was a deliberate attempt at creating a rift between us,” Theodore said unceremoniously.

“Theodore Spencer,” Rosalie said furiously, “how many times do you want me to repeat myself? Cynthia told me very clearly that Grandma was the one who did it. She did not phrase it as a possibility, neither did she frame it as just a guess.”

Theodore continued speaking up for Cynthia. “Even so, you’ve misunderstood her. You misunderstood what she meant.”

Rosalie shut her eyes and took a deep breath, trying to rein her temper in. She then stood up from the couch.

“Theodore, you’re always like this. Cynthia clearly told me.one thing in private, but she would end up saying another thing the moment she gets exposed. She’d claim she didn’t mean what she said, and that I misunderstood her. Each time, you’d choose to believe her instead of

1. me. I’m always the one misunderstanding her. I once doubted whether I attended primary school and that I might be lacking in comprehension skills, or maybe I just don’t understand her.”

Theodore looked up at her. After a long pause, he said, “Rose, no matter what Cindy told you, don’t bring this up ever again. Whether there was a misunderstanding or not, this is all in the past. Don’t count it against her, on account of her health condition.”

The memory of Cynthia claiming that Theodore would defend her just half an hour ago flashed past Rosalie’s mind.

Cynthia had a reason for being so confident. Theodore really was

defending her. Even if he knew Cynthia might have done it on

purpose, he still chose to defend her

How much did he love her to defend her to such an extent, despite knowing that she slandered his grandmother?

“Fine, it’s over since you said it’s over. But don’t forget: just because it’s over, doesn’t mean that it never happened.”

Rosalie then turned to leave.

Theodore grabbed her arm to stop her. “Wait, there’s one more thing.”

“What else is there? If it’s about Cynthia, I don’t want to hear it. Let me go.”

Just then, Rebecca and the rest walked in. “Rose.”

“Grandma,” Rosalie said as she shook Theodore’s hand off hard. She walked to Rebecca. “Grandma, are you all right?”

“I’m fine, really. We’ve talked things through about what happened today,” Rebecca said, looking to be in a good mood.

Sydney and Wesley were standing next to Rebecca.

Cynthia was with them as well, her head bowed and her face covered with streaks of tear stains.

Rosalie said, “Grandma, since you’ve talked things through, I’ll head back first.”

“All right. You’ve kept me company over the past few days, it’s time for you to head back home for some rest. But…” Rebecca turned to glance at Cynthia. “Ms. Zeller will be heading back home. Theo, are you going to send Rose or Ms. Zeller home?”

Theodore stood up from the couch, and straightened out his jacket.

Rosalie knew what Theodore would say even before he spoke. She said to Rebecca, “Grandma, just have the driver send me back home. I

“Rose, I’ll send you home,” Theodore said as he appeared behind her. Let’s go home. I haven’t returned in a while.”

Rosalie furrowed her brows as a look of surprise flashed past her face. She turned to look at him, thinking she might have misheard him. She finally snapped back to attention after a while.

“Aren’t you going to send Cynthia back?”

Cynthia didn’t expect Theodore to say that either, and glanced at him pitifully.

“Cindy, the driver will send you home. I have something to attend to today,” he said.

He had to send Rosalie home.

Cynthia knew it wasn’t a good idea to bug him under such circumstances, and had no choice but to bite her lip and nod.

Rebecca smiled. “All right, head back home now. You two can talk when you reach home.”

“Mom.” Sydney stepped forward., “I’ll head off too. I’ll come and visit you again next time.”

“Sure, go on ahead.”

When Sydney turned to leave, Wesley bade Rebecca a hasty farewell as well. “I’ll head off, too.”

Rebecca nodded as she saw Wesley follow closely behind Sydney.

“I have something to talk to you about,” he said.

“I have nothing to say to you,” Sydney snapped.

“It’s business.”

Wesley ran in pursuit of Sydney, thinking of all ways to follow behind her.

Rebecca shook her head helplessly. “Theo, just take a look at your father. He’s regretting it so much that your mother refuses to talk to him.”

Theodore said nothing further to her, but turned to Rosalie. “Let’s go.”

He held Rosalie’s hand without a word, and took her away.

Rosalie walked behind Theodore, a perplexed look on her face.

He was speaking up for Cynthia just moments ago, behaving all biased toward her and lacking in logic. Yet now, there was such a sudden reversal in his attitude.

Rosalie had no idea what he was thinking.

Rosalie sat in the front passenger seat in the car while Theodore drove on in silence.

There were a few times Rosalie had the urge to speak, but seeing Theodore remaining silent made her hold herself back.

It felt like a competition in which the first to speak loses.

Just as that thought popped into Rosalie’s mind, Theodore spoke up.

“I hope you won’t think about what happened today again.”

Rosalie furrowed her brows. “Then why are you mentioning it again?”

“I just want to make things clear. I’ll look into what exactly happened with the operation.”

Rosalie scoffed. “In that case, you’re admitting that you think. Grandma did it even before investigating things.”

Theodore said, “It is precisely because I think that Grandma’s the one. that I didn’t go ahead with the investigations. Whatever it is, Cindy. has already paid the price.”

Rosalie sneered, “So, whatever she says is right and whatever she does will be forgiven, just because of her health condition?”

“What if it were you? Do you want to be in poor health like Cindy and pitied, or to be in good health but misunderstood?”

Rosalie chuckled. “So being in poor health allows you to receive unconditional protection and pity. I’ve learned something new today.”

According to his logic, a person can do whatever she likes because of her poor health, and be forgiven even when she does something wrong. Such a person was to be pitied, after all.

Theodore didn’t explain himself further on this matter. Since it was already over, then so be it.

The more he explained himself, the more it might upset Rose, he thought.

“Let’s go through with the divorce today. We’ll head home to fetch the resident register. We can’t delay this any longer,” Rosalie said.

“Rose, I want to discuss the divorce with you.”

“What about it do you want to discuss?” Rosalie asked.

Theodore suggested, “Shall we not get a divorce for the time being?”

Rosalie was stunned. “What did you say?”

“Let’s not get a divorce for now,” he repeated himself.

Rosalie suddenly laughed out loud–not out of joy, but because she found the entire situation laughable,

“What exactly is wrong with you?! You were the one who asked for a divorce in the first place. Fine, I can accept that many things have happened that stopped us from going through with the divorce. But now, you’re telling me that you don’t want a divorce? What’s this? Do you have some sort of fetish that makes the prospect of being with Cynthia less thrilling after the divorce?”

She really couldn’t understand this man.

Theodore’s brows were tightly knitted.

“I didn’t mean that,” he said.

“So what exactly did you mean?”

“You saw for yourself what happened today. The Spencers will never approve of Cindy. Grandma said many things to me, but one thing is for sure: she’s getting older, and her health is deteriorating. If we get

a divorce now, she’ll feel terrible even if she doesn’t say it. That would be detrimental to her health.”

“But Grandma said that she’ll be happy as long as I’m happy. I’ll still come visit her frequently even after the divorce.”

“I know. Grandma wants you to be happy, and that’s why she agrees to our divorce. But you know very well that she’ll certainly feel sad about it. If you don’t believe me, call Zane and ask him how her mood has been ever since she found out that you want to divorce me.”

Rosalie picked up her phone, and called Zane.

A few minutes later, Rosalie hung up and remained silent for a long while.

Theodore finally asked, “Well? Did you get an answer?”

Rosalie remained silent.

Rebecca had indeed been unhappy. Zane told her that she kept sighing and would even weep in secret, blaming herself for how things turned out.