Ch. 11..20

Chapter 11

As soon as Jay received the notification, he snapped open the homepage of Grand Asia Hospital.

When he saw the provocative challenge, the look on his face could kill someone.

"Master Robbie?" Jay narrowed his eyes and his lips became dangerously thin. "Hehe. Have I been too kind? Is that why some people still aren't afraid of digging their graves?"

The room seemed to drop to subzero temperature and everyone present held bated breaths. All of them feared that they would be the next victim of the president's anger.

'Too kind? Who, Mr. Ares? As if,' Grayson thought privately in his head. 'Everyone agrees that he's the reincarnation of the King of Hell. Nobody would ever dare to touch a single strand of his hair!' That was, of course, with the exception of the curious Rose.

Jay's potent, chilling gaze fell between Grayson and the monitor. "Did you find who this Master Robbie is?"

Grayson lowered his head. Shame-faced, he said, "Our network department has dispatched our best hackers but we haven't been able to get past the hacker's firewall. We're currently unable to find any information about this Master Robbie."

Jay's handsome face darkened. He said coldly, "I'll give you two choices. Either find out who this person is yourself or get help from Jenson."

'Jenson?'

Grayson shivered when he heard Master Jenson's name.

Master Jenson had indeed inherited Mr. Ares's talents and, combined with his rigorous training since he was a baby, Master Jenson was arguably the ultimate hacker in the hacker world.

But to seek help from the demonic Jenson? It would be impossible to avoid getting sliced to ribbons by his sharp tongue. Grayson would also have to look forward to the kid's deadly sarcasm and other surprises.

Grayson's gaze fell on Mr. Ares's slender finger. He wondered if he could ask Mr. Ares to request for Jenson's help in his stead. If the president asked his son personally, the whole matter would be solved within minutes.

"Mr. Ares, how about you go back-"

Before Grayson could finish his sentence, Jay scoffed with disdain, "Do I look like I have all the time in the world?"

Jay stared coldly at Grayson, his gaze sharp as a knife. "Get out."

Grayson wiped his cold sweat as he exited Mr. Ares's  office.

When Grayson returned to the Cyber Security Department, he announced seriously, "Listen up. Unless you no longer want to spend Valentine's Day with your loved ones or spend your New Years' video chatting with your friends, someone had better find out who this Master Robbie is."

Everyone immediately went back to work in despair.

After everyone in the Cyber Security Department individually tried to decipher Master Robbie's firewall for the nth time, Grayson knew he had no choice but to ask Jenson for help. Jenson answered the phone but said nothing.

"Master Jenson, what are you up to?" Grayson was not sure how to bring up the subject and chose to beat around the bush a little.

"You have a favor to ask of me?" Jenson asked coolly.

Grayson was taken aback. Master Jenson was as astute as ever!

"Grand Asia was attacked by hackers. Master Jenson, could you be so kind as to spare some of your precious time to help us restore the system?"

Jenson said airily, "I see... But no."

Grayson sighed helplessly when he heard the beep from the other end of the line.

Grayson hung up the phone and returned his gaze to

the monitor.

It was the homepage of Grand Asia's website. The hacker had set up a string of 2D passwords which gave the impression of a kindergartener's prank.

Grayson was so annoyed that his balls started aching.' Master Robbie sounds like an old-fashioned name but the design looks like it was done by a three-year-old. Even Jenson wouldn't dream of designing such a password.'

Grayson toughened up and called Jenson again.

Jenson answered the phone with gritted teeth. "What?"

"Yo, Master Jenson! Could you please lend a hand to Uncle Gray?"

"Is Grand Asia going to pay me?"

Hie! Grayson felt like his soul was leaving his body. " Master Jenson, Grand Asia is your daddy's company. Of course, he's going to make you the heir in the future." 1

"Not interested."

"Anyway, you wouldn't want to see someone bully your daddy like that, right?"

Click-

Grayson looked at the phone defeatedly. Jenson had hung up, again. "How can I get through to this kid?" Grayson grumbled exasperatedly.

Meanwhile, in the villa in City South that expanded into the horizon...

Jenson sat in front of his computer, staring at the challenge on the website. His handsome face was emotionless. However, the faint anger resonating from his eyes made him look even more like a tiny replica of Jay.

The same cold and unmoving attitude. The same expressionless face.

'Daddy bullying beautiful girls? Daddy is not that kind of person!'

Jenson effortlessly deciphered the string of 2D passwords and spat, "Childish!"

Not only did he restore the normal network of Grand Asia, but he also managed to find the IP address of the hacker's computer with some effort. The location revealed it to be in the microdistrict of City North's Splendid Town.

Then, he picked up the phone and called his father." Pay up," he said shortly.

Jay noticed that Grand Asia's crashed network had already resumed its usual operating mode.

"What do you want?" Jay was never stingy when rewarding his son.

"Mommy," Jenson uttered.

Jay simply could not understand why his son had become so obsessed with his mother again lately.

'Everything's about his mommy. Lego? Mommy.

Reward? Mommy. Can it be that this little guy knows that Rose is back?'

Finally, he said, "If you want to see your mommy, you have to promise Daddy something first. You have to learn how to get along with people and how to communicate with them. In a few days, Daddy will find a nanny for you to take care of your meals and live with you. If you can get along with her, I promise to let you see Mommy."

Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Splendid Town.

When Rose received a sudden call from Grand Asia Hospital, she immediately feared that the hospital was going to refuse to treat her seriously ill mother.

"Miss Rose, we're pleased to inform you that the admission application that you've submitted to our hospital yesterday has been accepted. Due to the special nature of your mother's case, the hospital made an exception for her and allowed her to be hospitalized in Grand Asia Hospital. We have already transferred the patient to the hospital in advance.

Please pay the hospitalization fee of three hundred thousand yuan within twenty-four hours."

Rose was dumbstruck.

When she went to Grand Asia to submit her mother's application for admission yesterday, she was rejected by the staff for various incomprehensible reasons. However, Grand Asia then miraculously transferred her mother to their hospital the day itself without notifying her. 3

There could only be one explanation-Jay had gotten involved. Rose instantly shot at the caller angrily," Who gave you permission to transfer my mother to the hospital without authorization? You had better return my mother back to where she transferred from. Otherwise, I will sue."

Suddenly, a cold voice came from the other end of the call, "Oh, Rose..."

The familiar adrenaline-surging voice that contained a n air of superiority immediately made all the hairs on Rose's body stand straight up. However, she mustered the courage to reply.

"da... Ja... Sir Ares..."

Jay frowned and said coolly, "Grandpa? I'm not that much older than you."

Rose was taken aback and choked violently. She was just trying to get on his good side. 'Obviously, that's not what I meant!'

It was true that he was not much older than her. 1

"Why, someone told me that you're going to sue me?" Jay's haughty voice had an air of indifference that made him sound even more mesmerizing.

"What great timing. I've been meaning to confront you about the matter five years ago before we go to court.

The incident five years ago? The incident where she raped him during the end of their marriage?

'If the thing gets blown up, what good would it do for him?' Rose thought. 'I'm not scared!'

"I'd be honored to be able to see you in court, Sir Ares," she sniffed. "I'll have to thank you for having my name make all sorts of headlines when the time comes!"

It took Rose a lot of courage to retort with those words.

After toughening up and giving it to him, she heard Jay's stony voice saying, "How shameless."

Rose answered sarcastically, "What about using my mother as leverage? Isn't that shameless as well?"

"Rose, it seems like I'm getting to know the real you better now. What sharp wit you have. Aren't you afraid that your words may cause more harm to your mother?" Jay had always been a natural hunter. Wher he had his prey in his clutches, he made sure to prod their weak spots until they fell onto their knees.

It only took a split second for Rose to change from her gallant and spirited self to the old oppressed Rose. ' Hmph! Damn you, Jay! I knew you'd threaten me with her, you lowlife!' Rose's mind slandered him but her mouth opened to form a plea for mercy. "My bad, Sir Ares." 3

"You're asking for forgiveness now?" Jay's thin lips twitched upward. "You really are something!"

Rose pretended to be not affected and smiled. "As long as you let go of my mother, I'll obey you to the word. I'll do whatever you say."

Jay's lips twitched into a ferocious sneer. He wondered why he had never realized what a good actress she was before.

"Rose, I'll be waiting for you at the Grand Asia Hospital to discuss your mother's treatment. If I don't see you within 30 minutes, your mother may be treated by an intern. Sorry about that." With those words, he hung u

Rose wept silently as she looked at the phone.

She had only just escaped Jay's evil lair yesterday but then she had to walk into his claws again on her own accord.

'If I don't go, will Mom be in danger?

'Mom has late-stage uremia. The specialists are already having a hard time treating her. If she was handed over to the interns, she'd be dead in minutes?'

"Ugh!" Rose sighed heavily.

"Ugh..."

After the nth sigh...

Zetty and Robbie were discussing in whispers in the corner. Zetty asked Robbie, "Why is Mommy sighing?"

Robbie cleared his throat and said wisely, "Maybe she's going through menopause. A few of my classmates' moms acted like that when they were going through menopause. They're sighing all day. From the moment they wake up, they'll either scold their husbands or their sons. Other than that, they just sigh. Since our mommy doesn't have a husband to scold and we're such good kids, the only thing left for her to do is sigh."

Zetty felt bad for her mommy. She put down the toy model in her hand and walked over to her mother and gently held her head. She said sweetly, "Mommy, I'll find a husband for you so that you'll be able to scold

him when you're in a bad mood."

Rose was at a loss for words. 'What kind of logic is that?'

"Mommy's not in a bad mood. Mommy just needs to go to the hospital to fight some monsters with your grandma. You two be good and stay at home..." Rose squeezed Zetty's baby face.

When Robbie heard the hospital mentioned, he knocked over the wooden toy blocks and his stubby legs ran quickly into the house to grab a weapon.

"Mommy, if that bad man from yesterday bullies you again, you should spray his eyes with this." Robbie held in his hand a cosmetic bottle with a nozzle that was clearly not a skincare product.

"What's this?"

"Enhanced pepper spray," Robbie said mysteriously. "If you use this, I won't have to worry about you bumping into that bad man again!"

Rose placed the pepper spray into her handbag. Since Jay already knew that she faked her own death, she did not bother with a disguise.

She dressed like her usual self when she exited the house, wearing her favorite white shirt and green fitted skirt, wavy maroon hair spilling over her shoulders. She put on light makeup and high heels. As soon as Rose took a step out of the door, Robbie and Zetty leaned on the window and watched as their

mother walked away.

"Why did Mommy dress up so nicely today?" There was doubt in Robbie's dark, shiny pupils.

Zetty huffed innocently, "This is something out of your expertise. Mommy must be planning to use her beauty as a weapon!"

Robbie rolled his eyes. "As long as that doesn't backfire on her," he mumbled.

Zetty was excited, "Are we going to have a daddy soon?

Robbie fell silent with his mouth agape.

Grand Asia Hospital.

Jay sat in the president's office and looked at his watch. It had been more than half an hour. In fact, forty minutes had passed...

Did that accursed woman chicken out? 1

Was her promise on her phone just empty words.

His tall, lean body stood up. "Grayson, get my car," he barked. Grayson was stunned. "Mr. Ares, aren't we waiting for Rose?" "You actually think she has the nerve?" Jay spat incredulously.

Chapter 13

Chapter 13

As he spoke, the door was pushed open and an attractive secretary poked her head through.

The secretary respectfully said, "Mr. Ares, there is a pretty lady here for you." She sounded rather excited and gossipy.

Grayson told her off, "Don't you know that Mr. Ares's office prohibits females from entering arbitrarily? Send her away."

Jay actually wondered momentarily if it was the accursed woman, Rose. However, when he heard the secretary describing the woman as pretty, he dismissed the thought.

'That mundane and shapeless Rose with her dated style could never be described with that word.'

The secretary closed the door and returned to the reception desk. She said demurely, "I'm sorry, Miss. Mr. Ares isn't accepting guests now."

Rose lifted her chestnut curls and took a deep breath to suppress her anger. Then she huffed, "Your president invited me himself. What's the meaning of him turning me away now? I've already done my part and surrendered. Why is he treating me like I'm less than a human being?" 2

The secretary was stunned. In all her years of working in Grand Asia, that was the first time she had ever

heard someone insult Mr. Ares so courageously.

Jay and Grayson walked out of the office and headed to the elevator. On the way, they heard Rose's raised voice and turned around to see what was happening a t the secretary's desk. When the secretary noticed the annoyed and bloodthirsty look in Mr. Ares's eyes, she quickly pretended to organize her desk.

Jay stood directly behind Rose as she remorselessly continued to list out his wrongdoings. "The customer is always right. If it wasn't for our money paying him, how would he run his business?" 2 "Oh, Rose..." Jay growled her name from behind through gritted teeth.

Rose almost fell to the ground from the sudden voice. She whirled around to see Jay with his hands in his pockets, glaring daggers at her. The only thing Rose could do was smile sheepishly at him.

'F*ck.' She had been full of resentment and needed to vent. The thought of Jay not allowing any women near him made her so exasperated that she could not help but ridicule everything about Jay to the sweet secretary of his. Much to her surprise and dismay, Mr. Ares caught her in the act. 2

She wondered if the misfortunes were piling up on her because she did not pray to the gods before leaving the house.

"Sir Ares!" Rose changed her demeanor instantly.

However, her nervousness caused her to touch her bag uncontrollably.

"Come in with me." Jay turned and walked into the office.

Rose remembered the atrocities that occurred in the office yesterday and hesitated. "Sir Ares, how about we have our chat outside here? I'm really busy today, can you just tell me-"

Jay stopped in his tracks and turned to glare at her.

"How busy are you?"

Rose quickly took back what she said. "No, no, no. I mean, you're the Sir Ares. You probably have a million things to do today. I don't want to take up too much time of yours. Why don't you just say what you wanted to tell me here?"

Jay stared at his watch intently. He finally gritted his teeth and asked, "Rose, do you want to see Jenson?"

In a trice, Rose flew like the wind and rushed up to Jay.

Jay spared her a contemptuous look and walked into the office.

Rose did not hesitate this time and obediently followed Jay into the room.

Jay sat down on his black swivel chair and stared at the pretentious woman in front of him.

He was honestly a little surprised to find that she looked like an actual human being when she was dressed up!

He proceeded to toss a contract in front of Rose. With a n overbearing tone, he said, "Sign it."

Rose took the contract warily and quickly scanned the relevant details in the contract. As she reached the end, she could not help but protest, "This is a typical clause of a capitalist tyrant. I won't accept it." She threw the contract back to Jay. 2

It was a medical exemption contract that asked for Grand Asia to be given permission to use her mother as a guinea pig for new technology. If her mother died from it, Grand Asia would only have to pay a meager compensation. On top of that, family members could not appeal against them on any grounds.

If she were to sign the contract, she would basically be selling her mother off to Grand Asia Hospital.

Rose was not stupid. She sneered at Jay, "I see you just love threatening me with my mother. Sir Ares, I know you want revenge. So give it to me straight!

Don't take it out on a dying old lady. Aren't you afraid O f retribution?" 3

Jay looked at Rose and raised an eyebrow. "You yourself just said that I'm a capitalist. Does it make sense for a capitalist to willingly suffer a loss when dealing with business?" Rose straightened her neck and said, "As long as I don't sign the contract, it won't take effect. I would

never do business with you!"

Rose had a stubborn look on her face.

Jay's next words sounded like a death sentence. "Do you think I can't afford to pay for medical negligence if your mother died in Grand Asia?"

Hic-

Rose was jolted awake.

Her mother's life was in Jay's hands the moment she was transferred into the hospital.

Whether she signed the contract or not, her mother's fate could not be changed. The only thing that could change was how much that capitalist was willing to compensate. He wanted to be free from compensation.

The stingy, evil tycoon.

Jay turned the contract to the last page which Rose had not read and handed it back to her. He whispered haughtily, "You should decide whether or not to agree after reading this." Rose took it suspiciously, read the contents of the contract page, and found herself stuck on the paragraph.

According to the contract, Jay was using her mother as a hostage to force her to be Jenson's nanny.

'Haha!' Rose nearly snorted at that moment.

She considered that a wonderful opportunity. She would likely agree even if Jay did not threaten her mother.

She missed her first baby so much!

However-Rose was unnerved when she looked at Jay.

Why would this guy give her such a wonderful thing without a catch?

Jay looked at Rose's doubtful face, unsure if she would follow along with his plan.

"Are you really going to let me see our son?" Rose asked skeptically.

"Rose, watch your words," Jay said testily. "He's my son, not yours." He spelled it out word by word.

"I'll allow you to see him, but with one condition-"

"And that is?"

"Without my permission, you can never tell him that you're his mother."

Chapter 14

Chapter 14

In any case, Rose would not have dared to identify herself to Jenson. Seeing him was already a blessing she was grateful for.

"I accept!" Rose said assertively, loud and clear as she stared into Jay's deterrent eyes.

Her gaze fell on the pen in Jay's hand but Jay tightened his grip on it as if he did not mean to lend it to her at all.

Unperturbed, Rose opened her delicate leather handbag to get a pen to sign the contract.

Jay watched closely as Rose took out the contents in her bag one by one and placed them on his desk. His eyes suddenly fell on the transparent cosmetic bottle and he frowned at the unusual foamy liquid inside it.

'Pepper spray?'

Rose finally felt a pen at the bottom of her bag and put all the contents back inside, one by one. When she picked up the pepper-spray, she saw Jay' scoff.

"I thought only fragile bimbos carried things like that. I didn't know all women owned them!" Jay sneered.

Rose did not get angry but smiled instead. "I only take it out rarely depending on where I go and who I meet."

A crack appeared on Jay's icy face. 'You dare get mouthy with me?'

"Just sign the contract and get out of here." Jay just wanted her out of his sight.

Rose grabbed the pen and signed her name above the dotted line. Her signature looked like chicken scrawling.

'I can't bear to look at it!' Jay thought incredulously.

Jay harshly belittled her, "Your handwriting looks just like you!"

Since Rose entered the room, he had been treating her with disdain the entire time.

In response, she scratched her initial signature off with two bold horizontal lines and proceeded to redo the signature next to it.

Her handwriting became vigorous and robust, magnificent and elegant, and had a powerful style.

Jay gaped at the signature in the lower right corner of the contract with surprise.

"Since when could you write like that? Why did you do it so badly just now?" Jay asked, confused.

"The quality of my handwriting is inconsistent," Rose sniffed. "My fonts come out differently depending on who's reading it."

Jay sneered, "Very well, you can leave now."

Rose flashed a confident smile and bid farewell to Jay, "See you again, Sir Ares!"

Jay stowed away the contract and an evil leer appeared on his handsome face. "Good luck, Rose."

Rose shivered. 'What was that supposed to mean?'

When Rose got home, she happily shared the good news with her kids. "Mommy found a new job. From tomorrow onward, mommy will have to go to work." Robbie and Zetty looked at their mother pitifully." Mommy, we're always looking forward to your food all day. Who's going to get us food when you're at work? Rose had figured out a solution since the beginning," I've already contacted a very good kindergarten to enroll you two. You guys can go to school tomorrow!" When they heard the declaration, the two kids whooped with joy. They loved nothing more than to meet new people and make new friends.

The next day, Rose woke her babies before sunrise and drove them to the gate of their kindergarten.

Since it was still very early, the school had not opened yet so the poor little kiddos were left stranded outside the kindergarten and had to wait. "Mommy, why do we have to come so early?" Rose looked anxiously at her watch. "Because Mommy needs to go to work. I'll be late if I don't go now." She did not want to leave Jenson with a bad impression for the first meeting.

Robbie and Zetty blinked their sleepy eyes. "Mommy, hurry up then! We can just wait for kindergarten to

open."

Rose kissed her kids. "Have fun in school!"

In City South that blended into the horizon.

Jay and Jenson sat at the table while they enjoyed their breakfast: freshly ground soy milk and sandwiches.

Jay looked up at the clock on the wall-it was fifteen minutes to eight.

'If Rose is late, Jenson will have a terrible first impression of her.

'Yesterday, she was half an hour late. For someone with no time management like her... I look forward to Jenson giving her a special welcome.'

After breakfast, Jay explained to Jenson what was going to happen, though he spoke with ulterior motives.

"No matter how many shortcomings your new nanny has, promise me that you'll bear with them. Daddy won't replace anyone for a month. Otherwise, you can forget about seeing your mommy!" Jenson looked annoyed; the conditions were making him feel uncomfortable.

Even though the man restricting him was his beloved daddy.

When it was almost eight o'clock, just as Jay was sure that Rose would be late, the villa's doorbell suddenly rang.

'A woman like Rose arriving on time?' He was caught by surprise.

Jenson rushed to the door in his slippers and stood on his tiptoes to open the door latch.

Jay held his breath.

He really wanted to know what sort of chemistry would exist between Jenson and Rose when they met -Jenson was never good with guests.

When Jay did not hear the expected excited chattering from Rose, the silence outside became ominous.

Unnerved, Jay decided to walk over to see.

The sight that greeted him was a Lego Batman in Rose's hand and Jenson's eyes staring keenly at the gift. Jay's expression instantly changed.

He knew that Rose was an expert at buttering up people, but how did she know that Jenson loved Legos? On top of that, she got the Batman Lego series which was Jenson's favorite.

Rose looked at Jenson. At that moment, she felt that her dream of the past five years was finally granted but she could not help but find it bittersweet. 2 'Jenson looks exactly like Baby Robbie. 'But Jenson is covered with a cold and depressing

aura.

'It hurts my heart!

'Baby Robbie is like a summer day, always bright and laughing. What a kid should look like.

'But Jenson is so reserved. Even after seeing his favorite toy, his eyes are indifferent and lifeless.' Rose squatted down and gently rubbed Jenson's thick and soft black hair. "Do you like it?" Jenson instinctively denied it, "No, I don't." He then turned around and walked away haughtily. Jay leaned against the door panel and noted Rose's deflated expression. His grin grew wider.

Rose glared at him angrily. 'If it weren't for the genes of this cold and antisocial jerk, Jenson would not have turned out this way,' she thought scathingly.

Rose entered the house through the familiar doorway and took the familiar route to the shoe rack to retrieve a pair of single-use guest slippers. Once she changed into them, she walked toward Jenson while carefully ignoring Jay.

Chapter 15

Chapter 15

Rose placed the Lego gift on the table in front of Jenson and deftly unboxed the package. She tried to break the ice with Jenson as she took out the parts inside and started assembling Lego pieces. "Jenson, how about a race? Let's see who can build faster." 2

Jay went upstairs and just overheard Rose's overreaching challenge to Jenson. A fresh sneer appeared on his face.

Jay had personally taught Jenson how to program. Assembling even the most complicated Lego model was a piece of cake for him.

'An uneducated wench like Rose probably never even heard of programming. Is she really that naive to think that she'll be able to put together that Batman model?'

Jenson did not immediately give Rose an answer.

Instead, he silently grabbed the Lego from Rose's hand, glanced at the clock on the wall, and began to piece them together.

Rose looked surprised. 'Did Jenson just agree to compete with me?'

What followed was a lengthy session of building Legos!

Jay changed into his work clothes and went

downstairs. He saw the two of them looking very peaceful and harmonious.

Jenson was assembling his Legos while Rose sat next to him, quietly watching him.

The corner of Jay's mouth curved into a sneer. He could almost foresee what was going to happen next.

'A chatterbox like Rose won't be able to endure a few hours of silence.' The moment she utters a word, my noise intolerant son will start throwing a fit. First, he'll smash his Legos... 'Out of courtesy, Rose will likely creep away quietly to bid farewell to me.'

"Miss Rose, take good care of Jenson. I hope you won't let me down." Jay wore his freshly ironed suit and his sharp eyes were narrowed. He looked like a dignified man with unrivaled qualities. For some reason, Rose knew that he was up to something when she saw his smile. One look told her that he was the type of person who would gleefully watch the world burn in front of him. Rose forced a bright smile. "Don't worry, Sir Ares. I'll have a good time with Jenson."

Jay left with a malicious look on his face.

Rose rolled her eyes behind his back.

She went back to Jenson who was still focused on Lego building.

When Rose looked at him, she could see a hint of disgust in Jenson's eyes. Rose frowned slightly. 'The environment plays such a big role in shaping people,' Rose observed. 'Jenson probably spent too much time staring at Jay's stiff and emotionless face that he became such a reserved child.'

In order not to disturb Jenson, Rose took out a sketchbook that she carried in her bag and began to sketch Jenson's portrait.

Rose did not have to keep looking at Jenson because she was already so familiar with Baby Robbie's eyebrows. The rest of the portrait was a breeze for her. She was able to draw Jenson's appearance vividly save for his indifferent expression. When Rose highlighted that part of his face, she could not help but feel a pang of sorrow.

Two hours later, Jenson completed the Lego model.

Rose hid her drawing in a hurry and smilingly took the Lego over and began disassembling it. Just as she was about to start her timer, Jenson ditched her and slouched upstairs. After a while, he came back down with a school bag slung over his shoulders.

Rose was dumbfounded. She looked at the clock. It was already past ten. 'Jenson's only going to school at this time?' she wondered.

"Jenson, are you going to school?"

Rose put down the Lego in her hands and ran after Jenson.

After Jenson walked out of the house, he looked over a t Rose from the car park.

The foundation of the communication between them was based on Rose guessing what he was feeling. "Do you want me to drive?"

Jenson did not nod or shake his head.

Rose said, "Your daddy didn't give me the car key. Why don't we go outside and get a taxi?"

Jenson coolly spat out a single word, "Dirty!"

He turned around and continued walking.

Rose was completely baffled by the kid's unconventional thought process.

She whipped out her phone to ask Jay about it.

Jay was in a company meeting when he received the call and he momentarily lost focus. With a sudden smile, he answered the phone in front of all the employees. 1 "Rose, it's only been two hours. Are you calling me to hand in your resignation?"

Grayson's mouth twitched compulsively from beside M r. Ares.

'It's already going against the normal rules for her to be alone with Jenson for two hours. Is everything okay?'

"Sir Ares, I'm afraid you've misunderstood. In order to take better care of Jenson, I just wanted to take a look at Jenson's schedule." "He doesn't have one."

"How about a copy of his kindergarten hours?"

"Rose" Jay paused. "Can't you see that Jenson has autism? He doesn't go to school like a normal child!"

When Rose took a long time to reply, Jay frowned.

Unexpectedly, Rose started raging from the other line. "You're the one with autism, not him," she snapped before hanging up angrily.

Jay stared at the phone and his face grew pale.

'That foul woman dares to hang up on me?'

'So that's where Jenson got that bad habit from!'

On the other side of the line.

Jenson was slightly taken aback when he heard the hysterical yells of the woman behind him.

It had been confirmed ages ago that he had autism.

'If Daddy refuses to admit that I have autism, he's only lying to himself. This woman must be crazy to deny it.'

"Jenson!"

Rose ran over and grabbed Jenson's small hand.

Jenson naturally hated people touching him, so he instinctively brushed Rose's hand away.

Rose looked hurt. However, she firmly said, "Jenson, you should go to school!"

"It's not your place to say that!" Jenson said angrily.

Rose was taken aback. 'This child is so defensive and has a sharp tongue. I'm afraid that his teachers and classmates won't like him if he goes to kindergarten. If such a vicious cycle went on, Jenson will probably hate school more and more over time.

'But if a kid his age doesn't go to school, it'll only make things worse.'

Jenson turned and walked back into the house. As Rose tried to follow him in, Jenson slammed the door in her face and locked it.

Rose hit her head on the door panel. In order to get Jenson to open the door, Rose knew that she had to use her marvelous acting skills. She held her forehead and let out a terrible howl. "Ah! My head! It hurts so much-"

At first, Jenson did not respond.

However, Rose persevered and cried continuously. Eventually, Jenson was worried that something serious might have happened, so he unlocked the door to check up on the woman and see if she needed an ambulance.

However, as soon as Jenson opened the door, Rose dashed into the house. She looked at him smugly, having successfully deceived him.

"Liar," Jenson mumbled, annoyed.

Rose patted his head and smiled. "It's very impolite to shut your guests out." "You're a guest?" Jenson puffed angrily at her.

"If not, am I the owner, then?" Rose said sarcastically.

"Crazy woman!" Jenson snapped.

Rose fell silent.

Chapter 16

Chapter 16

"Children shouldn't swear," Rose reprimanded Jenson reproachfully.

Jenson glared at her and stormed upstairs, locking his room door behind him.

Rose stared at the shut door and let out a sad sigh.

'What should I do with Jenson?'

He was the child whom she owed the most.

She did not know how to even begin to make up for the maternal love he had been denied for so many years.

She glanced at the clock and realized that it was getting late.

Rose went to the kitchen and decided to whip up a hearty lunch for Jenson.

The refrigerator was filled with various ingredients but Rose had no clue as to what Jenson would like. At that moment, she had never felt more sorry for Jenson-she had failed as his mother.

In the end, she made a few dishes that Baby Robbie would have liked. 'Since Baby Robbie and Jenson have the same genes, they probably have the same taste buds!' she thought hopefully. Rose prepared a savory meal consisting of sweet and

sour pork ribs, red braised beef, a plate of "Ants climbing a tree", some sweet potato noodles with pork belly, and a seaweed egg drop soup.

Those dishes were typically made in humble homes.

Naturally, a wealthy tycoon household such as the Ares Family would rarely have this sort of meal served to them.

Just as Rose was done preparing the food, Jay returned.

When he noted the aromatic and delicious-looking dishes on the table, Jay was a little surprised.

He had always known Rose to be a terrible cook, judging on his memories when they were married, at least.

'When did her cooking skills get this good?

'Perhaps this is a food delivery?'

"Sir Ares, why are you back?" Rose asked, puzzled.

'Wouldn't a big president like Jay usually be busy with tons of state affairs every day? Going home at noon doesn't seem efficient. Did he come back just to supervise me?'

"Did you order out for Jenson?" Jay's handsome face stiffened with anger.

Without waiting for Rose to answer, he growled, "My Jenson doesn't eat outside food."

Rose explained indignantly, "I made this myself!"

Jay was slightly taken aback but a gloating grin appeared on his face. "Jenson doesn't eat meals made by strangers." He deliberately emphasized the word " strangers". Deflated, Rose bowed her head sadly. However, Rose snapped to attention a second later-she realized that Jay must have returned to cook for Jenson!

She felt rather touched; the almighty Jay still had to bow down and serve his son.

Rose's pleading gaze fell onto Jay's face and she implored, "Please, Sir Ares, don't tell him that these dishes were made by me."

Jay scoffed. "Do you honestly think that your food qualifies to pass off as mine?"

Rose bit her lip. "If you let Jenson try the food I made, I... won't eat lunch today."

Jay nodded with some satisfaction and called out, " Jenson, come down to eat."

It took a long time for Jenson to open the door and slouch downstairs.

As he stood by the stairs, he saw the strange dishes and speculated that those dishes were not Daddy's masterpieces. Then, he spat scornfully, "I won't eat this."

Jay said tartly, "I ordered this meal for you, so at least eat a little of it. Daddy was really busy today and didn't have time to cook for you."

Jenson walked toward the dining table with every sign of annoyance, sat down, snatched the chopsticks, and began to eat.

Jay sat across from Jenson, picked up the chopsticks that Rose prepared for herself and lifted a piece of red braised beef to his mouth.

The way Jay looked when he ate was very charming. His chiseled face probably had the world's sharpest jawline. With every bite and swallow, his sexy neck was simply mesmerizing.

After five years of separation, Rose thought that all her love for the man had faded away with time. Now, she realized that putting him out of sight and out of mind was just a way of deceiving herself.

All she had to do was look at him a few more times and she would eventually fall head over heels for him again.

She could never escape the two lifetimes' affection no matter how hard she tried to hide. Somehow, in the end, the two of them always reunited. 'Is this God's salvation, or punishment?' 1

The piece of red braised beef that Jay popped into his mouth was tender and soft, melting inside his mouth. Furthermore, the mildly spicy flavor was palatable for children. It was also a good appetizer for someone like him who could not stomach spicy food due to gastric problems.

Jenson, who sat opposite to him, was frowning with distaste at first. After a few nibbles, however, his eyes were blinking with surprise.

"Where did you order this from?" Jenson suddenly asked.

Rose looked at Jay nervously, wondering how he would try to talk his way out of this.

Without hesitation, he calmly told Jenson, "Don't talk so much when you're eating or you'll get indigestion."

Rose,"..."

Honestly, Rose was not so much relieved by Jay's save as a little sad.

Jenson was already a very reserved boy, yet Jay still used his old-fashioned rules to restrain him further. Jenson was like a bird in a cage, she thought, trapped and suffocated.

When will he be free to act like a normal kid?

When they finished their lunch, Rose cleaned up the table quickly and made some small talk with Jay and Jenson. "Jenson, are you getting along well with me?" she said sweetly. "Crazy!" Jenson blurted.

Jay stared at Jenson for a while before realizing that his son's words were directed at Rose. He snuck a glance at Rose who stood by the kitchen sink and was washing the dishes with skill and finesse. 'Is she really the same clumsy oaf I knew five years ago?

'Looks like she has learned to act more like a woman in the past five years.' Suddenly, he remembered Rose's "Little Lover" and Jay's sexy and charming lips curled into a sneer.

"Do you like her?" Jay could not resist asking.

He was rather flummoxed when he saw how well Rose and Jenson got along.

Jenson shook his head.

Jay nodded in satisfaction.

Jay leaned against the kitchen door again, his willowy body emitting an aura that could not be ignored.

Rose turned to look at him. "Is there something I can help you with, Sir Ares?"

Jay's gloomy eyes eyed the bottom drawers. Every piece of porcelain stored there could be Jenson's worst nightmare. 'If I get Rose to help clean them up, perhaps an unexpected surprise will happen,' he thought.

"Could you help clean the kitchen utensils in the bottom cupboard? I may need them."

Rose responded heartily, "No problem."

A cool look flashed within Jay's eyes. He wondered whether he was in a good mood today, as he felt uncharacteristically generous. "If you're feeling too hungry, there are plenty of Legos over there," he commented offhandedly. "You can play them if you feel it'd make your long day less tedious." With that, he turned and left. 1

Rose was slightly stunned-

'Play with Legos?'

Those words tugged on her heartstrings.

Jay's magnetic voice seemed to have connected with something deep from her memory.

Chapter 17

Chapter 17

That year, she was ten years old.

She traveled with Grandpa from Swallow City to the Imperial Capital to visit his good friend, Dylan Ares.

Back then, Jay was already a famous and influential figure in Imperial Capital. He was the amazing, gorgeous, and world-renowned hacker.

When they first met, he dismissed her as just a distant cousin, an outsider. Afraid that the girl would bother him when he was studying, he dug out several boxes of his old Legos, placed them down in front of her, and declared, "These toys should be able to last you for the day. I hope you won't bother me."

However, she finished in no time and when she rushed back to him with the fully assembled Legos, Jay gaped at her in shock. 'Could this little girl build Legos as fast as me?'

He could not prevent his eyes from glancing at the gifted little girl with pure and delicate looks. She looked like an otherworldly spirit with her pair of brimming autumn eyes that were as clear as the sea. She looked at Jay and pleaded piteously, "Big brother, can you play with me?"

Jay felt his affection for her double and gently patted her head. "What's your name?" he asked.

He could not be blamed for not remembering his cousin's name. His uncle had many love affairs, both outside and during the Ares Family's many celebrations. The number of women brought over was uncountable. In turn, those women would often bring their illegitimate kids to show off.

However, to Jay's great surprise, he realized he had confused her for someone else when she told him, "My name is Angeline Severe."

For a long time, he was stunned. His beautiful, Greek sculpture-like face curved into a smile for no reason.

She was the granddaughter of Grandpa Severe from Swallow City who's come by for a visit!

"Big brother, you look really good when you're smiling," she remarked innocently.

Jay had already heard plenty about the ten-year-old girl from listening to the adults heaping praises on her. They always commended her great intelligence and how she would never lose out to a boy. However Jay did not expect that the smart girl they talked about would look so gentle and cute.

"Will you marry me when you're older?" Jay felt that the words were blurted out of his mouth without him meaning to.

Unexpectedly, she nodded her head furiously.

Her love for him probably started at that moment.

Smash-

Her attention slipped for a moment and the bowl in her hand fell to the ground.

The loud noise yanked Rose back into reality. When she saw the pile of broken ceramic on the ground, she felt like weeping but she had no tears to cry.

"Ah-" she sighed dejectedly. The bowls in the Ares house were expensive.

Jay had the habit of impulsively buying household items. It was most curious that he would do something so trivial. He never cared about the designs or the practicality of the items. The only thing that mattered was that they were the most expensive that money could buy.

The reasoning suited Jay's bossy nature: you get what you pay for.

Moreover, with the father and son's bizarre OCD, they might just decide to dump the entire set of pottery after the breaking of that one piece.

Would Rose have to pay a huge compensation?

Jenson heard the blood-curdling scream from the kitchen and his curiosity prompted him to push open the kitchen door. When he saw the pink ceramic fragments on the ground, Jenson's handsome face was filled with panic.

"Jenson, it was an accident." Rose forced a dry smile.

Jenson rushed over frantically and reached for the broken pieces.

Afraid that the boy might cut his hands, Rose quickly

reached out to block him. "Jenson, don't pick it up-"

However, Jenson seemed to have lost his senses. He knocked Rose to the ground and Rose's hand accidentally pressed against the sharp edges of the broken ceramic; she found herself bleeding instantly. Rose ignored her pain and looked at the deranged child in horror. The child's hysteria scarred her deeply.

Jenson did not feel the slightest bit of guilt or compassion for Rose's injury. All he cared about was to pick up the broken pieces and take them out of the kitchen as soon as possible.

Still worried about Jenson, Rose immediately ran out after Jenson, not bothering to tend to her injury.

However, Jenson only felt loathing for her at that moment. He picked up the toy blocks on the table and flung them at Rose. "You're a curse, go away."

When the toy blocks struck Rose, she felt so numb that she could not even cry.

Ignoring her, Jenson carefully placed the broken pieces on the table, grabbed a vial super glue, and carefully glued them together.

Even though the fragments were too fine to repair, Jenson still tried his best. In the end, he could not return to its original form.

Jenson started crying and Rose realized that the bowl might have had sentimental value to Jenson.

"Jenson, can I help you?" she asked tentatively.

"Go-" Jenson tossed the broken bowl in his hand onto the table and glared at Rose. "Go away!"

Rose trembled and her eyes were red. She could not even find it within herself to criticize Jenson for his rudeness.

She felt that if she did not abandon him five years ago, Jenson would not have ended up this way.

However, Rose underestimated Jenson's pettiness when it came to seeking revenge. Jenson seemed to have changed his mind as he abruptly said to her in a cold voice, "Okay. You can help me glue it back." Rose was delighted to have been given a chance; she would do everything she could to improve Jenson's bad perception of her.

Rose walked over and sat next to Jenson. When she took the patchwork bowl from Jenson's hand, she realized that there was super glue leaking all over the sides. The moment she touched the bowl, it was stuck to her hand.

Rose stared at Jenson in shock. "Help get this off me."

Jenson gritted his teeth and snarled, "This is the punishment you deserve."

Rose observed the seething hatred that should never belong in a kid's eyes. Her tone became stern and she said, "Jenson, it's just a bowl, you're-"

"That's the bowl my mom used!" Jenson shouted hysterically.

Then, Jenson ran away.

Rose was dumbfounded!

Hot liquid seeped out of her eyes. Rose slid weakly to the ground. She held up her free hand and slapped herself fiercely.

She was the one who made Jenson what he was today.

'You reap what you sow!'

After crying for a while, she pulled herself together. After a long struggle, Rose managed to dissolve and remove the super glue.

When she looked at the poorly mended bowl, she found the special letter carved on the bottom of the bowl: a "C"!

Hot tears brimmed in Rose's eye. That was the same bowl she bought years ago and the C stood for "Care". During their marriage, Jay was very alienated from her and showed her no love. She engraved the letter on the bottom of the special bowl to remind herself how important he was to her.

It became her source of strength when she had to endure all his coldblooded abuse.

Little did she know, her son Jenson had turned it into his personal treasure.

Jenson had not seen his Mommy since he was a baby so he constantly longed for her. His desire was like a budding seed. As time passed, it germinated and

eventually grew into a towering tree.

He missed her so much it became a disease!

Tears hung on Rose's face, but her warm smile bloomed like a flower.

'It's okay, Jenson. Mommy's back.'

Rose cleaned up the mess and went to Jenson's door. With her healing voice mixed with tears, she gently read some poems for children.

'From today onward, your Mommy's love is back.'

Chapter 18

Chapter 18

In the evening, Jay returned.

Rose sat on the sofa with her swollen face and greenish nose while she held a book of poems in her hands. There was thick gauze wrapped around her right hand. She stared bitterly at Jay.

"It seems you've given it a lot of thought when you asked me to clean the pottery in the bottom cabinets," Rose said accusingly.

Jay casually walked over to her, took off the well-cut handmade blazer, removed his black tie, and gazed at the tiny woman on the sofa. "What's with that look? Are you trying to blackmail me for money?" The sexy and charming lips just had to spew unpleasant words again.

Rose's complexion was very pale. It seemed like a little knock would easily bruise her.

With Jenson having pulled away from her with such intensity in addition to him hurling toy blocks at her face, one could only imagine how embarrassed she was right now.

Rose stood up immediately, raised her chin, and looked at Jay. She flipped her middle finger, and growled, "Sir Ares, if you want to take revenge on me, feel free. But please at least use your brain when you're doing it. Don't involve innocent children."

Jay's pupils dilated-

He suddenly grabbed her tiny hand; Rose gasped in pain.

Jay pushed her middle finger down and he said in his cold and bossy manner, "I've always wanted to clear out the garbage in the bottom cabinets. But as you know, I have OCD, so please throw them away when you leave." 2

Rose's chest burned with fury, and she raged, "Sure, if that's what you want, but what about Jenson? Have you ever considered his feelings?"

Jay lowered his voice so that only the two of them could hear it. In an equally fierce voice, he hissed, "Did you consider his feelings when you abandoned him?"

Rose slumped her body weakly onto the sofa, Jay's reprimand instantly made her ashamed and embarrassed. At that moment, all she wanted to do was hide under a rock.

"I was wrong." She raised her head and fixed her eyes on him, tears glistening. "If I knew that it would cause him so much pain, I would have never left him here and raised him myself even if I had to beg for a living!"

Jay stared at the woman's pretentious face, and there was disgust in his eyes. "Get out!"

Rose grabbed her handbag from the sofa and ran out in shame.

Jay let his body plunge into the sofa. Although he got his revenge on Rose, he did not feel even the slightest feeling of happiness when he saw how embarrassed she looked.

Rose was right. In order to take his revenge on her, he involved the innocent Jenson. How could he be happy if he hurt his son?

Jay suddenly realized his all-powerful self had no way to get back at Rose. Jay hurt the mother of his son and, in turn, hurt Jenson.

Jay went to Jenson's room upstairs. When he was just about to knock on Jenson's door, the door suddenly swung open.

Jenson's expression was very calm which surprised Jay a little. In the past, it was hard to calm Jenson down when he went berserk. At times, Jay had to use medicine to calm him down. "Jenson, if you don't like her, Daddy will tell her not to come tomorrow." Jay patted Jenson's head.

Jenson said flatly, "You decide."

Jay was a little stunned. Jenson did not seem to be as repulsed by Rose as he expected.

'That's weird. Whenever strangers come to the house, Jenson never liked any of them. There was also an unpleasant incident between them today. Shouldn't Jenson be utterly disgusted by her?' "The poems she read were not bad." Jenson suddenly

said.

Jay's handsome face was petrified.

"Are you complimenting her?"

"I'm just stating the facts!"

"Read it for me!" Jay was curious; his son had never taken any interest in literature, yet he suddenly acknowledged the beauty of poetry.

Jenson hesitated.

Although the poetry was very beautiful, he would never read such an emotional poem aloud even if it killed him.

Jay knew how stubborn Jenson was and he would not be able to force him to do anything.

"Fine, forget about it." He went back to his study office.

Even though Rose hurried to the kindergarten, she was still two hours late.

Robbie and Zetty stayed back in the teacher's office and were chatting enthusiastically with their teacher.

"Teacher, why hasn't our mommy come yet? Can you give her a call and remind her that she left her two babies in kindergarten?" Robbie said.

The angelic baby Zetty immediately defended her Mommy. "Robbie, Mommy's busy at work. Don't worry.

Even though the teachers only met them for the first time, they had already fallen in love with the two baby angels. They were so cute and talkative.

A teacher could not help but tease them, "You two don't look alike, are you guys really twins?"

"Of course. It's because I inherited all of Mommy's good points and Robbie got all of Mommy's bad points. That's why we look different." Zetty repeated what she once heard Mommy said. 1

Robbie immediately refuted his sister's statement. " Nonsense. It's because one of us looks like Daddy and the other one looks like Mommy."

Zetty pouted, "I don't want to be like Daddy. I want to be as beautiful as Mommy."

"You can rest assured, your wishes have come true," Robbie mumbled.

The teachers were amused by the kid's cuteness and laughed as they clutched their stomachs.

When Rose finally arrived, a teacher told her reproachfully, "I know you're busy with work, but sending your kids off so early and picking them up this late after school will be bad for their growth. Please take note of that from tomorrow onward."

Rose nodded.

However, she was worried. What should she do tomorrow?

She brought the kids back home with a heavy heart while Robbie and Zetty stood in front of her like the guardian angels.

"Mommy, please tell me the truth. How did you get hurt?" Robbie interrogated Rose with a straight face.

"Mommy's eyes are as red as a rabbit's. Mommy's been crying!" Zetty gasped.

Rose looked at the two cuties that cared so much about her. However, she could not bring herself to tell them how horrible she was feeling.

They loved her because she had devoted herself to love them for the past five years. Their love was mutual.

However, Jenson was not as fortunate.

"Mommy's all right," Rose said cheerfully.

The two children gave her a soft hug. "Mommy, you can do it," they whispered.

That night, Zetty suddenly caught a serious fever.

Rose had to take her daughter to a nearby hospital in the middle of the night for emergency treatment.

The world was vast and strange coincidences were nothing to be surprised at.

The doctor in the emergency department turned out to be her half-sister, Sydney.

Although both Rose and Sydney were daughters of the Loyle Family, they had always been treated differently at home.

Chapter 19

Chapter 19

After Rose's dad divorced her mother, he married the woman who was Sydney's mother.

Even though it looked like a typical remarriage, Sydney was only two years younger than Rose.

When Rose's dad divorced his ex-wife, Rose was five years old. From that perspective, it seemed more likely that Rose's dad cheated on her mom while they were married.

At that time, Rose's mother lived in a remote rural area and did not know how to defend herself in the divorce court.

When Rose was fifteen, her mother worked so hard to the point where she fell ill. Her worst fear was that no one would take care of her daughter if she died. Out of options, she had her daughter embark on a long journey to the city to search for her relatives.

However, her father introduced Rose, his own flesh and blood, to everyone as an illegitimate daughter.

From that day, although Rose moved in with the Foyle Family, she lived a miserable, lowly life.

Both Sydney and her mother would often humiliate Rose for coming from a lower background. It was common for them to scold and beat Rose when her dad was not at home. Once, Rose could not stop herself and talked back. As a result, her stepmother and half-sister stripped off her clothes and shut her in the bathroom all night.

That day caused Rose to suffer severe depression.

The only thing that made her pull through in life was when Rose found out that her biological mother, Harper, was suffering from uremia. Harper went to the city searching for Rose to borrow money to see a doctor.

Rose had no money to lend her.

When Harper saw her daughter dressed in fancy clothes, she thought Rose had assimilated well with her new family and home. Harper assumed Rose had also received the mindset of the city folk who loved wealth and hated the poor. At that moment, Harper was furious and she berated Rose, telling her that she was an ungrateful and vicious person.

Following that, Rose plucked up the courage to ask her father for money. Her request was refused.

His father's unkind words became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

"Rose, I've already done more than enough for you. Don't be greedy. Don't try to exploit any more from me. People must learn to be content."

That day, when Rose was abandoned by her own parents, she felt suicidal for the first time.

She walked aimlessly on the street and saw a red car approaching. She suddenly lost control and threw

herself at the car.

When she woke up, she was Angeline.

"Mommy!"

The child in her arms squealed softly.

Rose pulled herself back from her erratic thoughts and walked toward Sydney with Zetty in her arms.

There were only a few patients in the emergency department at that late hour.

Sydney saw Rose as well, but when she observed the child in her arms, Sydney was taken by surprise and said mockingly, "Rose, whose child is this?"

Sydney had a calculated look in her eyes that made Rose frown. Rose replied coolly, "I didn't know doctors asked their patients so many questions nowadays. Do patients need to register their entire household before getting treatment?"

Sydney choked a little and was speechless.

She was secretly surprised. 'I haven't seen her for five years and she's now got a sharp tongue?' 1

Sydney patted the table in front of her, pompously gesturing for Rose to sit down. She slowly took out her stethoscope and auscultated the child's heart and lungs.

Sydney noted the concern in Rose's eyes and felt sure that the child was Rose's.

"Rose, who's the father of the child?" "Dead," Rose said shortly.

"Your kid's cute, how old is she?"

"Four years old."

Rose knew that Sydney had no good intentions so she did not tell the truth.

After the examination, Sydney diagnosed Zetty with tonsillitis and stated that she would need infusion treatment.

Rose had to carry Zetty into the infusion room.

Time ticked away...

Soon, the sky in the east turned as white as a fish's belly.

Rose checked the time on her phone. The long infusion tube dropped little by little like an hourglass, making Rose anxious.

She sorely wished that she could break her body into three parts. One for Zetty, one for Robbie, and one for Jenson.

Despite the tormenting process, Rose maintained her optimism. She did not want to give up her hope to visit Jenson in Horizon Colors until the last minute.

At seven-thirty, Rose whipped out her cell phone and was prepared to inform Jay that she might be late. However, her phone was out of battery.

Rose borrowed the nurse's cell phone and dialed his number but Jay adamantly refused to pick up.

Horizon Colors.

Jay watched Jenson from the sofa with his arms crossed and Jenson's small kindergarten backpack next to him.

Jay asked uncertainly, "Are you really sure you want to go to kindergarten?"

Jenson nodded.

Jay raised his wrist and looked at his limited edition diamond watch. He furrowed his brows. He had a very urgent meeting today but Rose had not reached his house even though it was nearing eight o'clock. He called her but the line indicated that her phone was turned off. 1

Jay's handsome and sculpted face was layered in ice. 'I f that woman wanted to quit, she should've let me know in advance.

'What's this supposed to mean?

'Spend a day with Jenson and leave?'

He now felt sure that she had no consciousness of being a mother.

"Jenson, Daddy has an urgent meeting soon. I'll get Miss Nancy to send you to kindergarten. Is that okay?"

Jenson noted Daddy's frown and nodded reluctantly.

Jay was relieved.

After an hour.

Nancy Bell arrived at their house. As usual, she had that otherworldly beauty that could make an entire city swoon over her.

She had skin as white as snow, jet black hair that was straight and long, as well as delicate facial features. She looked gentle, charming, and dainty.

She took the key from her pink limited edition handbag and gently twisted the door handle. The door opened. She stood by the door and called out sweetly to Jenson, "Jenson, Miss Nancy is here to pick you up for school. Let's go!"

Jenson looked at her indifferently, grabbed his schoolbag, and reluctantly walked toward her.

Nancy opened the rear seat door for Jenson. After Jenson entered the car, she sat in the passenger seat and instructed the female driver, "Let's go!"

Jenson's gaze fell on the sidewalk through the car window.

"Jenson, you have to behave when you're in kindergarten," Nancy advised him, as though she was his mother. "You can't fight with your classmates, alright?"

Jenson ignored her and his face looked even more detached. He was not a troublemaker. If it were not for those classmates that provoked him first, he would not have fought with them.

"Why are you so rude? Miss Nancy is talking to you," Nancy said angrily when Jenson did not respond.

Jenson remained silent.

"I'll be your mommy soon. Jenson, you have to be more polite to me," Nancy said sullenly.

At that moment, Jenson flew into a rage. 1

He thumped his fist on the window glass and said angrily, "I want to get off."

Nancy panicked, "Jenson, why are you acting like this? Your daddy told me to send you to kindergarten."

"I'm not going," Jenson said bluntly. 1

Nancy chose to ignore Jenson's emotional outbreak and said to the driver, "Ignore him, continue heading to the school." When they arrived at the school gate, Jenson jumped down with his school bag as soon as the car stopped.

At that moment, the irate Jenson raging around the crowded entrance looked like a small, ferocious wolfhound.

When one of his classmates saw him, he shouted to his mother, "Mom, look! That's the troublesome kid in our class!"

Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Jenson stopped in his tracks and glared at the kid who was badmouthing him.

The mature and powerful look in Jenson's eyes was that of an adult's, his eyes ready to kill.

The timid child was frightened, instantly hiding in his mother's arms.

When the parent saw the source of her child's fear, she yelled at Jenson, "What are you staring at? Has your mommy never taught you that staring at people i s rude?"

The assistant felt sorry for Jenson and stepped forward to bail him out.

Nancy pulled her back and said, "That child's ego is too big. It'll be a good thing to let him learn something. Otherwise, his temper won't change. If he stays that way, I'll have a tough time when I marry into the Ares Family."

Jenson especially hated people saying bad things about his mommy; that kid's mother had stepped on a landmine.

"Don't you dare talk about my mommy!" Jenson snarled, rushing like a manic little wolf toward the woman who had spoken.

"Is this kid crazy? Who's his parent? Can't you take care of their own child?" The woman grabbed

Jenson's hands to protect herself from his attacks. 1

When no one responded, she roughly shoved Jenson to the ground. His head struck the stone pillar next to him and was immediately bruised. 1

When Nancy saw what happened, she was scared. If something were to happen to Jenson, Jay would never forgive her.

She finally got out of the car and hurried toward Jenson.

People around pointed at her and murmured, "What sort of mother is she?"

Nancy was thin-skinned and was not used to such humiliation. Annoyed, she vented her anger on the child. "Jenson, come back now. How disgraceful." 1

With that, Nancy stuffed Jenson back into the car and sent him straight back to Horizon Colors.

Meanwhile, Rose had been at Horizon Colors for some time now. As she could not see Jenson or anyone else in the villa, she was reluctant to leave and chose to wait outside.

Nancy's car parked next to Rose's car. Rose slid her window down a little and heard Nancy's raised voice scolding Jenson. "If people say that you're lacking common courtesy, you should reflect on your mistakes! What's with that attitude? You acted just like a lunatic just now! You have no manners at all!"

Rose peered at Jenson in the car. The child had his head bowed, his handsome face looked unhappy, and there was a bleeding bruise on his forehead.

Jenson stepped out of the car sullenly and Nancy registered Rose's presence with some surprise. She asked contemptuously, "Are you Jenson's nanny?"

Rose nodded.

Nancy's suspicious eyes scanned Rose's entire body up and down. She raised her chin and said haughtily," Where did Jay find this nanny? She's a pretty little thing, huh!"

Rose ignored her comment and hurried over to Jenson. "Jens, how did you get hurt?"

Compared to Nancy's high-pitched screech, Rose's voice was as soft as the springtime breeze, and worry flooded her eyes. 2

Jenson did not reply and kicked the marble tiles under his feet with annoyance.

Nancy went over to them and said bitterly, "Someone's parent criticized him for his lack of manners so he rushed to pick a fight and ended up this way..."

When Rose heard what happened, she looked at Nancy angrily. 'How can this woman act like it's none of her business when Jenson got beaten up this badly? Why did Jay get such a cold-hearted person to send Jenson to school?'

Rose could not be more annoyed. "How dare she scold my little Jens. She's the one with no manners. Jens, bring me to her, I'll get justice for you."

Jenson was taken aback, i

Whenever this sort of thing happened in the past, Daddy always called the teachers to take care of it.

In the end, the outcome was neither good nor bad. The teacher would criticize the students and they would never play with him again. They even gave him a nickname behind his back. They called him the Lawsuit Boy!

For some reason, Jenson found himself nodding and agreeing to the suggestion after he gave it some thought.

Rose carried Jenson into the rear seat. She faced Nancy directly and said offhandedly, "Give us a ride, please." Nancy was dumbfounded.

The babysitter that Jay hired was ordering her around?

Nancy found the babysitter rather unusual.

Nevertheless, she was curious as to what the woman planned to do.

'Hmph! How dare she kiss up to Jenson. Does she know who she is? If anything goes wrong, I'll pin everything on her!' "Drive!" Nancy sat down in the passenger seat and barked at the assistant.

Ten minutes later.

The car arrived at the school entrance.

Rose took Jenson's little hand and walked into the school imposingly. It just so happened that the woman who shoved Jenson was on her way out of the school, i

"It's her." Jenson stared angrily at the woman.

Rose spread out her arms to block the oncoming woman.

The woman was caught off guard when she saw Rose's furious face.

However, when she saw Jenson standing beside her, the pieces fell in place. The air felt thick and tense. She sighed dramatically, "Oh, no. This motherless child is so pitiful. I can't believe a different woman has to pick him up and drop him off every day."

This statement clearly insulted Jay's unethical style.

Rose raised her hand directly and slapped the woman swiftly.

"How dare you!" The woman shouted angrily, her blood boiling.

Rose defended her little calf, "So what? You're the one who ran your mouth. How can you say such things to a child? Where are your manners?"

The woman pushed her Louis Vuitton bag forward and noted Rose's cheap attire with contempt. "I don't care about poor people like you," she sniffed. "I know that you're less educated. Since I'm the bigger person, I'll forgive you."

Rose sneered. "A Louis Vuitton bag that you can buy anywhere? Oh, please, that doesn't mean anything!"

The woman was caught off guard, she did not expect the woman who wore such cheap clothes to be astute enough to tell that her Louis Vuitton bag was just a common edition. Instantly, her face flushed with embarrassment.

"It's better than your raggedy clothes..." she mumbled. Before she could finish, Rose suddenly pulled out her own necklace from the inside of her collar. When she opened her swan lock, there was a rare gem- am Angel Tear!

The woman was dumbfounded and looked at Rose in shock. 1

Nancy stared at the deflated woman and walked over to them suspiciously. Rose quickly stashed away the Angel Tear and the black swan necklace hung from her fair neck.

"I've had enough of you-" When she saw how imposing and threatening Rose was being, the woman tried to leave.

However, Rose was not going to let her go that easily. "Apologize to the child," she said. "Otherwise, I won't let you go."

The woman could not let go of her ego and argued back with annoyance, "Your child was rude to my son first! Why should I apologize?"

Rose glanced at the silent Jenson beside her and said,

"If Jenson was indeed rude to your child, Jens should apologize to your son. But you are an adult who bullied a kid and hurt my Jens, so you must apologize to him. Otherwise, I will sue you for child abuse!"