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Chapter 371

The sports car sped across the wide street.

From time to time, Sean Bell would glance at the back to look at Rose Loyle who was sitting in the back. He was amused and thus teased her.

"What am I supposed to say about you? All the ladies in Imperial Capital are desperate to try and get close to him. Not to mention, fawn over him. You have the chance to become the great Mrs. Ares, however you've chosen to decline him. Should I say you're silly, dumb, or foolish?"

"What's so great about being Mrs. Ares? If I'll always have to look at that grumpy face, I'll either end up developing endocrine disorders or neurological disorders." Rose had developed a desire for revenge. If she could not have him, then what was so good about him?

Sean could not help but chuckle. "Hehe."

When the sports car turned into Imperial Capital's Middle Ring Road, Sean reminded Rose, "The company is just up ahead. If you don't want my two-faced sister to give you any trouble, you should hurry and put on some makeup."

Rose quickly retrieved the cosmetics she had in her handbag and touched up her makeup.

Sean then drove into the open-air dam's parking lot,

closed his eyes, and rested while he waited for Rose to fix her makeup.

After about half an hour of Rose trying to finish her makeup-

A dark figure appeared and blocked the light that was coming in from the car's front window.

Simultaneously, both Rose and Sean turned to look at the figure. Subsequently, they were met with Nancy Bell's venomous glare.

"Aren't your makeup skills just great, Rose Boyle?"

Rose smiled awkwardly as her gaze fell on Nancy's high nose bridge, sharp chin, and face that had been injected with hyaluronic acid. "Miss Bell, there's no lack of fake faces in this day and age, don't you agree?"

"Liar." Nancy then turned to glare at Sean angrily." Aren't you just amazing, brother? Hiding the Bell family's enemy next to you. Wait till father hears about this. I'll go tell him now."

Once she finished speaking, Nancy turned on her heels and walked off.

Rose and Sean looked at each other. Nonetheless, Rose merely resumed doing her makeup and holding up her cosmetics case-

"God is punishing me for not saying my prayers! How unfortunate!"

Sean's gaze darkened. "Perhaps you should flee."

Rose puffed out her chest and straightened her back before asking, "Then what will happen to you if I run away?"

Sean Bell laughed and said, "We aren't that close to have to suffer through it together."

"But we're close enough to be able to say it's not every man for himself!" Rose huffed justly.

Stanley Bells' office.

Nancy could be seen reporting to the chairman with a shocked expression on her face, "Father, my brother's foxy little assistant turns out to be Rose Boyle!" Stanley's eyes widened in rage. "Is that true?"

"Yes, it is!"

"You people, get Sean and Rose here immediately." Stanley was so enraged that he slammed his hand on the table.

After a short while, Sean and Rose were brought into the chairman's office by a few bodyguards.

Rose Boyle's makeup was only half done. On one side of her face, she was the bewitching Miss Rose. On the other half of her face, she was the innocent beauty, Rose Boyle. Stanley looked at Rose, slightly baffled, but impressed by her makeup skills.

"Rose Boyle, you truly are capable!"

Rose smiled. It has to be said that her smile appeared warm and gentle on one side, but evil and sly on the other.

"You flatter me, Chairman Bell," Rose replied humbly.

Sean Bell furrowed his brows. "But I'm very curious. You've tried all sorts of tricks just to stay by Sean's side. What are your intentions?"

Rose's gaze flitted toward Sean who was standing beside her and said somewhat bashfully, "Master Bell is elegant and suave, he's young yet capable. I want to be with him all the time."

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Sean's temples started throbbing.

Nancy started adding fuel to the flames. "Father, she's the one who instigated Brother to snatch Ares Enterprises' screenplay and influence, deliberately causing a rift between Bell Enterprise and Ares Enterprises. In my opinion, she must be a commercial spy sent by a third party!"

A cold, cunning sneer appeared on Stanley Bell's handsome and resolute expression. "Guards, tie her up and send her to Ares Enterprises to plead her guilt."

Sean saw that the situation was taking a turn for the worse. He quickly pulled Rose behind him. "Father, Rose isn't a commercial spy. She... She's the woman that your son likes!" Stanley stared at Sean in shock. "What did you say?"

"I said, she's my girlfriend!" Sean said pointedly.

Nancy was so astonished that her mouth formed into a half-circle. "Are you insane, Brother? Have you ever thought about the consequences of stealing Master Ares' woman?"

Stanley was in disbelief, and he was so furious that he started trembling. "Do you know that by doing this, you're completely going against Jay Ares?" "Father, if you're worried about Master Ares' revenge, I'm willing to leave Bell Enterprise forever."

Stanley was astonished. "You'd give up your identity a s Bell Enterprise's young master for this woman?"

Sean gritted his teeth. "For her, never mind my identity as Bell Enterprise's young master, I'd even give up my life."

Rose thought, 'Now this joke has gone too far!'

Nancy's rage gradually subsided, and thoughts flashed through her brain.

If Rose and Sean got together, she could kill two birds with one stone.

If Sean left Bell Enterprise, she could further stabilize her position in the company.

Once Rose married her brother, then there would be an opportunity for her to rekindle her relationship with Jay.

When she thought of that, Nancy said connivingly," Father, since Brother likes Rose, why don't we just fulfill his wishes?"

Stanley, on the other hand, was firmly against it. "No, you can marry any other girl except Rose!"

Sean said, "Father, I just want to be with the woman I love, even if we just lead a simple life. I beg of you, please give us your blessings-"

Sean fell onto his knees.

Stanley was stunned. Sean's stubbornness about his love reminded Stanley of Sean's mother.

Perhaps he was afraid of his son repeating his mother's tragedy, but Stanley eventually relented. "You should leave first. Keep this under wraps for now." Rose stepped forward and helped Sean up.

When they returned to the president's office, Sean collapsed onto the floor.

"Rose, I've put my lifelong happiness on the line for you. How are you going to repay me now?"

Rose looked at the sullen Sean and said jokingly,"

With my love and devotion?"

Sean's smile froze. "You're not thinking of going along with my act are you?"

Rose beamed. "As long as you announce me as your girlfriend in front of the media, those men who are interested in pursuing me would retreat. When I think about it, it doesn't seem like such a bad idea-" "Other than Master Ares, what kind of idiot would want to pursue you?" Sean retorted in disgust.

Rose smiled dryly. "I suppose you're right."

Sean got up and said sullenly, "It's your gain."

Rose smiled cheerfully. She moved closer to him and reached out her hand to shake his. "Here's to working together."

Sean pressed his fingertips against her increasingly approaching forehead. "Since we're just acting, we can put on an act in front of other people, but when we're alone, please stay away from me so that I don't have to continue acting."

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Chapter 373

After the rain, the autumn chill faded and ushered in the frigid winter.

Nancy sat on a swivel chair with her phone in her hand. She was tapping on the phone screen repeatedly, then she turned off the phone's screen again and again. Finally, Nancy mustered up the courage and turned on her phone's screen. She found Jay Ares' name in her contacts and called him.

The phone rang for a long time before Jay's cold tone spoke up from the other end, "What?"

Nancy was so nervous that her palm started sweating. "Master Ares... I... I have something to tell you."

"Speak." Jay sounded increasingly impatient.

"My brother and Rose are together." Nancy bit her lip. She did not believe that he would not be interested in this message.

Just as she expected, Jay pulled the phone closer as his enchanting voice became even clearer. However, it also turned colder. "What did you say?"

Even from the other end of the call, she could feel the coldness that radiated off him.

"My brother and Rose are together." Nancy was shaken by his intimidating tone and repeated her

message.

On the other end.

Jay was extremely irritated. What did she mean when she said that Sean Bell and Rose Boyle were together?

Were they sleeping together?

Were they openly announcing their relationship?

After a moment, Nancy's timid voice spoke up, "My brother and Rose Boyle have admitted their relationship in front of my father. My father disapproves, but my brother was being insistent. My father could not do anything, so he relented!"

Jay slammed his fist on the table. "Sean Bell, you're looking for death," he muttered through gritted teeth.

How dare he try to steal his woman?!

A hint of a sly smile appeared in Nancy's eyes." Master Ares, my brother and Rose should be announcing their relationship officially very soon. I'm telling you beforehand so you'd be mentally prepared for it." Jay hung up the call and got up from his chair.

Perhaps he had been shaken, but his lean body staggered for a bit.

Grayson cast a worried glance at him before asking," Are you alright, President?"

Jay supported himself with both hands on the table, calmed the chaos in his mind, and said, "Grayson, ban all of Sean Bell and Rose Loyle's social media accounts at once. Buy the top trending search slots fo these three months. Also... Go to Bell Enterprise's website and turn Sean's profile picture into a pig's head immediately..." i

Grayson started sweating profusely.

There was nothing the president would not do to stop Rose and Sean from announcing their relationship.

"Yes, President," Grayson replied curtly.

Jay returned to his seat on the swivel chair, massaging his brows with one hand.

When Jean brought in a huge stack of documents, he saw Jay's sullen expression.

Jean had recently been exhausted by Jay's demonic training and had a deep grudge against him. It was rare to see Jay so crestfallen. Jean quickly took the opportunity to pick at Jay for his amusement. "Hey, Brother, which idiot offended you?"

Jay's glare was as sharp as a knife as if he wanted to cut Jean with his eyes.

"Brother, don't look at me like that. It's terrifying."

Jay ignored him.

Jean then started to use his smarts to deduce the situation. "In the entire Imperial Capital, if there aren't 10,000 people who want to bully you, there'd still at least be 8,000. However, a person who's capable of bullying you doesn't even exist yet... I wonder, does that person have nine galls or do they have nine lives to dare to provoke you so?"

He suddenly thought of something. "Ah, I know. It must be my sister-in-law. What did my sister-in-law do now?"

When he brought up the words 'my sister-in-law', Jay was also awed by her.

"She truly is mighty."

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Jay shot an icy glare at Jean. He reached out his hand and said, "Give it to me."

Jean passed him the documents he was holding and said smugly, "Brother, my French is improving drastically. If you don't believe me, you can test me!" "Degage!" Jay snapped coldly.

Jean replied, "I know what this means. Get lost, right? Does it mean 'get lost'?" 1

Grayson could not help but laugh.

Jean realized that he was being bullied by his cousin, and his smug expression was suddenly wiped off his face. "Brother, can't you share a little of Sister-in-law's gentleness with me?" When he mentioned Bose, Jay's expression darkened further.

Jean looked at his cousin's icy expression and teased him. "So there are also women in this world who you can't handle. Haha, women like Sister-in-law. You can't lock up her heart, but you can lock her up as a person..."

Jay could not compare to John and Josephine who were sentiment experts. At that moment, when he heard Jean's plan, he lost his temper.

He threw the documents back at Jean. "There's an

error in the translation. Take them back and amend it."

Jean asked suspiciously, "Where's the error?"

"Find it yourself."

Jean almost had a breakdown. "Brother, there are so many words here. How would I find it? Are you trying to kill me?"

Jay turned a deaf ear toward him.

Jean smacked the documents against his head. "I was wrong, I'm the one at fault. I'd rather offend the scumbag and the woman than offend you, Brother!" The corners of Grayson's lips twitched.

He was only learning this lesson now. What a waste of his youth.

Jean's eyes glinted. "Brother, shall we make a deal?"

Jay looked at him in disdain. "Make a deal with you?" His disgusted expression made it seem as if he was talking to a single-cell organism.

Jean threw himself before Jay and said mysteriously," Last night when I was at a bar, I saw Second Sister. She was there with a man and they were acting intimate."

When he reached that point, he deliberately stopped talking.

Jay was not bothered and did not care at all.

Jean was envious of Josephine. "Brother, do you not care about Second Sister anymore?"

Jay nodded.

Jean whined, "She's turned the tables and doomed me to this suffering. No wonder Brother is especially bored these days and you have way too much time on your hands to spend on me."

Jay stared at him coldly. "This has nothing to do with her. Grandfather was the one who saddled me with the responsibility of nurturing a hopeless case like you into a business elite."

Jean did not believe that Jay did not care about Josephine at all. He summoned his busybody spirit and started blurting out, "Second Sister was together with Zayne Severe last night. Brother, you'd save her, won't you?"

Jay's expression fell slightly.

For Zayne Severe to be flirting with Josephine at a time like this, it would seem like he had ulterior motives.

Jay turned to Grayson. "Go investigate. Remember to not alert them. As long as Zayne is not doing anything inappropriate, you can leave them be."

"Yes, President."

Jean muttered, "I'm more worried that Josephine would have ulterior motives toward the Severe family's young master..."

Jay stared at him, and Jean began asking for credit." Brother, I've provided such big news. Reward me, please."

Jay looked at his watch. "Fine, you can leave work now."

Jean,

This reward made him want to cry.

It was already past Grand Asia's office hours, okay!

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Rose Loyle was pondering. Jay had agreed to work with Severe Enterprise. However, the written contract had not been signed yet. What if he backed out? She had to urge Severe Enterprise to do it as soon as possible.

Rose arrived at Eminent Honor Co. Ltd. to look for Zayne Severe. From a distance, she could see Zayne and Josephine clinging to each other.

"Zayne, when will you come to my house to ask about my hand in marriage?" Josephine looked up at Zayne, her eyes glittering with a look of anticipation.

Zayne held Josephine's face and said, "If I go over to your house and ask for your hand in marriage, won't your brother kick me out?"

Josephine beamed. "That depends on your sincerity. If you're not sincere enough, my brother might just chase you out with a bat!"

A fearful expression appeared on Zayne's face. "Your brother's too protective of you. Won't he feel guilty if he ends up turning a pretty young girl like you into an old lady that no one wants?" Josephine hit her fists against his chest gently. "How could you say that? Which part of me is old? Moreover, my brother has already realized that if he's too strict with me, it'd be difficult for me to find a boyfriend. So,

he decided to return me my freedom."

Zayne pouted. "That's wise of him. He knew that no one would want an old lady like you, so he let you out to sabotage me."

Josephine pinched his nose. "You're not allowed to call me an old lady that no one wants."

Zayne surrendered immediately. "Yes, yes, yes. It's my fault. You're my little princess. Even if one day your hair turns white, your face becomes wrinkled, you walk with a hunched back, or you become deaf and blind, you'll still be my little princess."

Josephine grinned like a child, happy and satisfied.

"Since you're such a sweet-talker, I'll forgive you. I'm leaving now, Zayne. I'll see you tomorrow." Josephine planted a kiss on the side of his face and left while still smiling.

Zayne wiped the drool off his cheek with the back of his palm, the smile in his eyes turning cold.

Once Josephine left, Rose approached him slowly.

"Zayne Severe!" Her heart swelled with mixed emotions.

Zayne was using Josephine's innocent love for him to achieve his own selfish goals.

Zayne turned around, giving Rose a cold stare.

"What are you doing here, Rose?"

"I want to talk to you."

Zayne put on a playful appearance and said mischievously, "If there's anything, just talk to my father."

There was an edge to his smile.

It was taunting.

Rose suddenly felt uncomfortable. What was wrong with this man's mind?

"President Severe has returned to Imperial Capital. He's unable to resolve any urgent matters. From now on, if there's anything relating to Severe Enterprise, you would have to sincerely cooperate with me." Zayne kicked at the bluestone slab beneath his feet." Who do you think you are? How dare you order me around?"

"President Severe has handed all the assignments that were distributed in Imperial Capital to me. I have the authority to request that you cooperate with my instructions," Rose announced seriously. Zayne narrowed his eyes, looking at her in disdain." Stay away from me, Rose Loyle. Unlike my father, I won't be seduced by a woman."

Rose lifted her hand and launched her fist at Zayne's nose. His nose started bleeding.

"F*ck, you dare to hit me?"

"Since you won't be seduced by a woman, you shouldn't toy with Josephine's feelings. You're a scumbag, and I'm teaching you a lesson in her place." Rose was enraged.

She and Josephine were the same kind of people. They would go through all sorts of things for love.

She was not treated well by Jay, and Josephine was not treated well by Zayne.

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She served him justice on behalf of Josephine Ares.

Zayne Severe clutched his nose, glaring and seething with rage. "Rose Loyle, do you think that I wouldn't dare to hit a woman? Let me tell you something, don't provoke me. When I'm provoked, I wouldn't ever show myself mercy, never mind you."

He spoke harshly, but he never made a move.

Rose understood that he was not the type of person who would typically raise his hand against a woman.

"Don't play with Josephine's feelings," Rose warned him once more.

Zayne retorted, "So Jay Ares is allowed to toy with my sister, but I'm not allowed to toy with his? Where's the logic in that?"

Rose was so livid that she aimed a sweeping kick at him, knocking Zayne off his feet.

"Damn, don't cross the line. If you physically assault m e again, don't blame me if I do the same to you."

Rose squatted beside him, looking at his disheveled appearance. "Promise me you won't go to see Josephine."

Zayne spat in her direction. "Bah, mind your own business."

Rose was so angry that she kicked him down again.

After being beaten up repeatedly, Zayne was furious. H e clenched his fists and got back up. He waved his fists at Rose and said, "Come on then. I've never hit a woman but you deserve a beating. I'll make sure I mess you up so badly that even your parents won't recognize you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zayne started launching his fists at her.

Rose dodged his attacks swiftly.

Before Zayne could launch a sweeping kick at her feet, Rose had already leaped up, dodging his attack.

Zayne Severe was stunned. "You've got skills!"

As she dodged his attacks, Rose said, "I'm not here to fight you, Zayne. I'm just here to tell you that you should go to Ares Enterprises as soon as possible to sign the cooperation agreement for the preparation of The Moonlit Sky's screenplay so that the situation doesn't worsen."

Zayne was merciless with his attacks. He was a tough guy who had been in the army before. His punches were swift, and a few of them landed on Rose's face.

Rose's skin was very sensitive. It would get red and swollen if she even bumped into something. At that moment, her face was swollen and filled with bruises.

"Are you a man, Zayne Severe? What kind of man are you if you'd even hit a woman?" Rose could only

employ such a roundabout tactic to make Zayne stop.

Zayne had been beaten badly too. His whole face was swollen.

The two of them looked at each other.

Zayne said, "I'm telling you for the last time, I'll never work with Jay Ares."

Rose took out the management authority that had been bestowed upon her by Zayne's father-The business card of Severe Enterprise's executive president. She held it in front of Zayne. She commanded him, "I order you to go."

Zayne stared at the business card in disbelief. "What the... Has my old man gone senile? How could he give such an important position to an outsider?"

Then, he looked at Rose with an accusing look. "Just what benefits did you give my father?"

Rose raised her fist and punched him in the nose again.

Zayne clutched his nose and groaned in pain. "Why'd you hit an old wound?"

Rose grabbed Zayne by his loosened collar and yanked at his tie harshly. In an instant, his blouse had become tighter. "Zayne Severe, I don't care what kind of grudge you have against Jay Ares, but remembe this, if you want Severe Enterprise to rise again, you have to work with Ares Enterprises."

Zayne got up from the ground, patting the dust off the back of his pants. Then, he looked at Rose's face-She looked terrible.

"Don't look at me like that, Rose Loyle. You look like you had just crawled out from the scene of a car accident. Just looking at you would be enough to give me nightmares."

He then turned and left in a huff.

Rose was so livid that she started cursing him behind his back. "Zayne Severe, even with the help of others, you're still just a useless man!"

Zayne paused briefly, but then quickly continued walking off angrily.

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Zayne Severe returned to Eminent Honor Co. Ltd.'s office. Francis Greene took one look at his swollen face and jumped in shock, the teacup in his hands slipping onto the coffee table. "Zayne, did you fight with someone?"

Zayne sat down on the couch angrily and said in a bitter tone, "My father must be getting senile. He's appointed an outsider as Severe Enterprise's executive president."

Francis wet his handkerchief and walked over to him, patting it gently against Zayne's forehead.

"Ouch, it hurts." Zayne hissed in pain.

Francis asked, "Did your dad beat you?"

"No, he's returned to Swallow City."

Francis became confused. "Then who was the one who beat you up this badly?"

Zayne shot him a furious glare. "I fought with the newly-appointed executive president."

Francis poked at the wounds on his face. "You'll be fine. These are all surface wounds. But I'm curious, you said you were a champion fighter ever since you were a kid. Those few streets in Swallow City belonged to you. You've spent all those years in actual combat training. How could you let someone beat up

your handsome face?"

Zayne gritted his teeth. "I let her get away with it because she's a woman."

Francis' jaw dropped.

"What kind of woman is this aggressive?"

Zayne said resentfully, "She's the executive president that my father just appointed. Hmph, she must be dreaming if she wants me to work with that bastard, Jay Ares."

Francis' mind was starting to wander. "I want to meet this tough lady. Zayne, you said that ever since you were a child, you've been in hundreds of fights. Other than your darling sister, no one else dares to lay a finger on you."

Zayne's furious expression suddenly froze. He looked up at Francis in surprise. "What did you just say?"

"I said I wanted to meet this tough lady."

"No, after that."

"I said that you, Zayne, said that ever since you were a child, you've been in hundreds of fights-"

"After that."

"Other than your darling sister, no one else dares to lay a finger on you."

Zayne removed the handkerchief from his face, then he became motionless as if he had been possessed.

"What's the matter with you?" Francis asked, puzzled." Zayne Severe, did your brain get knocked out of your skull?"

Zayne held up his hand to stop him. "Don't speak, give me a moment."

In his mind, the image of Rose punching him surfaced.

Every time she attacked him, she seemed as if she was familiar with his tactics.

"F*ck, did I see a ghost?" Zayne muttered to himself in a daze.

Francis looked depressed. "Just call me Francis."

Every time Zayne called him intimately, he would just use one word, and that word just so happened to be extremely crude.

"I'm not calling out to you. That's just my catchphrase! " Zayne retorted.

Francis touched his nose awkwardly. Was he just thinking too much?

"I think I understand why my father trusts her so much," Zayne muttered to himself.

Francis moved toward him. "What's that?"

Zayne grabbed Francis' hand emotionally and started rambling incoherently, "Her persona is Ange Lin. Put that together and isn't that just Angeline? My father must be treating her as if she's my sister, Angel." Francis narrowed his eyes. "The problem is, she's not your sister. Angel's dead. There would never be another Angel in this world."

"But she has Angel's aura. Even when she hit me, it was just like how Angel did it."

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Francis stared at Zayne's swollen face. "Don't tell me that even the places she hit you were the same as the places that Angel used to hit you." Zayne looked at Francis in a daze. "Tell me, did my sister get reincarnated?"

Francis was speechless. "As if. She's just putting on an act to trick you and your father. She must be a very experienced commercial spy." Zayne quietly let go of Francis' hand, his expression becoming crestfallen.

Francis held his chin as if he was deep in thought." But what are her motives for acting like Angel and getting close to Severe Enterprise?"

Zayne said, "I have to expose her true identity, so my father wouldn't get tricked by her."

When he brought up his father, Zayne became anxious and started complaining about him. "My father has lived for so long and gone through so much that he's almost got one foot in the grave already. How could he be so incompetent?

"Tell me, between me and him, who's the real failure here?"

Francis glanced at him wordlessly. "In my opinion, you both have your flaws."

Zayne sighed. "Oh, if only my grandfather and sister were still here."

Because Zayne refused to cooperate, Rose felt very helpless. In the end, she decided to show up herself and settle the film and television contract case on behalf of Severe Enterprise.

When she took the initiative to contact Jay, it seemed as if he had disappeared into thin air. She called his phone, but no one picked up. When she went to look for him at Grand Asia, he was avoiding her too and refused to meet her.

Rose felt like something was wrong. This collaboration between Severe Enterprise and Ares Enterprises was Severe Enterprise's lifeline. She could not allow for any mistakes to happen.

As such, Rose took a different approach. On Wednesday, she arrived at Garden Of A Diary early in the morning.

She initially thought that she would be able to stop Jay there, but Mrs. Zonder told her, "Miss Doyle, Young Master has been very busy these few days. He'd leave very early in the morning and come back late. If you want to meet him, you should wait here until he returns."

Rose was worried that she would miss him, so she requested a day off from Sean and waited at Garden Of A Diary.

During the day, the children would be in kindergarten.

She was bored and wandered in the garden of the villa.

This was the first time she had observed this garden s o closely.

The wall surrounding the garden was covered in magenta bougainvillea.

Rose plucked one and put it on the palm of her hand, gently caressing the three magenta petals. She could almost hear the sounds from her past.

"Jaybie, look, the bougainvillea flower is amazing. The three petals are tightly wrapped around the stamen. One is you, one is me, and who's the other one?" "It's their children." Jay was reading a book. When he heard her speak, he did not even look up before saying such a thing.

From then on, she had kept the bougainvillea in a special place in her heart.

The bougainvillea represented the perfect family that they would build together.

However...

It turned out that he did not mean what he was saying at all. It was just a mindless joke that he made.

She stood there, tears falling silently.

There were thick-mouthed jacarandas planted all over the courtyard. The flowering season had passed, and only the green leaves and straight stems remained.

She always thought that if she had to use a plant to describe Jay, it would be the jacaranda.

The body was tall and straight, as mighty as a mountain. It could protect the weak shrubs, and it could also bloom elegant trees and flowers.

It was an eye-catching green and an intoxicating blue.

Rose sat down in the pavilion, letting out a sullen sigh.

What was the matter with her today?

Why was she remembering all these beautiful yet jarring memories?

Finally, she realized that the things she was looking at were reminding her of a person.

Every plant and tile in this villa echoed with the shadows of their youths.

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In the evening, Jay returned home with the three children.

Rose stood at the doorway with a lovely smile and took his briefcase from him graciously. "Let me get that for you, Sir Ares."

Jay was surprised to see Rose. "Today's Thursday," he reminded her.

Rose's voice was pleasantly gentle as she spoke, "Sir Ares has toiled away for Grand Asia during the day, and for the children at night. You could say that you've been extremely busy. I was just thinking that I could come by when I'm free to look after the children and share some of Sir Ares' burden..."

"Get to the point."

Jay stood before her. After shrugging off his coat, his fingers moved up to undo his tie.

Rose moved toward him again. "Let me help you, Sir Ares."

Her gentle, delicate hands flew to his chest like a fluttering butterfly landing on a flower, but it made him feel flushed for some reason.

Her movements were not fluid and were even somewhat clumsy.

Jay narrowed his eyes at her. "Is there something that

you'd like to ask of me?"

Rose removed his tie, but her hands remained on his chest. She smiled at him innocently.

"Sir Ares is a well-known entrepreneur. I heard that you provide support and donations to various places every year. I wonder who you'll be donating to this year."

Jay's eyes lit up with a smile. 'This brat has ulterior motives.' "Our slots for donations are full."

He slowly removed her hands.

Rose grabbed his jacket and hugged it tightly. "What about next year?"

"Full."

"The year after that?" Rose asked, reluctant to give up.

Jay walked to the couch and sat down tiredly.

Rose quickly poured a cup of tea for him. "Drink up, Sir Ares."

She served it to him formally.

Jay took the cup but placed it on the coffee table. He said to her, "It's still too early to decide."

Rose's long lashes drooped. Was this man not going to fall for it?

"However..."

Rose stared at him in surprise. "However?"

"If I'm in a particularly good mood, perhaps I'd make a n exception." Jay glanced at her distantly.

"Are you not in a good mood, Sir Ares?" Rose was confused.

This man was extremely wealthy and successful. If he was in a bad mood, he would have no mercy.

Jay glared at her sullenly. He had nurtured her, yet she was now taken by another man. How could he possibly be in a good mood?

"I heard that you've gotten together with Sean Bell?" he asked curtly.

Rose was stunned.

They had not announced this news yet, so how did he find out about it?

When she looked at his increasingly darkening expression, she knew that this incident made him incredibly unhappy.

Yes, she was the mother of his three children. For the sake of her children's reputation, she would restrain her words!

Due to the contract, Rose decided to lie.

"Sir Ares, who would come up with such a rumor?

How could it be possible that Sean and I are together? Even if I'm the one who's pursuing him, he'd just look down on me and think of me as a second-hand item!"

Jay frowned. He did not like that the woman he had used was calling herself a 'second-hand item'.

"Hm, that's good to know. Don't worry, I'll get rid of the person spreading such rumors for you. I'll clear all the bad press for you as well so that your reputation won't be affected." Rose Doyle, "..."

How cruel.

Did this mean there was no way for her and Sean's official announcement to happen?

"Thank you, Sir Ares." She had stabbed him a thousand times in her mind, but she still appeared gentle and humble on the surface. Her teeth were grinding together so hard that they were squeaking. Jay held up the teacup and took an elegant sip.

Rose was unrelenting as well and immediately ran behind him to massage his back.

Chapter 380

Chapter 380

"Sir Ares, are you in a better mood now?"

Jay's eyes lit up with a smile.

He was enjoying being serviced by her. It was as if she was his young wife. This was the kind of scenario that he would only dare to fantasize about in his dreams. He nodded.

Rose immediately took a seat before him, "Sir Ares, I have a small request."

She held out two fingertips, showing the size of her one fingernail. "This small."

Jay replied firmly, "A small request is still a request."

Rose evaluated the situation. "Yes, yes, yes. Then, Sir Ares, can you fulfill my request?"

"Speak."

"Can you donate some money to my friend?" She clung to his hand and started swaying it coquettishly.

"No problem." Jay's answer was curt. "How much do you need?" he asked.

Rose's smile was warmer than the blazing sun. "Sir Ares, I don't need a cheque or cash... I just need your seal."

Once she finished saying that, she added shamelessly,

"See? Isn't this request smaller than my fingernail?"

Jay was speechless.

Using his seal was not dissimilar to selling his body. How could she say something like that?

Rose rushed upstairs. After a moment, she returned with a document and immediately flipped to the page where the document was stamped and placed it in front of Jay. The expression on Jay's handsome face immediately fell.

"Are you trying to sell me?" he asked darkly.

"Why would you say that? I'd sell myself before I even dare to sell you."

Jay tried to take the documents to look at the terms of the contract, but Rose pressed down on the papers tightly as if she was somewhat nervous.

Jay ordered, "Get me a cup of water."

"Oh," Rose replied obediently.

When she returned with the water, Jay held up the contract in front of him. "You're Bell Enterprise's staff, but you're also secretly working for Severe Enterprise in Swallow City. How do you explain this?" Rose wiped her tears and cried. "Sir Ares, you're a young master born with a golden spoon in his mouth, so you'd never understand the pain of commoners. Us commoners have to work multiple jobs at the same time just so we can earn enough money to pay the down payment for a house!"

Jay's handsome face twitched. She was speaking as if she was not born with a golden spoon in her mouth too.

Jay threw the contract down and focused his sharp gaze on Rose. "Rose Loyle, you should know that I'm a businessman. Businessmen only care about profits. If I sign this, what benefits will you give me in return?"

"I'll be your slave and do whatever you want me to do in my next life. I'll repay you for sure. How's that?"

Rose said passionately.

Jay lifted her chin. "This lifetime..."

Rose,

"I swear, I'll take good care of your sons. Every day, I'll come by to look after them. How about that?" She put on a bold expression.

Jay's expression darkened. 'Dream on, girlie.'

He tightened his grip on her chin. "You don't have to look after my sons. Just look after me."

Rose was stunned. "Sir Ares... You're an adult. Do you still need to be taken care of?" she asked shakily.

Jay did not speak and just stared at her as if she had asked an obvious question.

"Don't worry, Sir Ares, just take it as Severe Enterprise borrowing money from you. Severe Enterprise will pay you back in the future... Say, how would you like me to repay you?" "With your body."

Rose's eyes widened in shock. Did he have to act so brazenly?

"Spend three months with me and I'll sign the contract!" his evil voice said.

Three months?

Rose tried to bargain with him. "How about three days?"

"Alright!" Jay's eyes lit up with a smile.

It was too late for regrets. Damn, had she been fooled? Was this not a matter of three months or three days after all?