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Chapter 401

Rain fell harder. There were no roads in front of her for it was densely packed with bushes after bushes that never seemed to end.

Pushing the bushes apart with both her hands, Rose found footprints the other woman left behind and trudged on with difficulty.

After quite some time, she had finally walked out of the thorny bushes only to stand in front of a uniquely designed mushroom house. 'Why are there buildings of such styles here?'

Dazed, Rose paced back and forth in front of the mushroom house. She was curious about the world behind those doors, yet afraid that it would lead her to pieces of truth that she should not be aware of.

In the end, curiosity overtook Rose and she pushed the small door of the house. Thanks to her small body, she was able to climb in.

It was dark inside, but she could vaguely tell that the room was spacious from the little bouts of light the hole in the door provided.

Groping her way through the dark, Rose found that the inside of the dome reminded her of a maze-A maze with a shape that felt eerily familiar.

It was almost like she had come here before.

At that, confusing scenes threatened to play in her mind while Rose suffered the attack of another splitting headache.

To relieve the pain, Rose had no other choice but to squat down clutching her head in her hands.

Interesting scenes played repetitively in her mind.

"You've entered somewhere forbidden and learned things you should not have, little girl. We can't possibly let you leave with such secrets, now can we ...? Scandals of the Ares family must only remain here, in the dark where no light will ever find it."

"Don't worry, little girl. I'll inject you with our newest drug, and you'll forget everything that happened here."

"This drug's only effective for six months, though. Whatever shall we do? You'll still have to die six months later."

"How much do you love me, Jaybie? Is it more than the stars in the sky, deeper than the waters of the seas, and higher than the altitude of Mount Everest?"

"My heart doesn't have much space. I can't fit so many stars, can't fit the vast waters of the seas, nor can I fit tall mountains that brave the toughest winds. There's only enough room for one small person, and that's you."

"Did you know? That I had such a deplorable birth," the desperately restrained voice of a man drifted by her ear, "I've never been worthy of a person as perfect a s you, Angeline Severe. Move on from me!" "I don't care whether the status of your birth is noble o r lowly, Jaybie. I love you for you."

"I need you, Angeline. Let's get married, okay?"

"Okay. I'm coming to Imperial Capital. Wait for me."

This was followed by a sharp whistle.

Taking ragged breaths, Rose tried to rid her mind of the scenes only to realize in shock that these were all her memories.

Her heart rejoiced at once, elated as she had recovered what she lost.

She had lost so many precious memories.

Now, she remembered. The person who wanted to harm her was never Jaybie but rather the ant in this mushroom house. With that train of thought, Rose's chest tensed as she staggered and ran back. It was too dangerous for her to stay here. Jaybie would worry if he could not find her.

Right then, the door closed and filled the cave. The exit had been blocked!

All of a sudden, the cave lit up. Turning around in fear, Rose was met with the sight of a man whose appearance mirrored Jay Ares' with an uncanny resemblance.

"Of all the roads to choose, Miss, you decided to take the one to hell."

Rose held her breath. Curling her hands into fists by her side, her awareness of her surroundings heightened. This man was dangerous.

"History just likes to repeat itself, doesn't it? After his little sweetheart barged in seven years ago, who would've thought that his current beloved woman would do the same seven years later as well? It must be God's will."

"What do you want?" Rose questioned angrily.

"Don't worry, Miss. We won't hurt you. Although, you'll be participating in a very exciting game!"

Rose's delicate features paled. These people were avid inventors of drugs that manipulated one's consciousness. If they succeeded, she would end up becoming their puppet.

"You wish."

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The man suddenly raised a syringe. "This is a drug we've just invented. We need someone to test it out on. How does being our lab rat sound?"

At that, the man walked toward Rose and injected the syringe into her arm before she knew it.

Then, the man took a skull necklace out of his breast pocket and waved it in front of Rose.

"I've got to hypnotize you as well. I need to implant new memories into you..." the man spoke sinisterly.

Rose's gaze landed on the skull necklace. It belonged t o Jaybie.

Why did this man have the same necklace?

"Who are you?"

"Curiosity kills the cat, Miss."

The drug began to take effect not too long after... Rose felt her consciousness begin to slip.

With a thud, Rose fell onto the floor.

"Well, that was fast. What weak willpower." The man kept the necklace.

"This means that the effectiveness of our new drug has been greatly enhanced." "Bring her away. Watch her after she wakes for

abnormalities and send her out if all is good."

"Yes, Sir."

At the same time, the conversation with the guest had finally wrapped up. Walking downstairs, Jay realized that Rose was gone.

Unexpected panic rose in his chest. Pressing a hand over his heart, Jay waited for the stabs of pain to subside before his long legs began to run. "Rosse Loyle... Where are you?"

He scoured the entirety of Fragrant Vessel Court's garden, but it was to no avail.

Staring at the pouring rain under the dark sky, Jay forced himself to calm down.

'Perhaps she took a stroll because she was bored?

'But where would she go?'

A person's silhouette flashed through his mind and Jay ran in the rain as if his life depended on it.

He pretty much barged into Josephine's villa when he arrived.

Josephine and Zayne were kissing when Jay barged in. Despite being drenched in the rain, the dignified expression on his striking features did little to hide his franticness. Jay swept a glance over every corner of the room."

Where's Rose?"

Zayne lay stomach down on the sofa as he smiled." For a flirty woman like her, Master Ares, she must have fled in fear of consequences after making you into a cuckold." Jay marched over and kicked Zayne in the behind.

"Ow!" Zayne sucked in a cold breath.

Seeing this, Josephine yelled in response, "Zayne's right, Big Brother. Sister-in-law must have fled... She must be feeling guilty of her crimes."

"Shut up."

Jay bit his lip, which in return paled under the pressure of his teeth.

Josephine was muted in fear. She could not believe Jay reprimanded her so roughly because of Rose.

This was the first time!

Josephine felt wronged. "She never came over."

Jay tugged Zayne off by the back of his collar. "Look for her with me."

"Why? She's not even my woman!" Zayne protested.

Jay pulled him out anyway. Looking at the pouring rain, Zayne turned to go back. "Oh no, the rain's too heavy. My body's weak and I'll catch a cold running in the rain..." Jay held a hand over his chest. "Not coming with?

Then you'll die where you stand."

Zayne groaned. "Isn't this too much, Jay? Why do I have to help you find your woman? It's not my fault you can't keep an eye on her."

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Intimidated by Jay, Zayne had no other choice but to compromise and search for her together with him in the heavy storm. "Rose..." Jay hollered from the top of his voice.

Zayne's lips tugged into a mocking smile at the other's discomfort.

Karma was ab*tch.

This had got to be Jay's payback for forsaking Angeline.

Jay shot Zayne who stood still like a puppet with an infuriating glare. "You have a mouth, right? Use it to call for her."

Zayne wiped off the droplets on his face, revealing a taunting expression underneath.

"Now do you understand the pain of losing a loved one, Master Ares?"

"Cut the nonsense. Finding her takes priority."

There was no way Zayne would listen to Jay. Watching the other care so much for Rose, Zayne could not help but feel frustrated for Angel.

"Let me ask you, Master Ares. Had you loved my sister Angel at all back then?" "Now is hardly the time to talk about this." Jay

searched left and right.

Zayne's suppressed flames of fury ignited at that as he roared, unrestrained, "Why aren't you answering my question? It's because you have your regrets about her in your heart, right?" Jay spun around, his attractive portrait slightly pale.

"I may have caused Angeline harm, but I'll never let anything happen to Rose."

"What f*cking logic is this? Angeline is Angeline, Rose is Rose. My sister was good to you, while you're here being good to some other woman..."

Zayne continued to yell, "My sister loved you with the cost of her own heart. Why didn't you treat her back then the same way you're treating Rose now?"

Jay ignored Zayne while the latter stuck to him like bandages.

"She was a child when she fell for you, yet you've never once taken responsibility for setting her heart aflame!

"She loved you for ten years only to die because of you in the end. All these years, have you not felt even an inkling of regret..."

Jay's silhouette froze in the downpour. "I do have my regrets-"

He watched her pass prematurely despite promising to love her forever. That pain hurt the deepest in his heart!

Zayne was maddened. "You liar... You would've visited her tomb at least once all these years if you truly felt regretful. Do you even know where it's erected?"

In the presence of Zayne's aggression, Jay's panic was put to a temporary halt. "Zayne, I love Angel more than I love my life."

Zayne cackled with his head tilted upward. "Haha! Yet here you are, searching for another woman in panic. How do you expect me to believe you when you tell me you love Angel more than you do your life?" Pushed further into a frenzy by his disturbances, Jay gripped his sleeve roughly in a swift motion. "Stop interrupting my search. You'd better wish nothing happened to Rose when we find her because I'll end your life right then and there."

At that, Jay pointed at the opposing side. "We'll split up. You can take that side and I'll take this side. By the time you find her, you should get the answers you've been looking for."

Unwilling, Zayne pulled Jay back. "Should you have even the littlest of conscience within you, you'll answer my question with honesty and nothing else. Were you behind my sister's car accident or not?" Jay's eyes squinted slightly. "What did you say?"

This was the most absurd thing he had ever heard in his life.

"My younger sister's car crash. I investigated and found that her car was tampered with. Was it you?"

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Jay's handsome face was ashen.

He had suspected this before. However, when he got out of the ICU, Angeline's funeral was already completed. Every evidence of the investigation was also destroyed... He had to accept that her death was caused by an accident.

Still, his exceptional rationality and calmness brought him back to his senses. "Zayne, don't waste any more time. We have an emergency on our hands, which is to find Rose. Once we find her, I'm sure that she can answer any doubts you have in your heart!"

Jay shoved Zayne's hand away and ran forward.

Zayne hesitated before saying, "Rose knows the answers? Bullsh*t! You're obviously playing me by taking me for a fool."

Zayne ignored Jay's request to split up. Instead, he tailed him. He wanted to know what secrets Rose held.

Jay went round and round within Fragrant Vessel Court, his clothes completely soaked. However, he still could not find Rose. Even so, he had no notion to give up just yet.

Zayne took off his shirt and covered his head with it. H e leisurely plucked some vines, made it into a crown, and wore it on his head.

He followed Jay breezily.

"Rose!"

"Rose."

Behind Jay's heart-rending shrieks were Zayne's lazy bleats.

Jay glared at him intensely. "Are you dying?"

"You know very well that my body's naturally weak, unlike yours that's so full of life."

Jay stared at the look on Zayne's face as if things did not concern him anymore. A cold smile curled on Jay's lips.

"Zayne Severe, you're not worried, are you?"

Zayne replied, "Master Ares, now that Rose has disappeared, the fact that I'm not celebrating right now is because I'm being courteous." A devilish smile formed upon Jay's mesmerizing lips.

Zayne looked at the dark expression on Jay's face, feeling as if he was being crushed under a mountain. He stumbled back in terror.

"Zayne Severe..." Jay looked around him. Under the maelstrom were leaves and trees brutalized by the wind. There were no other beings that moved as far as the eyes could see. Under the pouring rain, Jay finally spoke up, and what he had to say was shocking.

"Listen carefully, you will swallow every single word that I'm going to say right now. This secret will follow you to your grave. If you dare speak a word of it, I won't show you mercy." Zayne suddenly had a serious look on his face. "Then, can I choose not to listen? You know that I'm incapable of doing things and I have a big mouth..."

"It's going to be dark soon. This is the day when all the evil spirits of the Tourmaline Estate emerge from their hidey-holes. I'm being held back by some other people, so the task of finding Rose has to be yours."

Zayne was on the verge of tears. "Sir Ares, I don't want to do this..."

"You have to do this."

"Why?"

"Because you're the only one I can trust." Jay looked at him earnestly.

Zayne was shocked by this. "I'm very honored to be trusted by an egoistic, monumental figure like you. However, I'm sorry I have to disappoint you. I don't want to do this at all."

Jay's eagle eyes stared coldly at the man before him." Not only do you have to do it, but you must succeed."

Zayne gulped. "F*ck, you're making this hard for me, aren't you? You want me, someone who has never accomplished anything in his life, to do something that a genius like you can't achieve? Don't you think you're being a little too cruel?"

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Jay's eyes were somber as he said, "I believe in you."

Zayne was somewhat touched by his blind confidence. Throughout his entire life, this was the first time someone highly regarded him. Furthermore, that someone was the crown prince of Imperial Capital. Zayne felt out of place. "What if... What if... I fail?"

Jay's gaze pierced right through him. "What if I tell you that Rose is Angeline? Now, do you still want a taste of failure?"

The other man froze like a statue.

After a long pause, Zayne excitedly removed the laurel on his head and grasped Jay's hand. "You could even come up with such a lame excuse just to coax me into searching someone, huh?" Jay replied, "This is the truth."

Although Zayne thought that this was ridiculous, this matter was too important. He lowered himself and asked Jay, "Can you give me a good reason to believe you?"

"The difference between Rose before and after the accident is staggering. The Rose we know now has all of Angelina's skills and abilities."

Zayne looked at Jay, astonished. "So, you're saying

that Angel was resurrected in Rose's body?"

Jay nodded, making the other man shudder.

He was both excited and elated as if something had awoken the decadent fury within him.

In an instant, Zayne became full of... Life.

"My sister's back?"

He thought of him fighting with Rose, of Rose going down on her knees just to save him, and of how Rose loved eating tete de veau, French calf's head... Zayne doubted no more.

"My sister's back." He was beaming with joy.

"If you don't look for her now, you might lose her later on," said Jay, his words a splash of cold water.

Looking at Jay suspiciously, Zayne said, "It seems that you're worried about her. Perhaps you're not the one who set up the accident?" 1

Jay knew that Zayne had cleared up everything in his mind, so he did not bother to banter some more useless bullsh*t with him.

Instead, he solemnly reminded him, "If you don't want others to treat her like an alien, you'd better bring this secret to your grave." "You don't have to remind me. That's my sister we're talking about. I'd never do anything to harm her," Zayne said sincerely.

Boom!

A thunderclap echoed across the winter sky.

It shook both men to their cores.

The skies darkened and the road was obscured by the night. Jay and Zayne sprinted forward like madmen.

The night was long, and so was their torturous ordeal!

Josephine gathered many men to help as she saw the two most important men in her life scrambling around, worried about Rose. She felt somewhat envious. Jay had predicted as such. Even if he wanted to look for Rose with all that he could muster, the heavens would not allow so.

It was midnight, and the hotel provided by Tourmaline Estate to guests from faraway lands was suddenly on fire.

As John frantically came to report about the matter, Jay burst out of his calmness

"You should be handling this sort of matters yourself!"

John felt wronged and said, "The flames are spreading fast, and many people are trapped in the fire. It's a matter of life and death. Jay, you have to go..." Jay closed his eyes. He had no other choice.

Zayne stared at him, finally realizing why he told him that secret. It was because he knew that he would be occupied...

Sensing Jay's pain and struggle, he walked forward and reassured him, "Sir Ares, I'm around. You can go." Jay nodded and left.

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Jay arrived at the area and gave orders for a chopper t o rescue the people trapped in the middle of the fire.

He then went into the scene of the fire and guided the panicked visitors out in an orderly fashion.

John was also following orders, yet he scolded him," Jay, you're mad. You have a death wish! How could you personally come in and give orders? Whose life here is more important than yours?" However, no one knew what Jay was thinking as he rushed into the sea of flames.

"What are you looking at? Do you have a death wish?" John snatched the hose from a fireman nearby and sprayed it at Jay.

Soon, Jay emerged from the inferno while carrying someone on his back.

Thick smoke blanketed the scene.

John escorted him out of the area.

After 40 minutes or so of burning, the blaze was finally put out.

Jay gave instructions to John on how to deal with the aftermath. "Investigate the source of the fire, which guests resided in rooms affected by the fire, and also... Catch that arsonist," said Jay as he ground his teeth with that sentence.

John quickly agreed, his gaze falling upon Jay's back. In the gap of the damp blanket, John realized that the woman was Nancy Bell.

Soon enough, doctors from various departments in Grand Asia Medical Center came together to discuss Nancy's prognosis.

"Mr. President, Miss Bell has lost consciousness because she had taken in too much carbon monoxide. Other than that, we've managed to obtain an unknown substance from inside her body... Perhaps, this may also be related to the cause of Miss Bell passing out."

Jay felt uneasy, his gaze turning to look outside the window.

"Save her... Right now!" He left immediately after saying that.

It was pouring the entire night. 1

In the end, the heavens favored genuine people. Zayne found Rose unconscious at the gates of Tourmaline Estate at dawn.

"Rose?" Zayne rushed over and held her in his arms, frantically screaming her name over and over again.

"Rose, wake up."

Josephine stood near them as she looked at Zayne who was unable to contain his worry for her sister-in-law. She felt a sting in her heart.

"Zayne Severe, don't tell me that you like her?" said

Josephine as she walked over, a hint of jealousy in her voice.

Zayne was stunned. He did not want Josephine to misunderstand him, thus he promptly denied. "How could I? I was asked by your brother to... No, your brother forced me to do it, so I had no choice but to search for Rose and take care of her."

"Oh?" Josephine was happy again.

"Rose..." Jay suddenly appeared on the streets, sprinting over when he saw her.

He embraced Rose from Zayne's arms and carried her into the house.

Zayne was stunned and followed them unconsciously. Josephine suddenly grabbed his arm. "Zayne, now that my brother's back, you don't have to worry about Rose anymore. Let's go."

Zayne looked at Josephine's face which had a hint of rage, sighed quietly, and left. Although, he looked behind him many times as he walked away.

After closing the faucet, Jay carried Rose in his arms, dipping both of their ice-cold bodies in the hot water.

He treated her like a treasure.

The lukewarm water slowly enveloped his cold heart.

He slowly calmed down as he felt her breathing become more rhythmic and constant.

Due to his intense motions, Rose awoke from her slumber and opened her eyes to see that Jay and herself were in the tub...

She screamed.

"Ah!"

Although her voice was bright and loud, his lips curled into a smile.

"Where were you last night?" he asked.

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Rose's mind flooded with a horrific scene of Jay wanting to harm her...

Was he testing her?

Rose maintained her tone, "Even if you put a magnet o n me, I can't escape from your grasps."

As she lifted her wrist, her timer was gone. Rose shrieked with frenzy, "Ah, where's my timer?"

She glared at him angrily, saying, "You tricked me. You took the timer off of me, so does that mean that you gave your body for nothing?"

Gave his body for nothing? Jay's temple twitched intensely.

She grabbed the towel beside her, wrapped herself in it, and got out of the tub before rushing outside, not noticing that a savage expression had slowly surfaced across Jay's face.

A sudden punch to the surface of the water formed countless ripples, splashing water on his face.

Perhaps something more sinister was behind the incident that happened to Rose. He felt terribly uneasy.

She had selective amnesia!

Rose rushed downstairs, sat on the sofa, and held the

teacup shakily to drink its contents.

After getting dressed, Jay went downstairs, his emotions much calmer. He saw a figure curled up on the sofa and walked toward it. Sitting down beside her, he put the timer on her wrist. Rose stared at the tracking wristwatch and asked timidly, "Where's the original timer?"

"It has malfunctioned, so I stopped using it," said Jay

Looking at him suspensefully, Rose said, "Sir Ares, I'm not a dog on your leash. It's illegal for you to monitor m e like this."

He looked upward. "I can protect you better this way."

She was at a loss for words!

This guy could blatantly lie and have a justified look on his face. He was really extraordinary.

Ah-choo...

When the man started sneezing even though he was fully dressed, Rose looked at him with surprise. After all, she had nothing on her but a thin piece of towel and was getting abused by the chilling wind. Jay suddenly took her in his arms, and they went upstairs.

"Sir Ares, where are my clothes?" Rose thought of covering her privates.

Jay shuddered. Her clothes were soaked with mud, so there was no way she could put them on. However,

she forgot all about it.

"I have some new, clean clothes for you," he said calmly as he suppressed his raging emotions.

In the bedroom on the second floor.

Jay set her down on the bed and took out a beautifully wrapped gift box from the wardrobe. He then returned to the bedside and said, "Look at this. Do you like it?"

Carefully opening the box, Rose saw that inside it contained a full set of clothes. There was also a transparent bra, which made Rose gulp.

"Sir Ares, I'm not into this kind of thing." She then cussed the word 'pervert' in her heart repeatedly.

Smiling, Jay said, "Besides me, no one will know what you're into."

Rose looked at him begrudgingly, wanting to give him a beating so badly.

"Sir Ares, I should be getting changed then." She reminded him, hinting that he should step out.

Jay turned around and said, "Change then!"

God damn it...

Rose's face was beet red.

She quickly put on the bra while he had his back turned.

"It's time for breakfast!" The wristwatch gave out a mysterious sound.

When Jay turned around, Rose's alluring body caught his gaze.

He knew that she had a good figure, but when he saw her dressed like that, it was as if a veil covered half of her face. It was ever so teasing and seductive. Jay's body became heated all of a sudden. She slapped the wristwatch in anger. "What trashy watch is this? Why would it talk like that?"

With a darkened face, he said, "It's reminding you that it's time for breakfast."

Rose gaped.

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Chapter 409

As she walked out of Fragrant Vessel Court, Rose looked at the wet asphalt road and back at her long dress. A trace of struggle streaked across her brows. Jay walked in front of her and bent down. "Come, I'll carry you."

Her eyes dilated.

Although the dress was precious, it would take an exceptional someone to ride on Sir Ares' back!

"Sir Ares, I think I'll walk on my own," she said as she lifted her dress, revealing her snow-white calves. "Get on." His voice became slightly colder.

Rose was bewildered. What was wrong with this guy? Why were his actions so hard to read these days?

Left with no other choice, she slowly climbed onto his back, unsure where to place her hands. When Jay stood up, she rocked back and forth. "Hold on to me," Jay commanded.

Rose then carefully put her hands on his shoulders.

He wore a very formal suit today with an ocean-blue shirt buttoned to the top, a gray striped tie, and a tailor-made limited edition black suit.

It was his most common look, yet he looked extra proper today as if he was attending his wedding.

Rose thought to herself that this was the only time that the God-like man would carry his wife like this, so she definitely would not waste the chance. Thus, she took her chance and slowly moved her hands higher and higher, circling his neck in the end.

Jay smiled as the young lady started to show through her actions.

The journey from Tourmaline Estate to England Clubhouse was neither long nor short.

At the end of the asphalt, the road was wide and had a slight steepness to it. Water no longer pooled on the street. It became strangely clean.

"Sir Ares, let me down." Rose did not want to stay on his back longer than she should as she thought that the longer she did, the more he would take from her. Jay ignored her.

"Sir Ares, you should watch your spine and hip!"

Stunned, Jay's brows lifted ever so slightly.

"You're saying that I'm old?"

She did not know whether to cry or laugh. "Sir Ares, you've always been young and youthful. You belong to the 'three-highs' group of people, so even if you're older, it still wouldn't change the fact that ladies would desire you, whether they're 17 or 70."

Jay set her down, correcting her. "My 'three-highs' are normal. I'm healthy!"

Rose could not help but laugh. "Sir Ares, the 'three-highs' don't mean high blood glucose, high blood pressure, and high blood cholesterol."

"Then what does it mean?"

"It means that you have high appeal, high IQ, and high bank savings."

Jay was dumbstruck.

Smiling, Rose said, "Sir Ares, no wonder you couldn't understand. After all, it's what young people call the 'three-highs' these days..."

He turned and walked away before she could finish. It was obvious that she was calling him an old man! "Sir Ares, why are you leaving?" Rose ran over to him. He strode along while Rose jogged behind him. His quick strides still maintained an elegant composure while Rose was panting like a dog.

"Taking advantage of my short legs?" After a short while of running, Rose could run no more and stopped in her tracks.

Jay turned back. "Tired already?"

Rose nodded.

"Your bodily functions are old. They need some improvement."

Rose looked at him in terror. "Sir Ares, I'm only 26 years old!"

His lips slightly curved upward. "So what? This proves that bodily functions are not proportional to age."

With a gulp, she said, "Then, how can I remain young forever?"

"Talk less, exercise more."

"You're saying that I talk a lot?" Rose retorted.

"When I'm around, you're still alright."

She looked at Jay with suspicion. "Sir Ares, don't tell me you were taking revenge on me because I called you old?"

The cat was out of the bag, so Jay turned his pretty face and walked away.

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Rose's eyes gaped wide as she exclaimed, 'He's that childish?'

He should just change his name to Baby Jay then!

At the entrance of the clubhouse, tens of bodyguards clad in uniform with rifles in their hands stood orderly on either side of the huge door.

"Wow, the allurement of uniforms." Rose stuck out her tongue playfully.

Jay gave her a cold stare.

Immediately, she replied with sincerity, "They look really good!"

He pulled her close and said, "From now on, you're not allowed to leave my sight."

"Then, what about when I want to use the restroom? Does Sir Ares want to follow me into the ladies?"

Irritated, he retorted, "You'll follow me into the gents."

Rose,"..."

As they entered the clubhouse, Rose was amazed by the number of people it could accommodate.

Roman pillars made out of white marble filled the area, and on the walls were life-like sculptures. There were countless arches and chandeliers. This place lived up to its name, the England Clubhouse.

Even though there were thousands of guests present in the clubhouse, yet that number was easily dwarfed by the vast amount of people that the clubhouse could contain.

Rose could not figure out why, but she thought of her wedding with Jay seven years ago. The scale of that wedding looked very much like Old Master Ares' birthday banquet today.

On that day, she was shunned and mocked by the guests. She felt alone and helpless but still lasted until the end despite Jay's indifference and apathy.

She thought that she could lead a happy life after today.

"Sir Ares, I feel a little dizzy." She looked at him with puppy eyes. "Can I not go?"

When he saw the fear and timidness in her eyes, it reminded him of seven years ago when she married him-Weak and defenseless.

He embraced her. "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Rose followed him to the middle of the dance floor, trembling and shaking.

She wanted to boost her courage, so she took a glass of white wine from the wine rack.

"Put that down," Jay commanded in a serious tone.

"Sir Ares, I'm a little thirsty." "Wine won't quench your thirst." He put her glass back to where she took it from, then got her a glass of dairy drink. "Sir Ares, this is for children."

"I know."

Rose was dumbstruck!

He knew, yet he gave it to her. Was he treating her like a three-year-old?

She slowly received the glass but quickly put it back when he was not noticing.

John was having a drinking competition with a blonde lady. He walked over when he saw Jay.

"Jay, I have something to tell you."

Rose courteously walked away, but Jay pulled her back. "Tell me!"

"She's not an outsider," said Jay.

John replied, "It's about the Ares family's dirty news!"

"Tell me."

John burst out laughing. This guy must be having brain damage from being lovestruck!

"When we were cleaning up the hotel last night, we found a body burnt to a crisp in the wardrobe of room 174..."

Rose could not help but cry out, "Ah!"

John shrugged helplessly. "Your little beauty right

here got the shock of her life."

Turning to look at Rose's pale face, Jay said, "Wait for me over there."

Rose escaped, a horrified look on her face.

Jay glared fiercely at John while the latter looked helpless. "Come on, you wanted me to tell you." "Who's the victim?" asked Jay.