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Chapter 451

"Have you had dinner?" he asked lightly.

Rose shook her head. In fact, she was so hungry that her chest was stuck to her back. She had deliberately come back early so that she could have dinner with him tonight.

She did not expect to witness a heartbreaking scene instead.

"I'm going to make dinner." Rose jumped off the bed and ran away.

Staying with him for even an extra second hurt her heart so much that she could not breathe.

One corner of the quilt had carelessly fallen to the ground. Jay leaned over and pulled it up. He laid out the quilt for her and when he was arranging the pillows, he inadvertently touched the part of the pillow that was wet with tears.

Jay froze for a long time.

Had this silly girl cried?

The ice in his cold heart suddenly broke and was instead filled with a deep sense of self-blame.

His method of testing her was a bit too cruel.

Jay hurriedly went downstairs and stood outside the kitchen. His eyes were locked on Rose's beautiful face,

which was bleakly illuminated by the milky white light.

It also reflected the redness of her crying eyes.

Jay felt a pang of pain in his heart.

After walking over to her, he hugged her from behind and placed his chin on her forehead while rubbing gently.

"Did you cry?"

Rose trembled slightly, feeling very embarrassed.

"This won't happen again in the future," Jay said.

Rose said angrily, "If Sir Ares likes other women, just go on a date with them but don't bring them home."

Jay smiled. "Are you jealous?"

"I'm only responsible for my own health. Don't you know that multi-player sports are bad for the body and mind?"

Jay turned her to him and looked at her teary eyes. " She's a counselor! I just asked her to help me resolve my doubts!"

Rose's eyes widened. Sir Ares, this respected warrior whose heart could be said to have an impenetrable defense, needed a counselor to mediate the perplexities of his heart? Who was he trying to trick?

Would counselors who solve psychological problems have candlelight dinners with their patients?

Jay saw the obvious distrust in her eyes and said in frustration, "I'm also a human being. I also have my pleasures, anger, sorrows, and joy."

Rose's mind was filled with candlelight dinners and flowers. "If Sir Ares is happy, then that's good."

He looked helplessly at the angry little woman. Knowing that she was also a tough nut to crack, he simply adopted circular tactics and changed the subject. "Why'd you come back so early today?" Did banquets not usually end quite late?

Her mind had made a U-turn and was still on the previous plot. "Sir Ares seems to dislike me coming back so early, so I won't be coming back tomorrow. That way, I won't disturb your happy plans!" Jay was furious that he scolded her with a dark expression, "Rose, can't you speak your words properly?"

Angered, she pushed him away. "Sir Ares, we were originally two people of differing statuses. As husband and wife, I have to observe your moods carefully and grovel to ask for your permission every time I go out. And you?

"You can invite some woman back on your own and have a candlelight dinner with her? And yet, your real wife can't ask you why you did this kind of disrespectful thing?

"Even if our wedding was spurred by false feelings, it-H

Rose could not go on. She seemed to have broken out of her disappointed stupor and realized that this marriage had been a fake marriage from the start. What right did she have to demand things from him?

He did not love her in the first place. She was jealous, but what could she change even if she was unwilling to take it lying down? 2

"Sorry, Sir Ares. I was impulsive." She suddenly lowered her head and admitted her mistake.

Jay hugged her tightly in his arms and was truly regretful at this moment.

"It's my fault."

The three words were underwhelming but hid endless regrets.

If he knew that dining with another woman would make her so broken, he would rather be troubled on his own than to test her in such a careless manner.

Chapter 451

"Have you had dinner?" he asked lightly.

Rose shook her head. In fact, she was so hungry that her chest was stuck to her back. She had deliberately come back early so that she could have dinner with him tonight.

She did not expect to witness a heartbreaking scene instead.

"I'm going to make dinner." Rose jumped off the bed and ran away.

Staying with him for even an extra second hurt her heart so much that she could not breathe.

Jay froze for a long time.

Had this silly girl cried?

The ice in his cold heart suddenly broke and was instead filled with a deep sense of self-blame.

His method of testing her was a bit too cruel.

Jay hurriedly went downstairs and stood outside the kitchen. His eyes were locked on Rose's beautiful face,

which was bleakly illuminated by the milky white light.

It also reflected the redness of her crying eyes.

Jay felt a pang of pain in his heart.

After walking over to her, he hugged her from behind and placed his chin on her forehead while rubbing gently.

"Did you cry?"

Rose trembled slightly, feeling very embarrassed.

"This won't happen again in the future," Jay said.

Rose said angrily, "If Sir Ares likes other women, just go on a date with them but don't bring them home."

Jay smiled. "Are you jealous?"

"I'm only responsible for my own health. Don't you know that multi-player sports are bad for the body and mind?"

Jay turned her to him and looked at her teary eyes. " She's a counselor! I just asked her to help me resolve my doubts!"

Would counselors who solve psychological problems have candlelight dinners with their patients?

Jay saw the obvious distrust in her eyes and said in frustration, "I'm also a human being. I also have my pleasures, anger, sorrows, and joy."

Rose's mind was filled with candlelight dinners and flowers. "If Sir Ares is happy, then that's good."

"You can invite some woman back on your own and have a candlelight dinner with her? And yet, your real wife can't ask you why you did this kind of disrespectful thing?

"Even if our wedding was spurred by false feelings, it-H

He did not love her in the first place. She was jealous, but what could she change even if she was unwilling to take it lying down? 2

"Sorry, Sir Ares. I was impulsive." She suddenly lowered her head and admitted her mistake.

Jay hugged her tightly in his arms and was truly regretful at this moment.

"It's my fault."

The three words were underwhelming but hid endless regrets.

If he knew that dining with another woman would make her so broken, he would rather be troubled on his own than to test her in such a careless manner.

Chapter 452

Dinner.

Rose had made some noodles.

When she was cooking, Jay reminded her aggrievedly. "I haven't had dinner either."

Rose looked at him blankly. "Who are you trying to fool?"

"I threw the steak into the trash."

Her gaze fell on the trash can and when she saw all the props from the candlelight dinner inside, her face turned red.

Did she really overreact today?

Rose handed the bowl of noodles into Jay's hand. "You can eat first. I'll cook another bowl."

He said, "I can't finish it. Why don't we eat together?"

Startled, she nodded.

A bowl of plain noodles and two pairs of cutleries.

Just like this, the two of them took a bite one after another.

Rose took a bite only to find out that she had forgotten to put condiments into the noodles.

It was plain like water and tasted like they were chewing wax.

She secretly glanced at Jay, thinking that he would dislike it, but she did not expect him to eat it as if it was good.

Rose bit her cutlery in perplexity. What show was this guy putting on tonight?

From scumbag to someone pure and innocent... Switching about his personality freely. Had he gone to acting school?

"Sir Ares, do you want me to put in some condiments?"

"No, I can eat it just like this."

Rose was obviously so hungry that her stomach was rumbling, but in the face of this bowl of plain noodles, she was not that hungry that she would be willing to eat just anything. They were only halfway through the dinner when Jay's cell phone rang urgently.

Jay swiped open his mobile phone and heard Jean's trembling voice, "Brother, please come back quickly. Something has happened at Tourmaline Estate."

Jay dropped the bowl and cutlery, saying to Rose, "I'm going to Tourmaline Estate. Wait for my return."

Worrying about not getting the opportunity to enter Tourmaline Estate to investigate the truth of that day, she immediately hugged Jay's arm and pleaded, "Can I go with you?" Jay hesitated for a bit. He thought about her disappearance in Fragrant Vessel Court the other day and still had lingering fears.

Rose said, "I'm scared to stay here alone!"

Jay thought for a bit and felt that having her by his side might be the wisest choice.

"Alright."

Rose was secretly happy!

To go from Garden Of A Diary to Tourmaline Estate, one only needed to cross the southeast section of the surrounding highway. A 20-minute journey by car and one would have arrived. As soon as the Rolls-Royce stopped at the door, a doorman came up.

After Jay and Rose had gotten out of the car, the doorman drove the Rolls-Royce to the underground parking lot.

It was nine o'clock in the evening, and Rose could not help shivering after coming out of the warm car.

Jay took off his windbreaker and put it on her.

He then circled his arms around her shoulders. The two of them walked quickly to the three-roomed Rose Manor.

From a long distance away, they could already hear the sound of noisy quarreling and the anguished cry of a woman from the manor.

"What happened?" Rose asked curiously.

Jay sped up with his face sullen.

As soon as they arrived at the entrance of Rose Manor's garden, they could see that the garden was brightly lit and there were many people present.

"Brother, you're finally here!" Josephine shouted at Jay as she waved her arm. "If you took a minute longer, I'm afraid it would've become a real mess here."

Chapter 453

Jay walked into Rose Manor with a sullen expression as the noisy manor suddenly became silent with his arrival.

His eagle-like gaze swept over everyone present. All three wives and their respective sons and daughters were here. It was almost everyone.

James looked at Jay with a cold expression. "Jay, this is my family's affair. It has nothing to do with you."

When Jay was 28 years old, Grand Old Master Ares had felt that his body was declining, so the management of the Ares family's affairs was transferred to Jay. This decision had aroused strong opposition from his uncles at the time. After all, they were the elders, yet they were to be controlled by the younger Jay.

However, Jay had quickly grasped everyone by their wrists and subdued them. In the past few years, the Ares family had calmed down a lot.

Only in recent years as the children from the different families gradually grew into adults, they once again began to stir things up. It was not only those from the third wife's family but also those women from the second wife's family. They all wanted to enter the Ares family to secure a future for their children.

This also so happened to be what the Ares family

considered as a taboo, so the conflict intensified.

Eventually, the Xavier Ares murder case had occurred along with the case of the abdication of the mistresses today.

James was determined to seek bright prospects for his children, even at the cost of offending the court.

Therefore, James showed great resistance to Jay's arrival.

The third lady hid her face and wept. "Of course, you don't want Jay to come over. You're so eager to let all those vixens enter Tourmaline Estate so that you can enjoy domestic bliss. I tell you, as long as I'm not dead, you'll give up this thought. I absolutely disagree."

"Why don't you look at yourself in a mirror? So old and faded... Aren't you embarrassed to still be serving the master?" a woman said bitterly.

The third lady was furious and rushed over to fight the woman. "You shameless little woman. All you do well is destroy other people's families. I want to rip your mouth."

Jay narrowed his eyebrows and gave orders to the bewildered Jean, "Shouldn't you stop your mother now?"

Jean ran up and pushed the woman to the ground fiercely, hugging the third lady. "Mom, don't lower yourself for this kind of woman!"

The woman fell to the ground and did not get up.

Instead, she burst into tears. "Master, look at Jean. He

actually beat me!"

James suddenly slapped Jean across the cheek. "You unfilial son, that's your third mother, yet you still hit her?"

Jean covered his face and looked at James angrily. ' Dad, I hate you."

He then ran out.

"Come back!" His cold and stern voice was entrapped with a power that made one tremble. He once again suppressed the chaotic situation into absolute silence again.

Jean froze at the door, turning around slowly when he heard Jay's voice.

Jay's eagle gaze shot toward Jean's figure, showing his exasperation at his inability to make good of the situation. "You can't even settle this situation?"

For this chaotic situation to be described to be a small one by him, everyone instantly felt a tremendous deterring force spreading from this man.

Jean walked back in frustration. "Big Brother!"

Jay said slowly, "Your mother's name is written on the deed to Rose Manor. You and your mother are the rightful owners of this house. If someone provokes you, you should block their escape route and destroy them, understand?"

Jean was suddenly enlightened. He looked angrily at the arrogant and despotic women.

"Big Brother, since you've said it, then I won't be polite to them anymore."

Jean then scolded the women and their families angrily, "Get out of here. Otherwise, don't blame me for not being courteous."

Furious, James said, "Jay, are you so intent on separating my family?"

Turning around, a cold light could be seen in Jay's eagle eyes. "If you and Third Aunt have any mutual respect in your marriage and if Third Aunt still has what little affection for you, shouldn't no one be able to drive a wedge between the two of you?"

The third lady was crying more fiercely now.

James was irritated. "Crying again! All you know is to cry. Why don't you just die?"

Chapter 454

Rose really could not listen to things any longer. She could tell that no matter how many things James did to disappoint the third lady, the third lady would never leave him. "Another unhappy couple!" Rose exclaimed.

She wanted to go over to comfort the third wife, but Josephine held her hand all of a sudden and blinked a then

Rose came back to her senses immediately. Josephine wanted her to take the opportunity to leave here and go to Fragrant Vessel Court to search for the answer she wanted. As such, the two sneaked off.

Jay's gaze inadvertently caught the backs of the two little women sneaking away. His eyes darkened.

"Sis Angeline, I completely betrayed my brother for you." Josephine was a little sad when she said this.

Rose did not want her to feel bad and threw her hands. "Josephine, your brother doesn't dislike you.

You don't have to go through the muddy waters with me. Why don't you go back?"

Josephine then patted her chest loyally and said sharply, "That won't do. You helped me fight the gangsters regardless of your own safety that night.

I've already decided. I'll stand by you for the rest of my life, forever and unconditionally treating you well."

"Josephine, thank you," the other woman said, moved.

"Why are you so courteous with me? You have so much trust in me and saved me from danger. You also betrayed your brother for me. Misery loves company, after all. We can sympathize with one another. From now on, we're grasshoppers on the same rope. There'll be no secrets between us."

The two came to Fragrant Vessel Court secretly.

The garden gates of Fragrant Vessel Court were opened, so Josephine happily said, "My brother was coming back tonight, so the garden gates have been opened. Come with me."

Rose followed Josephine and sneaked into the vestibule garden inside Fragrant Vessel Court.

It was just that the door to Fragrant Vessel Court was closed. It took a lot of effort to enter the house.

Rose stared at the attic on the second floor. "That's the room."

The other woman said, "If you can't enter through the door, try opening the window."

Both women circled Fragrant Vessel Court, their efforts finally paying off. They found a hanging ladder in the back garden.

The two of them put the ladder to the window of the attic. Rose climbed up the hanging ladder first while

Josephine supported the hanging ladder below.

"What are you doing?"

A malicious voice sounded.

Josephine was so scared that she knelt on the ground with her legs trembling. As the hanging ladder shook, Rose fell from a height above.

Immediately, Jay strode forward and caught Rose. The two fell to the ground together.

Although the grass was soft, there were many thorny vines under the windows.

Jay protected Rose in his arms, but the thorny vines had pierced his arm until there was some blood.

"Are you okay?" Although he was wounded and exhausted, he could only think of Rose.

"I'm fine!" Rose said with a guilty conscience.

The two got up. Jay looked at the high window with a gloomy expression. "What are you doing?"

Josephine was most afraid of Jay, and usually, her mind was sharp. Facing Jay now, her mind was muddled instead.

Rose was the opposite. She usually looked like a dull, timid person, but at this critical moment, she was in a panic and said, "I was in a hurry and wanted to go to the toilet-"

Jay looked at her speechlessly. "I don't want to hear this foolish excuse for the third time."

Rose only then remembered that she had indeed used this excuse many times before.

Chapter 455

"Follow me." Jay said.

Rose and Josephine were like two innocent kids, walking behind Jay with bowed heads and shrugged shoulders.

Jay came to the front door and stretched out his slender finger to unlock the fingerprint lock. After pressing a few keys on it, he turned around and took Rose's hand, pressing her finger on the fingerprint lock. "From now on, use the front door," Jay said gloomily and coldly.

"Yes." Rose was surprised that he actually registered her fingerprint into the fingerprint lock. Was he not afraid that she would come back to investigate his secrets at any time?

It was not until the lights were turned on and after he sat on the sofa that Rose realized that there were small thorns all over the back of Jay's left hand. It was a ghastly sight.

If it was a pair of rough-skinned hands, perhaps Rose would not feel as sorry, but Jay's hands were very charming. His fingers were slender, the joints well-proportioned. Plus, they were so fair. They were hands that were even more beautiful than that of a piano master's.

"Sir Ares, are you hurt?" Rose called out frantically.

"It doesn't matter," Jay said.

Josephine suggested, saying, "Should we use rubbing alcohol to disinfect the wounds?"

"It'll hurt!" Rose blurted out.

Josephine's foot kicked Rose fiercely under the table. Rose immediately stood up in pain.

"I'll go get the rubbing alcohol!" Rose stammered.

Gritting her teeth, Josephine said, "Take more."

Rose looked at Josephine.

Josephine's gaze had a deeper meaning. 'He was unkind to you, so you should be unrighteous to him. 1

'Don't f*cking get confused just because you're looking at someone beautiful!'

Rose turned around and went upstairs...

The two siblings, Jay and Josephine, were left in the living room.

Jay stared deeply at Josephine.

Her eyes flickered. She did not dare to meet Jay's sharp gaze.

"What exactly were you two doing?"

"Brother, didn't Sister-in-law say it? Nature calls!" "Josephine Ares, do you still want pocket money?"

"Brother, I'm not young anymore. I can't justify using your money anymore. I'd better go out and find a job. I'll be looked down upon if I'm a slouch for too long."

Jay exclaimed against his will, "Not bad, that's not bad at all! You've grown up and are so mature now."

Chuckling dryly, she said, "It was you who taught me well."

Leaning forward, he asked, "What's in it for you? Look, your sister-in-law has turned you into her little fan."

Josephine's eyes gleamed. She deliberately probed Jay and said, "Brother, don't you like Sister-in-law too? Didn't you see how nervous you were just now? Speaking of which, aren't you her fan too? We're siblings, so it's normal to like the same things!"

With a sullen face, he said, "Luckily you're not a man."

Josephine looked at Jay's handsome face that was now deformed by jealousy. 'No matter how I look at him, it doesn't seem like his affection for Sister-in-law is fake...'

After Rose grabbed the rubbing alcohol and disinfectant swab, she headed downstairs.

Sitting in front of Jay, she carefully placed his hand on her lap and disinfected his wounds gently.

The rubbing alcohol seeped into the tiny wounds, causing bursts of sharp pain.

Jay, however, was totally unaware. He only stared at

Rose who was completely focused on disinfecting him.

After disinfecting his wounds, Rose also gently cleaned up those little thorns for him.

Josephine looked at the two from afar and for some reason, she felt that this scene was extremely loving.

Brother's godly features were matched with Sister-in-law's gentleness and virtuousness. Brother's eyes were overflowed with adoration while Sister-in-law was thoughtful. No matter how you looked at it, they did not look like estranged enemies.

Josephine pursed her lips. These two were a really good match. They were both two-faced. When they played pretend, they never stopped.

Chapter 456

"I'm leaving." Josephine stood up and exhorted Rose with a hidden agenda. "Sister-in-law, call me if something happens!"

Rose nodded at her.

Jay looked up and stared at Josephine coldly. "We won't need your help here."

Josephine waved goodbye.

After she left, Rose struck up a conversation, "Oh right, how's it going with the family?"

Jay said, "They're just a bunch of scoundrels."

Hearing his response, Rose was slightly startled. She recalled the cries of the third lady in her head and the sorrowful eyes of the young woman who had lost her child.

She could not help but sigh at their tragic fate.

"Ah!"

He reached out and lifted her chin, forcing her to look at him.

"Don't worry, I'll never cause you these troubles," he spoke with extreme seriousness, as solemn and majestic as if it was a sworn oath.

Rose was startled for a bit and nodded.

"Okay." She did not know what his true objective was with her.

Did he want to gain her trust through deception?

"Your third uncle is so cruel to your third aunt," Rose said ruefully.

She had always been a person with a strong sense of justice.

Jay said, "When my third uncle was young, he had a woman he liked. However, for the family's benefit, my grandpa chose daughters from eminent families like my third aunt for him instead."

Rose was very surprised before she finally sighed. "It must've been tough for your third aunt to hold on for so long."

His hands trembled slightly as he said with a pensive face that contained a deeper meaning, "Since he had already chosen, there's no turning back."

However, Rose disagreed and laughed at him for being old-fashioned. "What decade is this? Divorced people are all over the streets, so why should Third Aunt trap herself with this undeserving reputation. It would be better to leave Third Uncle as perhaps she can find a love that belongs to her."

Without even realizing it, Jay's gaze became deep and scary.

"Don't talk about divorce so easily," he reprimanded her with a dark expression.

"I'm not wrong." Rose was being stubborn.

"If the marriage is already a shackle and a cage that suffocates people, why don't they let go of each other and do better on their own?"

Hearing this, his facial expression became even darker.

"Rose Loyle, keep such absurd thoughts away. Getting a divorce is immature."

Rose was overpowered by his terrifying aura and finally chose to compromise. She pretended to be convinced. "Oh, got it."

Remembering something all of a sudden, she looked up and asked him in surprise, "Sir Ares, are you...

Perhaps unwilling to divorce?"

Jay's every words were sonorous and powerful, "I'll walk to the end with the wife of my own choice. There's no word such as divorce in my dictionary, only the word widowed." 1

Widowed?

Rose's face paled as her body trembled.

"Oh, I see."

"What about you?" Jays' presence was frightful.

Rose still had the word 'widowed' lingering in her mind. At this moment, she was so scared that she almost cried.

"Sir Ares, I... Won't get a divorce. And when I die, I'll die with Sir Ares." Rose's words implied the provocation that she was not afraid of death.

However, how would Jay know her thoughts? He immediately relaxed his brows. "Very well."

Rose, "..."

She wanted to 'die young' with him. Was that really good?

Chapter 457

Rose Manor.

Jean cast the kept women into the world with nothing to their names by cruel means. This ignited the most intense quarrel between the father and son, James and Jean Ares.

"Jean, how dare you disobey me?" James was so angry that he grabbed the wine cup and held it toward Jean.

Jean stood there in a daze, letting his father vent.

Seeing that the wine cup was about to land on Jean's body, the third lady, who loved her son dearly, rushed over immediately. The wine cup hit her forehead and all of a sudden, fresh blood flowed down. James had no mercy. He roared angrily at the mother and son, "Get the hell out of here!"

Jean grabbed his mother's hand and stared at his father with bloodshot eyes. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said bitterly, "Mom, did you hear that? Is Dad ordering us to leave?"

The third lady was clutching her forehead. The pain of the wound could not compensate for the pain in her heart. "James Ares, how could you be so ruthless to u s?"

"Hmph." James' face was cold. "I'm ruthless? If you hadn't begged me to marry you, I would've married the

woman I love. You're where you are because of your own sin."

The third lady was so angry that she laughed. "You could've chosen not to marry me back then. Wasn't it because you saw my family's great enterprise and thought that marrying me would be beneficial to your bright future? Now that the Ares family has become big in Jay's hands while my family went downhill, you're looking down on me more and more! In the end, you're just an ungrateful man who would sell his soul for gain."

As though he was jabbed in the ugliest part of his heart, James was so pissed that he rushed over menacingly and slapped the third lady's face.

Jean was stunned by this scene!

Although he knew his parents had relationship issues since he was young and that his dad liked to fool around outside, they had still forcibly maintained the image of mutual respect between husband and wife at home.

It was the first time he witnessed domestic violence!

Jean was about to have a breakdown. "Dad, what are you doing? Have you gone mad?"

The third lady cried horribly but also laughed shrilly." Jean, it's not the first time your father has beaten me. I just didn't want to make you sad, so I didn't tell you. Now that you've grown up, you can see your dad's true colors."

Jean's angry eyes surged with hot blood. He suddenly trampled over his father's heart furiously. "You hit Mom... You're not a man!"

The matter in Rose Manor soon spread to the Fragrant Vessel Court.

Jay had embraced Rose to sleep. When he heard his underlings coming over to report, he felt upset. The expression on his handsome face was so sinister that it was scary.

He got up lightly, afraid of alarming Rose, but he could not resist kissing Rose on her lips when he left.

Rose was already highly vigilant in front of him, so she had woken up easily. She opened her obsidian eyes quickly.

"I'll be right back." His smile was affectionate, and his voice was gentle.

Rose said in a daze, "Go and come back quickly."

Hearing her words, Jay's eyes were as bright as the stars and moon. "Okay," he said.

After Jay left, Rose received a text message from Josephine. "A God-sent chance, let's go!"

Rose's drowsiness disappeared as she sat up quickly.

She got dressed and hurried downstairs.

When Jay came to Rose Manor, he saw blood trickling out of the third lady's forehead and his gaze was hazy.

His handsome face was suddenly shrouded in ice. "Call the family doctor over and help Third Aunt upstairs to rest."

However, the third lady said in a fit of pique, "Jay, your third uncle wants to drive us out..."

Jay glanced quickly at James. "Third Uncle, you really don't want to be with Third Aunt anymore?"

James was silent.

Although he really wanted to get a divorce, a divorce meant dividing the property. This was the part he feared most.

The third lady's thoughts were conventional, which was the thought that she had to be content with the man she married. She was the kind of woman who would never think of changing her present situation n o matter how hard her days were.

Chapter 458

If James did not want a divorce, she would not divorce him.

James always hated Jay for ruining his reputation every time, and his long-term grudges finally exploded. "Jay Ares, I'll say this again. This is my family's matter. It's none of your business."

Jay's eagle eyes narrowed. He was not a man of patience to begin with and having to repeatedly deal with the affairs of James and his families made him impatient. James' words, like a fuse, instantly evoked his resentment.

Both the uncle and nephew looked at each other with dissatisfaction in their gazes. James, the taciturn sheep, had rebelled at last. Jay, on the other hand, trampled on the etiquette and inferiority between an uncle and nephew.

With two pairs of eyes staring down each other, a duel without gunpowder had begun.

"You don't want me to meddle in your affairs?

"Third Uncle wants to live in a separate house, is that it?"

James had wanted to branch out from the family earlier on. This way, he could attain his own portion of the family property and live the life of debauchery. He would then no longer need to be overly cautious. He just did not know how many shares would Grand Old Master Ares give him.

"Hmph, if I'm going to live separately, then a quarter of Ares Enterprises' shares has to be given to me. Are you willing to do so?"

Jay chuckled lightly. "You won't receive a single penny!"

Hearing this, James roared furiously, "Jay Ares... Do you think the Ares family is so brilliant only because of you? Without the management of us elders, do you think you could have prospered so quickly? You want to swallow up the big family business all alone, don't you?"

The younger man said unhurriedly, "Ares Enterprises i s Grandpa's property. You and I are merely his employees. According to the employment agreement, if you want to resign, you don't get a single penny. Of course, whether or not Grandpa would give you extra pay isn't up to me."

James was shocked. "When did Grand Old Master Ares revise the property distribution agreement?"

"The day after Grand Old Master Ares' birthday."

"Xavier's death had moved Grand Old Master Ares greatly, so he made the decision to donate all of the Ares family's property."

James was shocked and speechless.

"But-" Jay changed the topic.

"Rose Manor is worth 60 billion dollars. You and Third Aunt each hold half the shares. If you want, you can sell Rose Manor to Jean."

James was caught in a state of hesitation and indecisiveness.

Looking distressed, Jean asked, "Brother, how would I have the money to give to him?"

Jay said, "I'll give it to you!"

Jean gaped.

Jay's Grand Asia had been focused on new artificial intelligence-related enterprises and also covered other popular enterprises. It was very lucrative.

When he founded Grand Asia, each uncle had tried their best to stop him and refused to invest in sponsoring Grand Asia.

In order to prevent Jay from embezzling the Ares family's funds to help Grand Asia, the economic sanctions that they imposed on him were very harsh. They even laid down the rhetoric that Grand Asia had nothing to do with the Ares family.

As such, Jay relied on his extraordinary mind to carve out a niche position in the market.

He was then promoted to presidency with 100 billion in net worth.

When that happened, a few of the uncles were remorseful. When they wanted to join Grand Asia, Jay did not acknowledge his six relatives, rejecting their participation.

Jean hesitated for a long time but finally threw caution in the wind. "Okay, I'll take the 30 billion dollars in funds and live separately. Jay, don't regret it."

He had been in the Ares family's business for so many years. He had extensive contacts and was familiar with the business. His leaving the Ares family was the family's loss.

Jay said, "Tomorrow, I'll have my lawyer come over to handle the related matters. Third Uncle should pack up. I don't wish to see you here again tomorrow." His words were really ruthless!

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At the same time.

Rose and Josephine had dressed up and snuck into the back garden of the Fragrant Vessel Court.

Rose had disguised herself as Jay while Josephine disguised herself as Rose. The two of them had so much fun pretending to be husband and wife.

"Sister-in-law, I didn't expect your disguise to look so much like my brother! Especially your demeanor, it's s o profound," Josephine said.

Rose said, "Your brother has a poker face that hasn't changed for thousands of years. I just have to keep my face straight."

Rose followed the route based on her memory and walked to the end of the bluestone pavement. In the front was a muddy path, and various vines as well as shrubs grew densely on both sides of the path. The cold wind blew, making the shadows of the trees dance.

Josephine suddenly gripped Rose's hand tightly. She said with a tremble, "It's kinda creepy here."

"Shh!" Rose lowered her voice. "I remember that I had run into that strange, crawling woman here."

Rose pulled her to squat in the bushes, then they moved forward slowly.

Suddenly, a strange voice could be heard. It sounded like broken sobs, reminding one of the wailings of a small animal when it was left behind by its mother.

The voice was sometimes distant and sometimes close. It was also sometimes loud and sometimes soft.

Rose and Josephine hugged each other tightly.

The two of them held their breaths, listening to the direction of the voice quietly.

Then, the two of them slowly approached the voice.

In front was the Mushroom Gate. A dark head protruded from the Mushroom Cave, revealing a dirty face, but it hardly hid the exquisite features of the face.

"Ah!" Rose exclaimed in shock. "It's the woman in the photo!"

Josephine quickly covered her mouth.

At this moment, a shadow enveloped them from behind.

Rose and Josephine turned their heads. There was only the light from the sporadic stars in the pitch-black night. One could vaguely recognize that the person was Jay.

Josephine trembled with fright. "Brother, why are you here?"

The man approached them step by step, his right hand retracting into his sleeve. When Rose saw the end of a needle tube from his sleeve, she immediately gathered her concentration and became vigilant. Rose's hands grabbed a handful of dirt from the muddy soil. As the man approached her, she suddenly threw the mud on the man's face. Then, she used this opportunity to pull Josephine up as they ran as if their lives depended on it.

"Hurry up."

Josephine was completely dumbfounded.

The man did not chase after them. In the night, those enchanting eyes glowed with a wicked light.

Rose and Josephine ran out of the Fragrant Vessel Court in one breath. When they were sure the man had not caught up to them, both ladies slumped onto the ground without a care and panted heavily. Rose's phone suddenly rang.

Seeing the words 'Big Demon King' flashing on the screen, Rose was so shocked that she dropped the phone to the ground. Josephine picked the phone up, pulled herself together, and handed it to Rose. "Sister-in-law, let's see how he'll put on a show?"

Rose swiped the screen and heard Jay's anxious voice through the phone, "Where are you?"

Rose said in a tremble, "I'm with Josephine."

"What are you two doing?"

Rose looked at the man's costume she was wearing

and said, "We're playing a c-cosplay game."

Jay turned into the path leading to Josephine's residence and was dumbfounded when he saw two people sitting at the intersection, one of them dressed up as himself.

He walked over lazily, putting his hands into his pant pockets. The expression on his face was very subtle.

When the two women saw Jay, they clung tightly to each other subconsciously.

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"Sir Ares, who do you think I look like?" Rose jested with him calmly.

Jay was in between laughter and tears. "Is it me?"

Rose pretended to be annoyed and said, "Sir Ares, I'm clearly dressing up as the second male lead in The Moonlit Sky's drama."

Jay frowned. "Are you talking about the villain who's outwardly kind but inwardly evil?"

She nodded repeatedly.

Seeing Jay's increasingly gloomy face, she seemed to be transfixed by a spell.

She was angry on the inside, but she still had to consider the situation if she wanted to vent.

By behaving so atrociously in front of the tiger, she was asking for death!

"Rose, you went three days without a beating and now you want to scale to the rooftops, is that it?" How dare she ridicule him?

Rose gulped. "Sir Ares, don't be angry. It's just that I always see you with a stubborn face all day, so I imitated your look to show you your own face. Isn't it terrifying to have no expression?

"Sir Ares, you should smile more, yeah? Like this?"

Rose grinned, revealing two rows of neat white teeth. Jay,".."

He admitted that his heart melted from her cute behavior, so he did not intend to pursue the matter regarding her rude behavior toward him.

"Follow me back." Jay stretched out his hand.

Looking at his hand, she had an unexplainable urge to hold him.

Josephine suddenly leaped over and hugged Rose's arm tightly. She then said to Jay, "Brother, Sister-in-law and I are not done with our games. Have a heart tonight. Please lend Sister-in-law to me?" Jay asked Rose, "Do you want to stay?"

She nodded.

As such, he retracted his hand. "Alright. I'll pick you up tomorrow morning."

After Jay left, the two men let out sighs of relief and slumped to the ground.

After a long while, Josephine pulled Rose up, all fired u p. "Let's go into the house. We should also make plans for the next step."

Rose trailed behind Josephine, then the two of them collapsed on the bed. They looked at each other, fear still evident on their faces. "Who exactly was the woman in Mushroom Cave?"

Rose frowned and thought.

"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I really wouldn't believe it. Our Tourmaline Estate hides so many untold secrets," Josephine exclaimed.

"In front of everyone, my brother's aloof and is distant toward women. Behind the scenes, he's unreasonably perverted and dark. I think his two-sided character is because of schizophrenia." Josephine seemed to have thought of something again and looked at Rose in horror. "Say, when our Jens grows up, will he have a split personality like his father?"

Rose shuddered. "Our Jens won't become like this."

The sound of the windows creaking, although very soft, was particularly prominent in the silent night.

The two sat up together in shock. Rose said, "It's the wind. I'll go and close the window."

Rose walked to the bedside and closed the window. When she turned back, she saw Josephine with a hand over her mouth, staring behind her in horror.

Rose turned around abruptly and saw 'Jay Ares' standing in front of her with a sullen face.

"Anyone who knows of the Mushroom Tribe must die."

He opened his mouth, his breath enveloped with the aura of death, making one tremble in fear.

Rose opened the windows, twisting her head to look at the distance between the window and the ground. If they jumped from this height, it was either death or disability!

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