Ch. 491..500
Chapter 491
Jay threw Rose's mask into the trash can.
Her eyes widened as her gaze followed the falling of the mask, her heart beginning to feel inexplicably empty.
Not leaving her any time to dwell in self-pity, Jay spoke, "Come with me."
"Where are we going?" She followed him out of the hospital room.
A couple of people walked from the opposite direction from time to time in the long corridor.
During then, Rose would find herself turning to face the wall, as to avoid others seeing that deformed face o f hers.
Every time that happened, the corners of Jay's eyes burned.
He had brought Rose to the office of a professional therapist.
Rose stared at the plate on the door reading ' Psychology'. Immediately, a strong gust of rejection arose and she did not want to enter the room.
"Why'd you bring me here, Mr. President? I... I'm very mentally healthy."
Turning around, he responded, "Old Master Severe is
very important to me. It's in my best interest that you learn as much on the topic of psychology as possible."
Rose froze.
She had overreacted, then? She was not here to be counseled?
Slowly, Rose shuffled over.
Meeting the therapist's gaze, she felt her heart begin to thud as her body trembled against her will.
A look at Rose had Jay realizing her nervousness since all her worry was written on her face.
"Take a seat." The therapist pulled out the chair across hers.
She sat uneasily.
For a reason unknown to her, the dread similar to being set on the Guillotine settled in her chest.
The therapist was a sincere and humorous old madam. She turned to speak to Jay, "How are this lady and I supposed to concentrate when a handsome man like you is in the room, Mr. President?" Hearing the words left unsaid, Jay left with a smile.
He closed the door behind him like a gentleman as well.
Rose smiled slightly at the old madam's humor.
The old madam then passed her a few questionnaires. "Take a look. These here are checklist questionnaires that we use to determine whether a patient has depression or anxiety problems." Taking the tests, Rose read through them seriously.
The old madam handed her a pen, saying, "Circle the parts that you don't understand."
Rose took the pen and began to answer the questions before she realized what she was doing.
After that, she returned the questionnaire to the old madam. "I... Think I might have depression, Doctor."
The Old Madam put on her reading glasses and smiled brightly as she read the results. "What you have is anxiety, not depression."
"Do I need to take medicine, Doctor?"
"That depends. What is the cause of your anxiety? And how determined are you to fight it?"
Rose was shocked.
The old madam looked at her. "You're anxious because of how your face looks, correct?"
Rose nodded silently.
"I fear that I'll scare people away. That the person I love would leave me because of this face." Tears fell freely from Rose's eyes.
The old madam chuckled. "I haven't been scared away, though? Your face didn't even scare away this timid old woman who knows nothing about you. "Let alone your family. How could people who love you so dearly possibly be scared away?"
Rose was shocked!
The old madam had a point!
The therapist's curative voice rang out again. "If one day, this person you love has gotten hurt, would you choose to leave them or hold them tighter?" Hearing this, her eyes widened....
The image of Jay's chiseled features flashed inexplicably in her mind. She imagined him suffering the same injuries... Rose's pupils immediately shrunk. She could not imagine the pain she would feel if he was the one who got hurt instead.
"No. I'd take the injury myself. I'd suffer any injury for him. I won't let him get hurt!" she yelled, agitated.
The old madam held her hand tightly and comforted her in a soft voice, saying, "Relax, Miss. This is merely a hypothesis..." Rose exhaled a long sigh of relief.
She patted the spot above her heart. Thank goodness it was merely her imagination.
The old madam spoke, "I can tell that you love him a lot. I'd like to think that how he feels now is just like how you would should he have gotten hurt instead. Rather than disliking you, I'm sure he would only cherish and treasure you more."
Tears trickled from Rose's eyes again. "Yet it hurts me to know that I'm the cause of his heartache."
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It was the kind of hurt that made it hard to breathe!
Exiting the psychology ward, Rose dragged her lifeless body back to the dorms.
Josephine looked at Rose. "What's wrong, Sis Angeline?"
Sitting on the bed, Rose hugged her legs to her chest and muttered, "You can't ever tell your brother about my face, Josie."
The banana in Josephine's mouth fell onto the ground as guilt overtook her.
She had told her brother of Sis Angeline's marred appearance long ago.
Not only had her brother seen it, but he had touched her face too.
Josephine asked ruefully, "Why not, Sis Angeline?"
"He might not take it well." Tears fell from Rose's eyes.
Josephine sat limply on the chair...
At that moment, she perhaps understood why her ever -so-untouchable brother had shed so many golden tears after setting his eyes on her sister-in-law's face.
His heart must have ached for her!
Josephine turned on her laptop and logged in to the
game.
If Sis Angeline's biggest worry was of her brother, then she would attack the problem at its root.
It was time to dig out the culprit behind Sis Angeline's tears.
She texted Empire Without Sunset, 'Come online.'
Empire Without Sunset appeared in less than a second later.
Zaynie Green typed into the chatbox, 'Your woman is crying. Do something about it.'
Empire Without Sunset replied, 'Get her online.'
Josephine pulled Rose off the bed. "Sis Angeline, Empire Without Sunset says he's looking for you." She placed Rose in front of the laptop. "Talk to him, Sis Angeline. You'll feel better, I promise." Rose sent Empire Without Sunset a long line of crying emojis.
Empire Without Sunset typed, 'What's wrong?'
Rose replied, 'My boss bullied me today!'
Empire Without Sunset was stunned.
Since when did he bully her?
'He brought me to see a therapist. Does he not have anything better to do with his life?'
Empire Without Sunset was speechless.
Empire Without Sunset asked, 'What did the doctor say?'
'Doctor told me I have moderate anxiety!'
'Don't worry, I'll nurse you back to health.'
'I'm sick. So unless you have medicine, I'd say that's highly unlikely.'
Empire Without Sunset replied, 'I have medicine!'
'Since when did you switch to pharmaceuticals?'
'My profession may be esports, but I do part-time jobs too. Pharmaceuticals, sticking phone screen protectors, picking up odds and ends from refuse...' Rose asked, 'Why go through all that hard work?'
'I have to make money to provide for my wife.'
Rose was speechless.
Then, she asked, 'Does it cost a lot to provide for her?'
'Yeah.'
'Sob sob.'
Surprised, Empire Without Sunset typed, 'What's wrong?'
'I'm missing out. My husband's never given me money.' 'Silly girl.'
Rose sent a reaction image of 'disappointment!'
Empire Without Sunset retorted, 'Then ask him for it!'
'Forget it. It's pointless to entertain the idea of getting money from the Scrooge himself.'
At this, Empire Without Sunset sent a reaction image of 'sweats'.
Scrooge? He would give her every cent of his net worth and his life if she asked.
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Empire Without Sunset typed into the chatbox, 'How'd you like to meet up sometime?'
Rose stared at the screen in alarm.
The prospect of meeting Empire Without Sunset had never crossed her mind.
Then...
She quickly logged off and buried her head into her pillow.
A shred of exasperation flashed in Empire Without Sunset's eyes as he stared at her gray profile icon.
'Coward.'
Rose was in a bad mood.
As her 'escort', Josephine had put in a ton of work to get that smile back on her face.
In addition to picking Rose up from work, she had also bought and delivered 999 roses to the other's patients.
As alluring and gorgeous Josie was in feminine clothing, she also appeared attractive and handsome in masculine clothing. She had ladies swooning over their feet.
Donned in a white suit, she walked to and fro inside
the medical department as per Rose's needs, causing the other workers to believe she was Rose's suitor.
With that, rumors about Rose's love life began to fly about.
Thinking that this was a major issue, Grayson dared not hide it from the president and told him the truth uneasily.
"Mr. President, the missus... She's cheating on you."
The frost in Jay's default cold expression immediately permeated the room, causing the temperature to drop drastically and the furniture to freeze over.
Grayson felt his tongue freeze as well.
Jay's icy glare pierced into Grayson. If looks could kill, Grayson would be dead by now.
"With who?" The grinding of molars could be heard as his thin lips spat the two words out.
"Our contact in the medical department said they saw Missus with a handsome man in a white suit together. The man had also sent 999 roses to the hospital rooms under Missus' care." Grayson clamped his mouth in fear, for the president's gaze was terrifying.
It was as if numerous swords were unsheathed at the same time and could only be placated after removing his flesh from his bones.
Grayson's knees felt weak and wobbly.
"What do we do, Mr. President?"
Jay tightened his jaw. "I want them dead, then fed to the sharks."
Grayson sucked in a cold breath!
The gears in his brain began to churn. 'The president and missus were childhood lovers. Despite having experienced death and loss, the president has loved and hated the missus, yet this entanglement seems never-ending.
'The missus has the spirit of a cockroach. Despite losing favor time and again, he still comes back to her in the end. The president wishes nothing more than to feed her to the sharks every time they fight, only for him to have the desire to throw himself into the waters to make up afterward.'
As a result, Grayson concluded, 'The missus is the president's only nemesis.'
Being on the missus' good side might perhaps make his life a tad easier in the future too. 1
"Mr. President, they say 'a good marriage is a contest o f generosity'. Indeed, Missus may have made a mistake, but I don't believe it warrants a death penalty," Grayson said bravely with his eyes closed. He betted on Rose winning this round.
Although he did not know how she was going to win, his gut told him that Rose would win every battle against Jay.
Jay's sharp eyes zeroed on him. "Did I say anything about wanting the missus dead?" His tone was so frosty that it could probably kill all the animals in the forest. Grayson was shocked!
"Get out!"
"Yes, Sir."
He left the president's office in a hurry, feeling as if he had just brushed shoulders with death.
No longer able to concentrate on his work, Jay stood up and walked toward the door.
At Grand Asia's medical department.
Hospital room, number 11.
After Rose's careful rearrangement, the large bouquet was divided into smaller bunches that filled every corner of the room.
Entering the room, Jay's pupils grew hooded as he was hit with the strong scent of Roses in the air.
His gaze fell on the woman still rearranging roses in different corners of the room. Joy glowed from between her brows, and her expression was the epitome of blissful.
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Jay's attractive features darkened further.
"People, I want these flowers thrown out." Jay's tone was sinister.
Suddenly hearing Jay's voice, Rose shot up in shock.
A few handsome-looking men in black suits and sunglasses flooded the room and quickly cleared away the roses fluidly, leaving nothing behind.
Rooted in place, tears threatened to fall from Rose's eyes from how wronged she felt.
Jay stared at her, fuming. "Don't you know some patients could be allergic to flowers?"
Rose opened her mouth but remained silent.
Why was he picking on her? He was well aware her grandfather was not allergic.
"Yes, Sir. I understand. It won't happen again," Rose said, whimpering.
Seeing as he had once again brought her to tears, Jay felt the flames of frustration lick in his chest.
"Who sent them?" he asked coldly.
"A friend," Rose replied.
"Boyfriend?"
Rose neither nodded nor shook her head.
Despite being a girl, Josie went through the trouble of cross-dressing to play the role of her escort.
Not to mention, this was hardly the time to reveal Josie's identity.
Jay took her silence as a yes.
Infuriated yet without an outlet for anger, he turned to ask the bodyguard beside him, "I need a smoke."
In response, the bodyguard courteously handed him a cigar and lit it with a lighter.
Jay took a long drag before exhaling a round puff of smoke.
Rose stared dazedly at the man before her. 'Didn't he say he's quit smoking?'
What a liar.
"Smoking is prohibited in hospital rooms, Mr. President." Rose reached out to point at the 'no smoking' sign on the door.
As such, Jay exited the room. He reeked of tobacco when he returned after God knew how many cigars later.
Due to her sensitive respiratory tract, Rose could not help the coughs that bubbled up.
Jay took a step backward, giving her more room to breathe.
She stared dejectedly at him. "I get that you might be unhappy, Mr. President, but that's not a valid reason to act out on the innocent." Hearing her, his expression froze. 'Innocent? Her?'
She might as well be the button that controlled his emotions. Whether he was happy or not depended on her.
'How could she call herself innocent?'
"All patients are allowed to receive flowers and gifts, so why can't mine?" Rose tried to reason with him.
He replied, "Do other hospital rooms have just as many flowers as well?"
Rose pouted. "The hospital has no rules against how many flowers patients are allowed to receive."
He said, "You're still going to be unreasonable?"
She felt resigned. "You're the one who's being unreasonable."
Then, she began to drone on with a hurtful expression, "That's 999 roses. I've never received so many before my entire life! I can't believe you'd just throw them out. You didn't even ask my opinion on the matter." 1
"Your opinion?"
Rose lifted her head excitedly. "If you won't allow that many flowers in the hospital room, I can bring them back to my dorm. Seeing them every day would lift my spirits."
Jay's expression darkened to impossible depths.
He had finally understood the saying, 'Women were high maintenance'.
That was the only explanation as to why ignorant women were so easily attracted by flowery words and the like.
"Very well. I'll pay you back.' Jay decided it was time he opened her mind with a wake-up call.
When Rose returned to the dorm that day, she found that her apartment had turned into a sea of blooming flowers.
There were all sorts of roses in all sorts of colors, shapes, and sizes-Clustered and bundled together. It left Rose shocked for quite a while!
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Waking up, Rose realized a horrible truth. She was allergic.
"Ah!"
The sound of a pig getting slaughtered rang from the bathroom, causing Josephine to fall from the bed in shock.
"What happened?"
Josie dashed to the bathroom to see Rose's fair skin dotted with red rashes under her loose collar.
It matched the color of her face.
Josephine stared in shock. "You're allergic to pollen?"
Rose facepalmed herself. "Rose Loyle's body is naturally weak. I can't believe I forgot about it."
Josie immediately walked off to message her brother with her phone. 'Immediately! Right now! Get rid of your roses!'
Receiving such a message early in the morning had Jay's mood immediately worsen.
She had evidently loved the flowers others sent her yet at the same time would sweep his precious flowers out her door.
What was the meaning of this?
He replied indifferently, 'Get rid of them yourself.'
After a simple breakfast, Jay arrived at the company.
Grayson then professionally relayed his major discovery to the president. "Mr. President, Missus threw the roses you sent her in the community trash can this morning." Jay's expression was sour!
"Did you find anything about the barbaric rascal who sent her the roses yet?"
Grayson slouched. "Not yet!"
Glancing at the president's darkening gaze, Grayson explained, "Missus took a leave today for some reason. The rascal hasn't appeared yet!"
Jay lifted his gaze. "The reason behind the leave?"
Grayson looked constipated. "The hospital doesn't know why, Mr. President. They wouldn't dare ask for details since this is the missus we're talking about."
Jay's tone was frosty. "Excuse me? Find out what the missus is doing today, right now."
Had she taken leave to spend time with this rascal, he would not tolerate playing the role of a cuckold.
"Yes, Sir!" Grayson fled.
Rose lay lazily on the bed. The itch on her skin was unbearable.
After taking a larger dose of the allergy medication that Josephine had bought her, Rose felt slightly better.
Rose began to long for the expensive roses in the trash can.
"Josie, how much do you reckon the roses your brother sent me would cost?"
"The average rose costs a few dozen yuans each. However, the roses my brother sent are the more exquisite ones and of quite a few assortments. I'd say perhaps a few hundred, if not thousands, for one?" Rose's face scrunched up. "You're telling me I just threw away a luxurious car's worth of money this morning?
"Oh, but then again your brother's pretty rich. Like the spoiled rich kid of spoiled rich kids."
Reaching that train of thought, she sighed again in frustration. "He's willing to spend so much on an insignificant care worker, yet what about his actual wife? He won't even spend a cent on me. Sigh, he doesn' even love me." 1
Josie was speechless,"..."
Rose was in a horrible mood.
"Let's go drinking, Josie!"
Rose had two ways of dealing with her problems-Stuffing herself with snacks and drinking.
The former dealt with small bouts of sadness while the latter took on larger bouts of despondence.
Josephine felt wary. "Drinking? Not happening. The last time you drank, you ended in the emergency room and I almost got my head blasted off from my brother's anger."
Rose merely replied, "Life is too short to wallow in self-pity! Let's go."
"
Josie caved quickly.
At Grand Asia.
Grayson dashed into the president's office as if his life depended on it. "Mr. President, we have news on the rascal."
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Jay's brows furrowed tightly, and Grayson immediately cut to the chase. "Mr. President, the rascal brought Missus to a bar an hour ago."
Flames of fury poured from Jay's cold eyes. "Damn it!"
Standing elegantly, frost oozed off his lithe figure in oppressive waves.
The next moment, his long legs marched toward the door.
Grayson dared not make a sound as he pondered which side he should stand on. After all, by ending this rascal, the president was bound to have a conflict with the missus.
"Janice wishes to see you, Mr. President," the secretary reported as she panted from running over.
This woman was Janice, the Australian contact for the new project between Grand Asia and Australia.
"Let her wait."
The secretary replied, "Janice said time is of the essence, Mr. President. She has to catch the flight after negotiating the details with you."
"Tell her my backyard caught fire."
The secretary gaped at him.
Grayson waved a hand to dismiss her. "Have her wait
a short while."
However, Janice exited the elevator just as Jay was about to enter.
She blocked his path.
Unable to pull himself out, he concluded the negotiation in the fastest way he knew possible.
Then, he rushed to the bar.
Inside the bar.
Both Rose and Josie were drunk. Inhibited by alcohol, Rose took the opportunity to diss Jay.
"Your brother... Just because... He's easy on the eyes, he thinks he can be rude to me. Let me tell you, when I become the Audrey Hepburn of his dreams, I'll prance in front of him all the time until he can't walk straight anymore. Then I'll... I'll make him suffer..."
Hearing that, Jay's long legs instantly stopped.
Standing outside of the bar's doors, he turned the hot temperature outside the bar into a freezer as if he was a high powered air conditioner.
The loud music stopped, and youths who were previously headbanging, dancing, and twerking shared confused looks with each other.
"Get out." The man's thin lips moved slightly to produce a voice one would identify to be the voice of Lucifer.
Everyone's gaze fell on the bitter-looking handsome man at the door.
In an instant, everyone quickly vanished without the bodyguards even having to move.
Goodness, this man was terrifying.
The frenzy in the bar instantly quieted.
Jay stared at the lady sitting at the bar. She appeared more flirty under the influence of alcohol and was leaning her head against the man's chest. Grayson prayed internally that the president had forgotten his promise to end the rascal.
However, the mountains of frost gave way to the flames of fury in his eyes as they landed on the 'rascal' and Rose leaning against each other. "Go, break the rascal's arms."
Grayson eyed the bodyguards.
The bodyguards quickly walked over and dragged the ' rascal' onto the floor, causing Josephine to yelp in shock at the sudden movement.
"Ah! Help!'
Rose got up to play the role of a 'damsel in shining armor' and slammed the bottle of alcohol on the bodyguard's face. All the while, she was yelling, "This is for bullying my man. I'll kill you, I'll kill you..." Thanks to his quick reflexes, Jay suspended her hand mid-air before more harm could be done.
"Take a look, Mr. President..."
Realizing something was off with the situation, the bodyguard's expression paled in shock. "Second Lady?"
Turning around, Jay's eyes met Josephine's face, and his expression darkened further. "Drag her out."
Grayson gave the bodyguards a dangerous look as he watched them drag Josephine out by her legs. Only then did they change to lift her by their shoulders and walk her out instead.
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"Where're you taking my man?"
Rose swayed on her feet as she tried to follow after them. However, her path was blocked with a terrifyingly angry Jay Ares.
"Who am I?"
Rose stared at him. Blinking innocently, she lifted a hand to rub her sleepy eyes in a confused manner. " Haven't we met before, handsome?"
Grinding his molars, Jay stared coldly at her. "You tell _ H
me.
Rose smiled foolishly. "I'm very extroverted when it comes to handsome men, you see. Though you do look familiar, I don't think I've met you before. Since every fortune of mine from my previous and current life has been wasted on Jay Ares, that stupidly handsome b* stard."
Jay's chiseled features twitched.
Rose had both praised and scolded him with one mere sentence. His reticent expression revealed that he did not know whether to laugh or cry in response.
He watched Rose place a friendly arm on his shoulder in the aforementioned extroverted manner. She was drunk beyond comprehension.
She must have drunk a lot to arrive at this point of
incoherence.
"Do you know how to fight, handsome?"
Jay's expression remained indifferent. "Yeah."
She pointed at the men holding Josie 'hostage'. "You see that wretched man? Wallop him hard for me, so hard you disfigure his face beyond recognition!" The bodyguard broke out into a cold sweat.
Who had he offended now? Good God, what had he done that warranted the missus' desire to punish him like that?
"What do I get in return?"
The bodyguard was close to pissing himself. The president would not sacrifice him to get on the missus' good side... Right?
"Return? What do you want in return?"
Jay replied, "Come home and sleep with me."
Grayson and the rest were shell shocked by the president's request.
They had never imagined this president of theirs who was known for his cold and unfeeling persona to say such things without blushing or his heart skipping.
They sighed. It was time to rewrite their impression of him.
Rose pushed Jay away and smiled flirtatiously.
"Wanna sleep with me?" The influence of alcohol was potent in her tone.
Watching her sway sensually like willows in the wind, Jay nodded before he realized she was talking in her warm and gentle voice. She had never used that with him before. Rose approached him with a bright smile as she clung to his arm gently. Leaning her head into his chest, she spoke softly, "You'll have to take good care of me, then!" "I'll take great care of you." Jay felt his body heat up under Rose's teasing.
Right then...
Rose's expression immediately shifted as she lifted her leg to knee the organ between his legs.
Jay's indifferent expression immediately broke apart...
Grayson and the bodyguards were paralyzed in shock.
F*ck, they were so screwed. They should have read their horoscopes before leaving the house today.
Today was not their day.
The president had been hit where it hurt most by a woman.
This was like saying goodbye to the president's reputation.
Not to mention that they were present to witness such a monumental incident.
With how petty the president was, they were as good a
s dead.
Jay's expression darkened to the maximum.
Instead of ending at just that, Rose even drew her hand back to hit his face. However, Jay caught both her hands and held them against her back.
Then, he carried her and brought her back to the car with a menacing expression on his face.
"You will not speak of today's incident to anyone else, understood?" Jay's ominous tone reached them.
"Understood, Mr. President." The men behind did not dare to speak out of turn.
The Rolls-Royce arrived at the medical department's staff residence.
Inhibited by alcohol, the two women spent the car ride singing at the top of their voices.
Josie sang out, "I love it when you call me senorita. I wish I could pretend I didn't need ya."
Rose completed the lyrics, singing, "But every touch is ooh-la-la-la. It's true la-la-la. Ooh, I should be running."
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Josie sang the next line, "Ooh, you know I love it when you call me senorita. I wish it wasn't so damn hard to leave ya."
Rose continued, "But every touch is ooh-la-la-la. It's true la-la-la. Ooh, I should be running, Ooh, you keep my coming for ya."
Despite its melodious tune, the song ended up warped beyond recognition from the two drunkards, sounding worse than mourners at a funeral.
Grayson's heart skidded and fell at the women's intonations, shooting up to the clouds only to drop down to hell. Grayson sighed silently, thinking, 'With the way they're singing, you'd think they're out for blood!'
After much effort, they finally got the two women into the staff residency. Then, Jay instructed Grayson and the rest, "Wait for me outside!"
Immediately, Grayson's and the bodyguards' expressions brightened at the prospect of freedom.
They fled faster than hares from predators.
Worn out from all the singing, Josephine lay on the sofa as her voice slowly drifted off. "I love it when you call me senorita."
Then, her eyes closed as she fell asleep.
Rose, however, was a nonconformist. For how quiet and gentle she was usually, she became rowdy and unrestrained when drunk.
Jay carried her to the bed only for her to crawl and stand on the mattress.
Afraid that she would fall onto the floor, he lay her down on the bed again.
Once again, she stubbornly stood.
Exasperated, Jay simply held her down against the bed.
Rose glared at him. "What are you doing?"
Finding her huffing expression adorable, he could not help but tease her a little. "What do you think?"
He reached a hand to touch her face, his long fingers landing on the corners of her mouth.
Putting on her pliant demeanor, she got Jay to let his guard down before she suddenly turned her head to bite his finger...
"Let go, Rose Loyle! What are you, a dog?"
A large hand came to squish the sides of her mouth, forcing Rose to let go. She then muttered with a pout." I'm a disgrace to the Severe family if I don't bite your finger off."
Jay was slightly shocked. She was still aware that she was a Severe despite how drunk she was?
That meant she still subconsciously saw herself as Angeline Severe, right?
Blood seeped from his fingertip, making Jay frown in pain.
"Stop biting me," Jay spoke coldly.
"That's what you get for bullying my man."
Jay's expression was dark. "Who's your man?"
"Josie!"
"She's a woman!"
In hindsight, Jay should have known that placing these two weirdos together was a recipe for disaster.
Rose replied with a straight face, "So what if she's a woman? We're both heartsick people who understand each other. We sympathize with each other, and maybe we'll even get registered overseas... As a pai of soulmates.'
Glancing at the sofa, Jay stared at Josephine's sharp crew cut. He did not doubt Rose's words at all.
Perhaps Rose was not the only one who needed therapy after all. He should have a psychiatrist look at his impulsive little sister.
"You can't marry Josephine." Jay placed a finger underneath Rose's chin, lifting her head to meet his indifferent gaze as he tried to brainwash her.
"For a marriage between two women, who's going to earn money and who's going to bear to children?" "I don't want money nor children."
"Then what are you going to eat? What about amenities?"
"Jaybie will take care of us."
Jay was speechless."..."
Why did he have to take care of the two women who betrayed him?
He was already being merciful by not feeding them to the sharks.
He did not expect Rose to suddenly break out into a grin. "Then, I'll top and she'll bottom. We'll live happily ever after!" 1
Frustrated, Jay wanted nothing more than to soak this woman in the tub to wake her up.
That was what he thought, and so, that was also what he did.
However, upon stripping her of her clothes, he realized that she was having an allergic reaction.
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It dawned on Jay that Rose was allergic to pollen. She only threw his roses away as she had no other choice but to do so.
At that, the anger in his chest simmered to a small flicker.
He redressed Rose and finally put her to sleep after dealing with quite the fuss she put up.
In her dreams, Rose muttered unstoppably, "Let's get married, Josie. Both Zayne Severe and Jay Ares can go to hell!"
Jay's eyes grew cold as the corners of his lips tugged into a sneer. "Going to pretend nothing happened after provoking me, Zayne Severe?"
Josephine fell with a sudden thud off the sofa.
He stared at the woman who continued to sleep even after somersaulting onto the floor. He had always taken her as an innocent idiot he needed to protect, but it never crossed his mind that this moron would one day become the biggest threat of his life.
Indeed, one should never judge a book by its cover!
Jay felt the need to call for extraordinary measures before this pair of best friends further developed their ' platonic soulmate' relationship!
"People."
Grayson pushed open the door. "Yes, Mr. President?" "Drag the second lady away."
Grayson froze in shock!
Did he hear it wrong? Did the president just use the word 'drag'?
"Yes, Sir."
Grayson beckoned the bodyguards over with a gesture and they immediately followed per the president's orders.
They truly dragged her away this time, with one of them tugging her out of the room by her waist.
Feeling her lungs give at the pressure, Josie was startled from her deep sleep and shouted with her eyes still shut, "What the hell? I'm still a young lady. Would it kill you to carry me instead?" Unimpressed, Jay picked up a teacup from the table and splashed ice-cold water on Josephine. Instantly, Josie's eyes shot open. The sight of her cold brother, Jay, sobered her up immediately. "Jay." Pushing the bodyguard away, she shrunk into herself as she stood in front of her brother. Jay's sharp gaze cut into Josephine. "Getting bold now, are you? Hitting on your brother's woman." Confuddled, Josephine stared blankly at Jay.
"It was Sister-in-law's idea to go drinking, Jay. Not m
e!" She completely missed Jay's point.
"Why go drinking?" Jay went with her flow.
"Sister-in-law wasn't in a good mood."
He continued to stare viciously at Josephine as she shrunk even deeper into herself.
She may be dumb, but the decades she spent in Jay's vicinity gave her the ability to grasp the meaning behind his glares.
As for this moment in time, the passive answers she gave him were starting to frustrate and piss him off.
"Sister-in-law said you're willing to spend so much on an insignificant care worker yet not a cent on your actual wife. Disheartened as she was, she invited me to go drinking."
"I thought I prohibited both of you from drinking?"
Jay could not understand. Sure, Rose was good at acting pliant in front of him before throwing his words out the window, but Josephine feared him and treated his words like they were imperial edicts. Why would she ignore his words and go drinking?
Josephine's reply was soft. "I didn't want to go at first, but Sister-in-law said that life is too short to wallow in self-pity. You know how I am with persuasion... I can't hold my ground. So I went with her.' Hearing this, he was infuriated. "If she jumped off a bridge, would you follow too?"
She quickly straightened herself and held her head high. Her expression was one of detachment to life's pleasures and fearlessness of death. "If that's what Sister-in-law wishes, then I shall... Do my best to follow!"
Jay's sharp eyes squinted as coldness began to seep from around him.
He felt a tinge of a threat at Josephine's relationship with Rose.
His head throbbed for that split moment.
"From today onward, you're not allowed to see her anymore." A dangerous tone sounded from the light movement of Jay's lips.
Josie promptly protested, saying, "Why won't you let me see Sister-in-law, Jay?"
He merely left with a dark look on his face.
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Chapter 500
The bodyguard approached her. "Let's go, Madam Josephine."
Josephine yelled back at the bodyguard, "Dumb my foot! Your entire family is dumb!"
The bodyguard was shocked!
Forced into the car, Josie stared nostalgically at the medical department's staff residency and waved. " Farewell, Sister-in-law."
By her side, Jay spared her a cold look.
Josephine's affectionate expression only intensified the frost in his eyes.
"Do you want to marry her?'
Josie nodded. "Yeah."
Realizing what she had said, she turned to look fearfully at Jay before shaking her head in a way that resembled a pellet drum.
"You've definitely misunderstood Sister-in-law and me, Jay. We're both women, so how can we get married to each other?"
Jay's gaze fell on her. "It's possible to do it overseas."
Despite how harmless her brother looked, Josephine could almost feel his soft voice suffocating her like a devil's hand on her throat.
Josephine kept her mind sober. "Say her and I do get married, Jay. Who's going to top and who's going to bottom? I'm a tomboy in and out. If neither of us is willing to bottom, how can this marriage 'satisfy' either of us?"
The corners of Jay's mouth twitched.
"Keep these vulgar words away from your sister-in-law!"
Josephine felt wronged. "Rose is a fan of boy's love from her very core, Jay. She's the one who taught me these things in the first place."
Jay grew silent.
Then, he dropped Josephine off at Horizon Colors.
He threw her to their parents with a clipped tone." Please refine your daughter's behavior."
Setting their eyes on their long-lost daughter, Mother and Father Ares were both shocked and elated.
"Where have you been all this while, Josie? Mom and Dad were worried sick about you."
Josephine's eyes turned into crescent moons as she smiled. With their parents present, she cast Jay off her mind as she replied mischievously, "I went on a honeymoon with my soulmate." Assuming their daughter was referring to Zayne Severe, Mother and Father Ares merely reprimanded," Don't forget to tell us first next time, okay?"
"Okay."
Meanwhile, Jay was close to skinning Josephine alive with his fierce gaze.
He would have had it not been for the appearance of his three adorable kids.
"Daddy!"
Turning around, Jay was met with an armful of the three of them.
Carrying Baby Zetty in his arms, the ice in his expression slowly thawed.
"Have you been busy lately, Daddy? Do you not have time to visit us anymore?" Baby Zetty asked.
Josie replied, "How could your daddy have time for you when he's busy flirting with other women?" At that, the three children paled.
This earned Josephine a hard glare from Jay.
Unafraid to cause chaos, Josephine continued, "I'm not lying. Your daddy sent her a lot of roses." Jenson asked, "How do you know?"
Josie's tone was arrogant when she replied, "The woman's my friend."
Jenson's tone was contemptuous. "Daddy has better taste than to fall for friends of dumb blondes." Josephine was speechless."..."
"Of all the things to inherit from your daddy, Jenson Ares, why'd you choose his lesser traits?" Although he had voiced out his disbelief, Jenson felt anxiety creep into his chest anyway. The children shared a look and a silent conversation that no one but them was privy to.
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Chapter 501
It was a desolate night for desolate men.
Standing by the floor-to-ceiling window in his study, Jay lifted his head to stare off into the distance. His gaze fell on Imperial Capital's most prominent high-rise building-Grand Asia. He wondered when would be the day he could bring his beloved home.
The laptop on the study desk displayed the colorful scenes of the game silently, but the familiar notification of a mutual coming online did not ring despite his strong desire. Jay could not help but feel frustrated. Perhaps she found no need to come online without Josie present.
Ding ding!
The notification of a mutual coming online suddenly sounded from the laptop.
Jay was quick to arrive before his desk. Seeing the profile icon of 'Chasing Men While Lugging A Saber' brighten with colors, anger tinted Jay's attractive appearance.
'Chasing Men While Lugging A Saber' had sent him a short text. 'You free?'
Jay replied, 'Yeah.'
Chasing Men While Lugging A Saber then said, 'I can't sleep. Could we talk for a bit?'
Jay typed, 'It would be my pleasure!'
Chasing Men While Lugging A Saber then said, 'I had a nightmare today.'
Jay raised an eyebrow. 'Oh?'
'I dreamt of my love.'
Jay,
His expression darkened. Why was dreaming of him a nightmare?
'What terrifying thing did he do to you?'
'He came to my house to kidnap his sister!'
'That's... the nightmare you speak of?'
Chasing Men While Lugging A Saber typed, 'Sob, sob. Why didn't he bring me too? He doesn't want me anymore.' Jay,"..."
Why did a woman's brain stray so far from logic?
They had not recognized each other yet. To kidnap her home before that would make him an unfaithful husband.
Jay asked, 'Would you follow him if he wanted to bring you home though?'
Jay hovered his mouse over the button for a while before he finally clicked it to send the text.
'I want to, but... I suppose I would reject him.'
Frost returned to Jay's dark eyes.
He was torn between loving and hating her every time they spoke.
'Why's that?'
Chasing Men While Lugging A Saber answered, 'I... Don't think I'm ready to face him yet.'
Jay typed, 'Go to sleep, it's getting late.'
'I can't. I'm waiting for Zaynie Green to come back. I can't help but worry when she's not here.'
'You don't need to worry. She's not a child.'
Chasing Men While Lugging A Saber said, 'You don't get it. She's my love's younger sister. I can't help but feel that I've taken the love that was meant for her when her brother treats me well. I feel a need to make it up to her.
'I care for his family because I care for him.'
Jay was shocked. It turned out she was aware that he treated her well.
A simple "because I care for him' had the sun shining through the gloomy clouds in his chest.
Jay stood and walked toward Josephine's bedroom.
He banged on the door.
Donned in a messy long wig, Josephine reminded him of Lady in White.
"What are you, a ghost? Why are you knocking on my door in the middle of the night, Jay? It's scary."
Jay tugged the wig off. "Ghost? Have you looked at yourself?'
"What do you want from me?"
"Go change. I'll send you back."
"Back where?"
"Where your Sister-in-law is staying."
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Chapter 502
Josie wailed, saying, "No way, Jay. You're the one who dragged me home and now you're telling me to go back? Since when did you become so unprincipled?
"I'm not going." Josephine was displeased.
"You have to go back." His tone left no room for rejection.
"I'll go back tomorrow morning, okay?" Drowsy with sleep, Josephine wanted nothing more than to flop back onto the bed. She felt her frustration rise at Jay's impolite request. Jay wore an uncompromisable expression.
Hurt filled Josephine's eyes. "You're playing favorites, Jay. Ever since we were young, you've been playing favorites."
Jay froze at the words that came out of her mouth.
Josephine's claim was not baseless when he had indeed spent most of this life fixated on Angeline.
As a result, he took no knowledge of Josephine's feelings.
However, he did not regret doing so as Angeline was worth every bit of his heart.
"Come with me." Then, he turned around and walked away.
Slouching, Josephine followed him into the study where Jay motioned for her to read his laptop display.
Reading the texts from 'Chasing Men While Lugging A Saber', she found every line laced with regard for herself. Josephine's eyes watered.
Jay spoke softly, "She's very worried about you. She can't sleep without you back."
Josie nodded, choking from the onslaught of emotions she felt. "I know, I know... Sister-in-law has always been good to me."
Memories of Rose selflessly saving her at Tourmaline Estate surfaced in Josephine's mind.
Followed by the memory of how Rose risked everything to save her again back in the ruins.
Josephine bawled. "I owe her too much, Jay."
"That's a topic for another day. Let's get you back first." Jay interrupted his sister.
Josie nodded.
It was around one in the morning when Jay sent Josephine to Grand Asia's staff residency.
After Josephine alighted, Jay suddenly called out of her, "Josie!"
Josephine turned around.
Jay continued, "Your Sister-in-law will never take
away the love I have reserved for you."
Josephine grinned. "Yeah."
Then, she left happily.
Opening the doors to enter, Josephine found Rose sitting cross-legged on the bed. The sight of the other had Rose throwing a pillow at her head. "Where have you been, you little rascal?" Josephine caught the pillow and climbed onto Rose's bed with a silly smile on her face. "I'm sleeping with you tonight, Sister-in-law. I'll warm your bed."
Rose soon fell asleep.
The following day.
Rose had prepared breakfast while Josephine still snored away.
Leaving for work, Rose left Josephine a small line of text. 'Hey, Josie. When you're free, could you help me ask where this friend of yours does his screen protector business? I'd like to visit him as thanks for talking with me last night!'
Josephine gaped in shock when she woke up and read the text.
What happened last night? Since when did her shy Sister-in-law ever take the first step to meet people?
Exhilarated, Josie called Jay. "Jay..."
Jay immediately interrupted, saying, "I'm busy. I'll call you back."
Josephine responded with an impatient shout, "Sister-in-law wants to meet you!"
Jay froze.
He finally muttered after a long pause, "What did you say?"
Josephine said, "I thought you were busy? Go work first!"
Jay clenched his jaw. "Finish your sentence, Josephine Ares."
Josie snorted with a tease, saying, "I thought you said you were busy? I should've known. Matters involving Sister-in-law will always be your top priority.
"Anyway, Sister-in-law left me a text this morning with a request to ask you where you stick phone screen protectors. She says she wants to visit you as thanks for talking with her last night." As thanks for talking with her last night?
Jay smiled. She was a sweet child who knew to repay others' kindness. Not bad, not bad at all.
Josephine doubled over in laughter. "I can't believe you lied to her about sticking phone screen protectors. I'd like to see how you follow up with this lie, Jay!"
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Chapter 503
Calling for members of his think tank into the office, Jay asked shamelessly, "How much do you know about sticking on phone screen protectors?"
The members were stunned, shocked by the curveball of a question thrown at them. Yet under the president's ferocious and predatory gaze, they could only ransack their brain for answers to his question. "Sticking screen protectors are essentially street stalls, Mr. President."
"Street stalls means it'll be somewhere a lot of people will be."
"Normally under sky bridges."
Jay's tone was final when he said, "Prepare the necessary tools. Tonight I'll set up a stall under Rainbow Sky Bridge."
Grayson and the rest's jaws dropped at the news. "Mr. President... You... You want to set up a street stall?"
Jay tipped his head in a slight nod.
Not daring to prod deeper, Grayson and the rest quickly excused themselves.
"Did the president undergo some sort of psychological shock recently, Mr. Grayson? Why would he have the sudden desire to stick screen protectors under sky bridges?"
"Imagine how much of a frenzy it would cause if news got out? Grand Asia's president sticking screen protectors under Rainbow Sky Bridge..."
"Perhaps the president wants a taste of normality?" Grayson fathomed.
Everyone was confused.
A secretary approached Grayson with a smile worth a million dollars as she reported enthusiastically," Someone's looking for you, Mr. Gray."
"Who?"
"You'll know when you get there."
At the reception desk.
Three adorable babies sat quietly with their school bags on their backs. Walking over, Grayson was shocked when he found the Ares family's little masters and lady. "Why are you here?" Grayson asked.
The kids stared at him with soft looks.
"Are you looking for the president? Come with me, I'll bring you there."
Baby Robbie shook his head. "We're here for you today, Uncle Grayson."
Grayson felt the itch of a bad omen. "Uncle's very busy. How about we talk again next time?"
Robbie blocked his exit. "A private word, Uncle Grayson?"
Grayson was shocked by Baby Robbie's lightning-fast speed. He had heard rumors of this little boy's agility, and he could confirm it to be true today!
Grayson had no choice but to bring them to his private office. His stoic expression immediately morphed into that of a pug.
"How can I help you, little devils?"
Robbie replied, "We'd like to inquire a little something."
Zetty added, "About my father's dating scandal."
Grayson wanted to leave. Who was he to simply leak the president's dating scandal? His only option was to feed them with a fake story. "Your daddy's a dating black hole. He has no dating scandals." Seeing he did not speak the truth, Jenson gave him an ultimatum. "Do you want to send us to school, Uncle Grayson?"
That was the most difficult mission in the history of mankind.
Grayson immediately faltered. "Fine. What do you want to know?"
"Did Daddy buy roses recently?"
"Yes." "For who?"
"I can't tell you that," Grayson replied with a helpless expression.
Jenson walked toward the door. "Then, I shall look for daddy right now and beg that you send us to school."
Grayson quickly blurted out, "A care worker at the medical center named Lenny Loyle."
Satisfied by the answer, Jenson revealed a crafty smile.
Then, he patted Grayson's head with a maturity unfit for such a young boy. "Good boy!"
Grayson froze with a look of stupor on his face!
This boy was too treacherous!
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Chapter 504
The three cute babies were discussing in front of him. Baby Robbie said angrily, "Aunty's right. Daddy's really picking up girls."
Baby Zetty chimed in, "Mommy's bones have not gone cold but Daddy has already forgotten about Mommy. It really gives you the chills."
Jenson said coldly, "You can't jump to conclusions until you know the truth."
"Then what happens now?" Baby Zetty asked.
Baby Robbie suggested, saying, "Let's investigate the little care worker Daddy likes."
Jenson agreed. "Yeah."
After that, they left without worrying about anyone else.
Grayson was completely ignored by the adorable babies... He was dumbfounded.
Just as he was thinking of telling the president of the babies' plan, Jenson suddenly came back and threatened him, saying, "Uncle Grayson, if you want to see us every day, go ahead and complain to Daddy."
This was a blatant threat!
His thoughts were deliberate at this young age. He even knew how to attack and retreat. It was really
unpleasant!
Jenson and the others soon arrived at the medical department of Grand Asia.
Hiding in the stairwell, several small heads were gathered together as they plotted something.
"If the three of us head out together, the care worker will know that we're triplets from the Ares family.
She'd hide her true face and treat us hypocritically, so we should head out one by one," said Baby Robbie.
"That makes sense," Jenson said.
Baby Zetty carried a cute little school bag and walked down the corridor.
She did not know which ward the nurses were in, so she could only look for them one by one.
When it was Ward 11, Baby Zetty put her head at the crack of the door and asked softly, "Aunty, do you know Lenny Loyle?"
Rose was sitting by the bedside reciting Buddhist scriptures to her grandfather when suddenly, she heard this familiar voice. She turned her head immediately in astonishment. Seeing Baby Zetty, Rose was astonished.
"Why are you looking for Lenny for?"
Baby Zetty's gaze fell on her forehead, which was exposed outside the mask. A touch of fear filled her deer-like pupils.
Rose stood up and walked toward her but then backed away. She was afraid of scaring her daughter.
Baby Zetty shook her head and ran away.
The frightened Baby Zetty ran back to the stairwell. Baby Robbie and Jenson saw her panicked expression and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"
"The aunty in ward 11, her face is so ugly!" Baby Zetty said, patting her chest.
Baby Robbie frowned, saying, "Girls are just scaredy-cats. Watch me."
When Baby Robbie set out, Baby Zetty suddenly took his hand and said with a look of shame, "Baby Robbie, apologize to that aunty for me. I didn't mean to be rude to her. I was just afraid..." "Okay."
Baby Robbie went directly to Ward 11, opened the door, and walked toward Rose.
Rose did not dare to face Baby Robbie. She had scared her daughter away and did not want to scare her son too.
However, Baby Robbie's gaze fell directly on her face. With a sense of scrutiny, he said, "Aunty, I'm sorry. The girl who ran away just now is my sister. She asked me to say sorry to you. She didn't mean to be rude to you. She was just scared..."
Baby Robbie bowed to Rose after he was done
speaking.
Rose smiled slightly and asked, "What are you doing here?"
"We're looking for a caretaker. Her name's Lenny. Aunty, do you know her?"
Rose was slightly shocked. Baby Robbie had a bad tone when he mentioned Lenny. It seemed that it was not a good thing they were looking for her.
"I'm new here, so I'm not very familiar with the nursing staff."
"Thank you, Aunty." Baby Robbie then retreated.
He looked around again, then went back to the stairwell dejectedly. "There's no such person as Lenny at all."
Baby Zetty said, "Could it be she did not come to work today?"
Jenson, however, fell into contemplation.
After a long time, Jenson asked Baby Robbie, "The aunty in Ward 11, what's her name?"
"I didn't ask," Baby Robbie said.
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Jenson looked at Baby Robbie and Baby Zetty. "I'll go and have a look."
Then, he walked toward Ward 11 when he suddenly recalled the day Mommy fell from the building and when he overheard Daddy talking to Mr. Police.
"Sir Ares, according to the traces of the scene, your wife fell from the window. There's a pool of blood on the ground. The glass shards must've injured your wife's body! I just don't know if your wife has injured any vital parts..."
Soon, he arrived at Ward 11. He raised his hand and knocked on the door.
Rose stared at the door in a daze before saying, "Come i n."
Jenson opened the door and slowly walked toward Rose.
Rose had guessed that it would be Jens' turn to come forward. A bitter smile filled her eyes and her voice was slightly hoarse as she asked, "Are you also here to find Lenny?"
He stood in front of her, his beautiful eyes projecting maturity and stability that did not match his age.
He nodded. "Yup."
Rose could not help laughing. Why were the children
looking for her?
"Haven't you already looked for her? There's no Lenny here," Rose asked curiously.
Staring into her eyes, he said, "You're her."
Rose was dumbfounded!
This child's thinking was meticulous, not missing a single detail. IT was without a doubt that Jenson was taught by Jay Ares himself.
Jenson stepped forward. Suddenly, he hugged her tenderly and called out softly, "Mommy."
Rose's tears burst out from her eyes instantly. Her body was stiff in Jens' small but warm embrace.
"How'd you guess?" Rose was shaken as she returned the gesture and hugged Jens in her arms.
"Because Daddy gave you flowers," Jenson said.
Rose felt as if she had woken up from a dream for the first time.
Jay had been coming to the medical department every day not because he was bored, but because he missed her!
He had recognized her since a long time ago, then?
Rose felt a current of warmth in her heart, but what followed next was a huge panic.
She was able to face Jay calmly before, but now it felt like she would be sitting on pins and needles if she
saw him.
"Mommy, please come home?" Jenson asked.
Rose hugged Jens as her tears rained down.
"Jens, could you give Mommy some time? Look, your sister will be scared when she sees Mommy. There are many people who don't have Jens' courage. Mommy doesn't want to face so many people yet." Jenson was very considerate of his mommy, so he said, "Mommy, we'll wait for you."
Nodding, she said, "Okay."
Jenson turned his head and looked at Old Master Severe who was on the hospital bed. Old Master Severe was also looking at him, his eyes full of appreciation.
She then said, "Jens, this is Grandpa."
Jenson's beautiful peach eyes were shocked, but he obediently called out to Old Master Severe, "Grandpa!"
Gently touching Jens' head, she said with a smile, " Jens, don't tell others about seeing Mommy today."
Jens nodded. "Okay."
He then left the ward and returned to the stairwell. Putting his hands in the pockets of his school uniform, he spoke simply and coldly like before, "Let's go!" Baby Robbie and Baby Zetty asked him, "Have you found Lenny?"
Jenson did not answer.
When the three of them walked down the stairs, they were blocked by Jay and Grayson.
"Daddy!" the three adorable babies exclaimed.
Grayson had a strong feeling of guilt in his eyes, and he avoided looking at the cute babies.
Jenson whispered, "Uncle Grayson, long time no see!"
Grayson felt that the little guy's ability to freeze someone was catching up with that of his president. With a dry smile, he said, "Little Master, we meet again so soon."
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Chapter 506
Although Jay loved children, he never spoiled them. Especially in the face of right and wrong, he would not indulge children.
"You guys are all grown up now, hm? Playing truant?"
The adorable babies stood neatly in front of Jay, shrinking into the size of quail eggs one by one. They dropped their heads, not daring to face Daddy's disappointed eyes.
"Who's terrible idea was this?"
The three adorable babies stepped forward in an organized manner.
Grayson was so startled by their tacit understanding that his eyes almost fell to the ground.
"Mr. Ares, the young masters and young lady must've planned a countermeasure in advance."
Jenson glared at Grayson fiercely, so the latter immediately fell silent.
He was afraid that the killing gaze of the young master would be on par with his president's after several more years of cultivation.
As expected, each new generation excelled from the previous!
"What did you come here for?"
Baby Zetty raised her head, tearfully denouncing Daddy's offense. "Daddy, you lied."
Jay frowned.
Baby Zetty cried and said, "You said that you'll only marry Mommy in this life, but Mommy's gone and you're already pursuing other women."
"So, you're here to investigate Lenny?"
Baby Bobbie adopted a stern manner as if he could care less. "Yes, we just wanted to see which woman would be more attractive than Mommy and who could have you smitten in such a short time." "Then... Have you seen her?"
Baby Bobbie and Baby Zetty shook their heads together.
Only Jenson had a blank expression on his face from beginning to end.
"Very good. Can you all go back now?" Jay said with relief.
Baby Zetty and Baby Robbie looked upset.
Jay ordered Grayson, "Send them back to school."
Grayson's face was pale, especially when he saw Jenson's gloating eyes. Grayson almost slumped on the ground.
"Uncle Grayson, let's go." Jenson's voice was like the devil's bugle horn.
The man's legs trembled as he followed with a bitter expression.
Jay walked down the corridor.
Walking out of the doors of Grand Asia, Jenson suddenly brought down his school bag and threw it to Grayson. "Uncle Grayson, help me carry my school bag." Grayson nodded and bowed like Confucius. "Yes, yes, Little Young Master."
Just as he took over Jenson's school bag, another two school bags were also passed over. "And ours."
With the three bags in hand, he instantly turned from a high-class and cool male elite to a stay-home dad.
Grayson could only suffer in silence and keep his bitterness quiet.
"Uncle Grayson, I heard that you're good at fighting. Can you teach me?" Baby Robbie blinked at Grayson with his innocent eyes.
He knew that these little brats would not let him off easily.
"Uncle will teach you when he's free."
Baby Robbie swept his legs once over. "I want you to show me how good you are today."
Grayson jumped. He was about to throw the schoolbags on the ground and deal with the speedy Baby Robbie when Jenson's cold shouting voice came, "Don't dirty my bag."
Grayson could only carry the three school bags. On the condition of ensuring that the school bags were not dirty, fighting Baby Robbie seemed a little difficult.
For Baby Robbie, although his strength was not as much as his, the kid was very shrewd and kicked the schoolbag specifically. Grayson's hands could only stay in a defensive state. The final result was... He was beaten terribly by Baby Robbie.
His pair of eyes had swelled into panda eyes and his lips were like sausages. That handsome face looked as if it was full of joy.
Jenson picked up the school bag from the ground and patted the dirt on it with a look of disgust. "Hey, it seems that I have to change the school bag."
His obsession with cleanliness also surpassed his father's.
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Chapter 507
When Jay came to Ward 11, Rose was absent-mindedly reciting scriptures to her grandfather.
Hearing the familiar sound of footsteps, Rose's heart suddenly constricted before beating violently.
Jay sat down on the chair beside her and looked at her thoughtfully with his clear eyes.
Rose recited, "If you cling onto one thought, you'll be trapped within the one thought. When the thought is let go, one's heart would be free. Things change with one's heart, conditions are created by one's heart, and what troubles are also born from one's heart..."
Jay suddenly said, "What does it mean?"
Slightly flabbergasted, the pages of the book were crumpled with the force of her fingers gripping them.
"Mr. Ares, Old Master Severe's illness is a heart disease. There are thousands of knots in his heart. If he doesn't remove them, it'll become an endless loop."
A touch of loss flashed across Jay's eyes. "Hmm, what's the solution?"
Rose whispered, "If the doctors are helpless, then I certainly have no solutions!"
He stood up irritably, saying, "Given it's a heart disease and I'm asking for the treatment solution, how can there be no solution?"
Rose looked at him in amazement and was now even more convinced that he must have had recognized her a long time ago.
His probing around might be an obvious discussion of Grandpa's condition, but secretly, he was testing her mentality.
She was like a coward in a tortoise's shell. She had let him down.
Jay's cell phone rang all of a sudden. After glancing at Rose, he connected the call in front of her.
"Mr. Ares! Assistant Grayson has been injured!"
Jay's expression was slightly nervous as he said, "I'll head over right now!"
He then glanced at Rose meaningfully before leaving in a hurry.
Rose let out a long sigh of relief.
When Jay returned to the president's office, Grayson was sitting on the sofa, his eyes and mouth forming a three-point area of bruises. He looked quite comical like that. "How's your body?" Jay asked.
Grayson saw Mr. Ares and was then full of grievances. "My body is intact."
The president's bodyguards were all hot-blooded men. Seeing their own bullied and beaten to the point of having a blue-purple triangle on his face, they would rather die than face this dishonor. They were roaring loudly.
"Mr. Grayson, who beat you until this state? Tell us and we'll avenge you."
"They beat your face into a black triangle, so we'll beat him into a boneless, ground-crawling reptile."
As soon as they were done speaking, they saw Jay's sharp gaze thrown over at them like a knife. The bodyguards were immediately silent.
Mr. Ares obviously hated those who bullied his people the most, so why was he so silent today?
Grayson cried out the reason, "Mr. Ares, I betrayed the young masters and they harbored a grudge against me. I have no idea how they'll torment me in the future!"
Jay looked at him, resentful for having failed to meet his expectations. "How old are you to be bullied by such a small person? Isn't it shameful?"
The bodyguards were so shocked that their mouths opened in circles. Then, there was the sound of sneering.
"Mr. Grayson, the young master isn't even six years old. Even if you stood still, you shouldn't have gotten slapped by him in the face?"
"That's right. Even if he did hit your face, it shouldn't be so coincidental that his fists fell on your eyes and mouth, right?"
Grayson stared at them angrily. "What do you know? The young master will be six years old in a few days. His strength isn't comparable to other children of the same age. Not to mention..."
Grayson recalled the battle and instantly felt like it was a glorious defeat. "The young master not only used force but also his mind. You don't know how unsuspecting Jenson is. He first threw their school bags
to me. I didn't notice it for a while. After grabbing the school bags, Baby Robbie proposed learning martial arts from me. Tell me, I was carrying three school bags, so how was I to fight?"
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"Are you stupid? Don't you know how to put the school bag on the ground?"
Grayson looked at the man who was standing and blabbering, saying, "Jenson has an obsession with cleanliness. He was constantly reminding me on the side not to stain his school bag. This kid, Baby Robbie, keeps kicking the school bag specifically. My hands were not only unusable, but they were also restrained."
"If you don't have hands to use, can't you use your legs? Isn't your martial art skills with your legs the best?"
Grayson said, "This is the crux of the problem.
Although Baby Robbie is small, has little strength, and doesn't know many moves, the boy has an advantage. He's fast-As fast as lightning. I'll say this much today. If you don't use your hands, I can guarantee as a member of Grand Asia's security department that no one can beat him."
"That strong?"
The group of men was eager to get into action. They were all showing their desire to learn from Baby Robbie.
"Mr. Ares, Mr. Grayson doesn't dare pick up the young master, so why not let us?"
Jay curled his lips, asking, "You want to compete with
the young master?"
Since Baby Robbie's return home, he had not personally seen his son's ability. It was better to take this opportunity to test Baby Robbie's skills and tap into his son's unlimited potential. The group of men smiled shyly.
"Although it's usually disgraceful to challenge a six-year-old child, we just can't believe that the young master is really as good as Mr. Grayson is making him out to be."
Jay said, "Okay, as you wish. However, you'll have to d o deep squats for an hour every day if you lose."
Grayson gloated and said, "I'll bet on the young master winning."
The team of bodyguards was even more determined to win. "Mr. Grayson, don't come crying to us when you lose everything."
Grayson said, "You'll lose till there's nothing else to lose. You won't even be wearing pants after."
At night, there was the pattering of rain from the sky. The rain gradually increased and turned into heavy rain before long. Rainwater gathered on the city streets and washed the waterways. Pedestrians were rushing on the street and many people were drenched because they did not have time to prepare umbrellas.
Grayson cautiously asked the president, "Mr. Ares, it's raining. Do you still want to go to the Rainbow Flyover tonight?"
Jay stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, his handsome face as cold as usual. "No rain, hail, or shine will be an obstacle." "Yes." Grayson burst into a sweat.
"Prepare a set of civilian clothes."
Grayson said, "It's ready for you."
"Find someone to follow her closely and share her whereabouts with me in real-time."
"Yes."
Grayson suddenly thought of something and said, "Mr. Ares, do you want to evacuate the crowd?"
"It would alert them, so no need for that."
"Yes," Grayson said.
When Rose got off work, Josephine was standing at the door holding an umbrella. She had personally come to pick her up from work.
Rose held her hand and the two shared an umbrella together. Rose smiled, saying, "You're a very competent escort."
Josephine said without embarrassment, "Of course. I said that I'll be protecting you in this lifetime and I'll meet this promise till the end."
Rose patted her on the head. "Seeing that you're so
good, I'll make some delicious food for you today."
Then, Josephine recalled the text message her eldest brother had sent her just now and said, "Sis Angeline, have you forgotten? We have an appointment tonight." Rose had a flash of realization. "Oh, Empire Without Sunset?"
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Chapter 509
Rose watched the heavy rain and said, "The rain is so heavy. He wouldn't be setting up his stall today, would he?"
Hearing her question, Josephine promptly replied," I've asked him earlier. He said come rain or shine, he'd still set up his stall at Rainbow Sky Bridge on time."
Rose said ruefully, "He really is a diligent and enterprising man."
"Sis Angeline, since you're worried about his business, how about we invite him for a big meal while we're at it? He's helped us a lot this time anyway."
Rose thought for a moment and nodded. "Then, it's decided. Let's go."
The Rainbow Sky Bridge was the most magnificent and luxurious antique-styled covered bridge in Imperial Capital. The bridge body was huge and long. The reflection of its semicircular arcs on the bottom of the bridge body connected with the water surface, forming a complete circle. Looking around, the orderly cadence was particularly strong.
There were simple and open streets at both ends of the bridge, and in the middle were clusters of complex antique-styled buildings. On the inside were more singular sections which were provided to different merchants selling the city's famous cultural souvenirs.
It might have been because it was a rainy day, so Rainbow Bridge was not crowded with as many people today. It was still bustling and lively.
Next to the antique buildings, a canopied room had been raised. Cellphone films of various models were placed on a square table.
There was a man sitting at the table who was wearing loose black casual clothes and a large-brimmed peaked cap. His head was lowered so that pedestrians could not see his eyes.
No matter how normal the clothes were, they could not cover up his naturally handsome appearance that also allowed him to be able to work any type of clothes like a perfect cloth hanger. Even the back of his head that was not covered by the peaked cap was so perfect that people could not move their eyes away.
Rose and Josephine walked up to the bridge arm in arm.
Josephine wanted Rose and her eldest brother to meet alone, so she made up an excuse to leave. "Sis Angeline, let's split up and look!"
Rose nodded. "Okay."
Josephine then ran to the left side of the covered bridge while Rose ran to the right side.
The covered bridge had hundreds of years of history, and it recorded the historical changes of Imperial
Capital, the most flourishing international metropolis. It also recorded Angeline and Jay's best times.
Rose was in love with the scene and had recalled the scene of Jay and her traveling to Imperial Capital when she was young.
His long legs had walked in front of her leisurely while her short legs were running just behind. She was so tired and had started to play tricks.
"Jaybie, you have to hold tight onto my hand and don't let go. Otherwise, what would I do if I get lost?"
"You're so ugly, so who would want you?" He had turned around, his mouth speaking harsh words but his eyes were extremely gentle.
Angeline had protested on the spot, saying, "I'm the prettiest girl in our class. No, I'm the school's beauty. Did you actually call me ugly? How am I ugly?" She walked in front of him angrily and raised her haughty as well as unyielding face to stare at him.
Jay rubbed her head as if to calm a kitten or puppy.' It's useless to have a good-looking face. The beauty standard is to have a curvaceous front and back. You don't have either of these. You have to eat more, you know?
Since then, the age-old problem of Angeline's difficulty with eating had been cured without medicine.
Yet, at the time, Angeline still dragged his arm shamelessly, saying, "I'm just afraid that you won't be
able to support me if I eat too much."
Jay could not help but smile, then very solemnly said," Well then, it seems that I have to work hard to make money to support my wife."
He then crouched down, letting Angeline climb onto his back.
As Rose thought about it, a peaceful and happy smile appeared in her eyes.
A dazzling array of jade decorations were placed on the bunks on the covered bridge. Rose did not like jade in the past. Firstly, it was because she had been born into a wealthy family, so jade was common. Secondly, she felt that jade was fragile. Given her mind was also fragile, she felt that it was a bad omen.
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It was at this place that she had accidentally broken a n agate bracelet that symbolized good luck. As a result, she sat here crying. She was young then, so she laughed when she wanted to and cried when she wanted to regardless of how embarrassed the grown-up Jay was.
He had tried to coax the little brat, but she still cried a s simply as before.
"Angeline, you have to be good. If it's broken, I'll buy another one for you. Come home with me?"
"No, the bracelet was given to me by my mother. My mother said that with this bracelet, my fortune with love will always go smoothly. But I broke it, which means that my love life won't be smooth. Boohoohoo-" "It's just a superstition."
Finally, Jay spent all the money on his card and bought her a jade necklace at a high price called Angel's Tears. It was only then did she stop crying.
That was the only jade necklace he had given her. Since then, he had never given her any jade jewelry.
She regarded Angel's Tears as her treasure, afraid to damage it. She even spent a high cost to remake a box shaped like a black swan.
This was the black swan necklace. She would only
ever wear it to the most important occasions.
"Young lady, come buy an auspicious necklace. It's a high-quality agate. Come take a look at the goods?"
Rose was attracted by the vendor's voice and could not help turning her head. She saw an agate necklace being displayed in the display cabinet.
It was a milky white jade bordered by sterling silver. The five words 'good fortune as one wishes' were carved in the silver rim. There was also a beautiful pattern of sunflowers.
Rose was very pleasantly surprised. It was the exact same necklace in her memory.
"Young lady, do you want to buy it?" the vendor asked.
Rose smiled like a flower but shook her head. "Why don't you take care of it for me?"
She then left with a bright smile.
This agate necklace had made her feel inexplicably happy. It was as if an evil curse of many years had been lifted.
Along the road, she admired the overwhelming amount of commodities in the shops, and when she walked till the last shop on the bridge, she recalled her purpose for coming here.
At this time, all her thoughts were then mobilized on the thought of looking for someone. It just so happened that she had seen a man sitting in a newly built canopied room next to her with his head down as he put on protective film on devices.
Several customers were surrounding him, but he was sticking on the film intently with his head buried very low. The brim of his peaked hat was large, almost covering his entire face.
Even though he was seated, one could see that he was quite tall and that his proportions were perfect.
Rose brought out her new mobile phone, which was given to her by Jay. It was without a film.
She handed the phone to the man. Jay's eyes fell on her phone, his hand movements staggering a little.
Rose saw that his movements were not so smooth and mischievously teased, saying, "Master, your skills need to be improved!"
Jay's lips were pulled into a faint smile.
He quickly put the film onto the other phones. When it was time for Rose's phone, she was the only one left in the canopy room. She sat casually on the square stool beside him, looking at him carefully while also chatting with him.