Matteo was taken aback by Julian''s words, recalling how years ago, after Roseanne''s father, Theo, lost the battle over the family fortune to the second branch, Roseanne had asked Julian for help. When Julian refused, she proposed a breakup, which he epted without hesitation.


    It seemed that Julian had never been particrly fond of or attached to


    Roseanne. The notion of her being a stand-in was merely a guess among their group, never confirmed by Julian himself.


    But Matteo hadn''t anticipated that Julian would be so unsparing toward Roseanne, casually uttering words that were so hurtful.


    Not just Matteo, but Roseanne herself was shocked by Julian''s public humiliation.


    He had left her alone in the cold earlier, used her of ndering Rosalie in front of Kaleb, and now he was making it clear that he didn''t wee her at all.


    ''Does he hate me so much?'' Roseanne wondered.


    With tears welling up in her eyes, Roseanne looked at Julian and asked in a hoarse voice, “Julian, are you still upset with me for breaking up with you back then?"


    She opened her mouth to exin further, "At that time, I was just acting on impulse. It wasn''t really what I meant. I just wanted to..."


    She wanted to say she did so to test how sincere he was about her.


    She never got the chance to finish her sentence, as Julian''s impatient and cold gaze cut her off. "Are you overthinking this a bit too much?"


    Julian''s eyes were indifferent, clearly showing no desire to have any connection with Roseanne.