Wiped out, Edward waved Riley off and told everyone to head back inside. He''d have a little chat with Rosalie one-on-one, smonth things over with the rebellious


    kid.


    Though Phyllis and the others were hesitant to do so, they were spooked by Rosalie''s attitude. Edward gave them the eye, so they had to suck it up and leave the living room, holding their tongues.


    Every time. theyforted themselves with the thought that once Edward took over Talley Group, they''d reallyy it on thick with Rosalie


    Rosalie had lost her grandpa and mom, her uncle''s a vegetable in aa, and Julian, the only one able to support her, also divorced her, Without Talley Group, she was nothing. They could squash her like a bug.


    In fact, such reassurance was indeed helpful. The Graham family indeed felt much more at ease.


    Edward reached out and pinched his tired brow. Facing Rosalie, he sighed and said, "Alright, everyone you don''t like has left. Can you calm down and have a good chat with me now?"


    Rosalie gave him a nce and a weak smile, thinking. "But the person I hate most is still pestering me now.


    But since her n wasn''t ready yet, she didn''t show Edward the door. Instead, she yed the spoiled brat card, sniffed, and settled onto the couch.


    She pressed her lips and muttered. I didn''t mean to hurt them. But they all gang up


    up on me, a helpless. girl with nobody in my corner"


    In silence, Edward severely doubted her statement after witnessing how Rosalie beat udia and


    and Riley


    1. up.


    In his view, this so-called helpless girl simply had no conscience at all.


    Edward


    gave Rosalie a puzzled look and said. "Alright, alright, From now on, I''ll warn them not to mess up with you?


    "Dad, I love you so much. I know you''re always on my side," said Rosalie.


    Her mood flipped like a switch, from gloomy to cheerful. Her face lit up with smiles, but if Edward looked closer, he''d see it was just a fake grin, devoid of real emotion.


    But at that moment, his mind was preupied with Rosalie''s shares, and he wasn''t paying attention to her emotional ups and downs.


    He patted Rosalie''s head and said with a smirk, "You''re my golden girl. I''ll take care of you, don''t worry."


    Rosalie smiled at Edward''s fake show, but inside, she feltpletely numb.


    Even back then, when Rosalie asked Eden to look into Edward, she knew betrayal and Be''s reaction wasing. But seeing the results still broke her heart.


    But if she saw Edward for who he really was, she''d know he was a sneaky wolf all along, hiding behind his smile.


    She even had a hunch that Be''s death and Dominik''sma might be linked to the Graham family.


    Once doubt set in, it would spread like wildfiret,


    Rosalie knew she needed to dig deeper into this.


    Though Rosalie hated Edward''s fake act, she still smiled at him...


    Edward then asked, "By the way, did you really n to give those shares to Tobias!"


    The man named Tobias that Rosalie had mentioned was Tobias Galler, another Talley Group shareholder who was George''s appointed groom for Rosalie in the past.