Chapter 1793


    Tm beat You can go and do whatever you want


    She didn’t want to say too much to him because over the past few days, she had noticed that


    Momson never had anything positive to say to her Every sentence seemed to carry a cutting edge


    stabbing at her heart She didn’t want to engage with someone who made her feel so ufortable


    Moreover she knew full well that with all the drama that had unfolded today, he was probably


    harboring a lot of pent up anger


    She slipped under the covers and tumed to her side Momson stood at the doorway unable to decide


    whether to enter of leave


    Each encounter with het was met with an increasing coldness. The words spoken by that man at


    the hospital buzzed around in his heart like a swarm of flies. Did she really think she could find


    another man be their baby’s stepfather?


    Preposterous. He would like to see who was bald enough to be his baby’s stepfather (2


    A wave of anger rose within him, but the image of Rose standing at the restaurant entrance coupled


    with what the doctor had said earlier, gave him a sense of unease


    Eyeing the lump under the covers. Morison squinted and eventually decided to leave the room


    He went downstairs and pulled out a cigarette heading for the balcony However a young dog’s bark


    interrupted his peace.


    He nced at the golden retriever puppy, lit his cigarette and kicked the pup aside.


    “Woof woot wool


    The puppy started barking again. Momson frowned and looked back towards the upstairs. After


    taking a deep drag from his cigarette, he stared down the puppy if barking | might butcher you.


    Wool woof, woof


    Momson crouched down, fixating his gaze on the seemingly innocent retriever He muttered. The


    woman’s resting upstairs, are you sure you want to keep this up


    intimidated by Momson’s sudden disy of authority, the puppy retreated and reduced its barking to


    a whimper


    Morrison chuckled Coward


    He then realized his petty behavior and nced at the dog food bowl, water dish, and his other


    slipper in the dog bed. His expression darkened He reached into the dog bed. retrieved his slipper,


    and tossed it in front of the puppy ‘Stop barking Everything you eat, drink and y with belongs to


    me Get real Behave, and | might consider keeping you around


    The puppy whimpered and took the “toy slipper” into its bed it seemed to have calmed down.


    Momson watched as the puppy retreated into its bed, gnawing at his slipper, his mood inexplicably


    sour


    Rose had heard the puppy’s barking from upstairs She wanted to check on the situation but didn’t


    want to give Momson an opportunity to pick a fight. She was still aimed about the potential for a


    full–blown confrontation between the two


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    The thought amused her A standoff between Momson and the little pup? The puppy would likely be


    defeated


    Downstairs on the balcony Morrison stood by the window his cigarette reced by a fresh one


    Recently Rose’s cold demeanor reminded him of when they were in school together. She had


    always carried herself like a princess, unting her pride and vib Wherever she went all eyes


    followed her Boys tried to win her over in various ways, but she was too proud to give them a


    second look


    And him, he had seen plenty of these so–called ‘princesses Elegant and beautiful on the surface,


    but pompous and domineering underneath. Born into wealthy families. they were innately


    hypocritical and it seemed that bullying the weak was almost ingrained in their nature. There was no


    exception


    His family had always preached about marrying within the same social ss. There was no freedom


    in marriage their lives destined to be a sacrifice for the he was expected to marry a hypocritical


    pretentious princess?


    Families Se


    His ingrained resentment had already be a part of him And Rose, from the moment he met her


    he had been certain that she was his kryptonite if there was one woman he would never marry in


    this lifetime Rose would be on top of his cklist


    However the woman who was supposed to be out of his life after graduation ended up as his wife it


    was amusing and ironic


    He knew the baby in her womb was his, but to say that it was an unintended consequence of his


    actions.


    Yes, and no


    The few encounters they had had over the past couple of days, the uncontroble physical


    reactions he had whenever he saw her, and the thoughts that ensued difficult for him to face the


    reality


    This had never happened before He had never felt this way about any woman Well except when he


    was in school


    But now that he thought about it the only woman who had ever sparked such a rare feeling in him


    was this woman He had thought it was a north experienced during their impulsive years. The only


    thing to me was Roses good looks her nice figure and the fact that she knew how to dress and


    herself. She indeed seemed to know how to highlight her best features. It made sense why so many


    boys were drawn to her


    So it was her fault. She was too attractive and she unknowingly unted it in front of turn every day.


    Like a butterfly, she fluttered in his presetice, polien on him before fluttering away it seemed


    intentional and unintentional


    That was why he had chosen a oman who waspletely different from Ros background as his


    partner


    the same time


    ju be his girlfriend. He had picked Mona, an ordinary looking


    of thour so called


    as long as the


    The guys around him switched girlfriends one after the other. He thought that as long as she want


    be frie After all they were all wumen


    His girlfriend? I was merely a tille


    Roses presence in his life had bec


    couldn’t ignore


    ess noticeable Yet while he


    He had agreed to attend the school reunion


    He heard that Mona who was vehemently opposed by her grandmothe


    to leave


    And Rose would also be there. He didn’t expe to postpone business to fly from the R City to the


    Rose, alluringly dressed


    movie star


    He had indeed had too much to drink that day However having been in the business world for so


    tried to win his favor How could he possibly leave a loophole for someone to


    die and there were countiesa who


    woman the ch


    ce to entwing herself with him?


    Rose’s unexpected intrusion into his room was a clear mistake that he consciously let slide. The


    image of her with Winston was too ring for him to ignore


    And there she was always around him, so close yet untouchable, nting a seed that kept


    sprouting within him


    His secret desires, nurtured over the years, finally found an outlet when she mistakenly entered his


    room during the school reunion. He hadn’t thought about the consequences at the time. All he knew


    was that Ross was wrapped around him too tight, and the unprecedented feelings she stirred up in


    him didn’t allow him to think,


    further


    He got the girl. When he opened his eyes the next day and saw her that was the first thought that


    came to his mind. However, Rose’s initial surprise and her eagerness to clear herself of any


    association with hum instantly killed that thought


    “We’re both adults and it’s normal to indulge in a bit of fun. You don’t need to feel burdened


    Her words were cold and top malisti, making him feel like he was the woman in the situation


    She had initially cleared herself of any obligation, acting magnanimously and understandingly, but


    soon after she cleverly used the baby an a pretext to marry him. Now, she felt wronged and pitiful


    and he became the heartless viin


    She seemed to be in charge of the whole situation Damn woman


    He squinted his eyes feeling a burning sensation at his fingertips. He quickly put out the cigarette he


    had smoked to the buff


    The golden retriever puppy in its doghouse was curled up asleep with a slipper. He shot it a cold


    nce walked into the living room grabbed has coat, and left


    Rose woke up after more than an hour of sleep, and it was already getting dark outside She


    fumbled for the remote control to turn on the light, and the bathroom, and then went downstairs to


    prepare her dinner


    Little Moon had been sleeping. As soon as it heard the sound it crouched at the stairway waiting for


    her


    Seeing Little Moons cheerful demeanor made Rose feel a lot better. She gave a small smile,


    remembering the imaginary dog human war she had imagined


    bed


    Now the dog was here but the man was not


    She paused, turned back to check the room next to the master bedroom–it was still as she had


    cleaned it in the morning. Pursing her lips, she closed the door downstars and directly into the


    kitchen


    It was shi a dinner for one with a soup, and two dishes Little Moon watched her eat


    After cleaning up, Rose’s phone rang suddenly. When she saw who was calling, her expression


    changed slightly. She answered the phone, her lips curling into a stiff smie


    Hello


    Rose The mans voice on the other end didn’t sound too good “You left me here on my own, without


    a care What the hell are you thinking?


    Winston was particrly upset now He had thought that Rose, as a neighbor on the first day, would


    at least put on a show?


    He was starving and it was already seven oclock, and she hadnt even bothered to call him once


    Rose forced augh. Im sorry I wasn’t feeling well today, so I neglected you. I’ll make it up to you


    next time.


    “And what about now? | m your spokesperson, your cash cow, and I’m about to starve to death you


    know?”


    Rose nced down at the pajamas she was wearing and considering the chilly weather outside her


    laziness gave her a thousand solutions


    “I really can’t today How about order you some takeout?”


    1e over to your ce and you want me to eat takeo


    “No, I have my staff order the best food in R City and have it delivered to you You’ll just have to bear


    with it for one night


    Rose this is thest time You can forget about us working together again after this


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    Please the great movie star Winston wouldn’t hold a grudge against a pregnant woman, right? i


    thank you on behalf of myself and your nephew. When your nephe TTI make sure to tell him how


    awesome his Uncle Winston is


    Winston twitched his lips his goddamn nephew Did he agree to be this Uncle Winston?


    “Ainght (1) arrange dinner for you night now. Please wait a moment


    After hanging up she quickly dialed her assistants number


    Once giving all the instructions, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. She tapped her head, and


    thought to herself, “How could you forget such an im have you gone mad from your pregnancy”


    Little Moon was crouching in front of her titing its little head in confusion


    Rose for a deep breath walked to the s and turned on the TV She deliberately chose a well–


    reviewed variety show, and with quilt to epsode


    rds Winston, sha


    After estimating the time she went upstairs to wash up


    The golden retriever who had a short memory followed her upstairs only to be sprayed with the


    shower head


    As it yelped from being bullied Roseughed out loud. Taking Little Moon home was the best


    decision ever


    Despite everything that had happened today she was sell in a good mood. She didn’t have time to


    think about thoar


    When Mumson returned home with a bag of stuff he could hear Rose’sughter from upstairs the


    moment he opened ther


    upstairs


    Rose wasing out of the bathroom with Little Moon, wearing a white bathrobe and co


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    ‘Actually I wasn 1 nning on bathing you this line it your own fault for getting well you know?


    Woot woot


    Liffle Moon shivered protesting against Rours tant he


    “Okay okay I wont give you a showed next time. Just beal with it for a little while you’ll feel better ac


    As soon as Morrison walked in, he heard the words you’ll feel better LOUN


    Rose was back to him busy with something Little Moon, although cold and she confusion, only to


    see the man standing in the bathroom doorway


    ???


    med slightly


    und and barked towards Un doorway Road hated around


    Morrison nced at her, then at her hands, realizing she was bathing the dog. He shifted his gaze


    back to Rose’s face, and in an instant, as if remembering something his gare sharply fell back to her


    hands


    Then, in two strides, he was right next to Rose. He reached out and took the towel she was using to


    dry the dog


    Rose also realized something She opened her mouth wide, attempting to cover it up, but it was


    already toote


    “Rose Morrison’s voice wasn’t loud but it was deep enough to make her heart skip a beal Please tell


    me this is not the towel I usedst night”


    Roses eyshes trembled, and she lowered her head slightly Perhaps the stark contrast between


    Morrison using this towel to wipe his hairst night and his current cold and indifferent gaze was too


    striking She couldn’t resist and subtly smiled


    She kept her head down, making the curve of her lips even more subtle Monson, for a moment,


    thought he was just imagining it. But as he continued to watch, the curve seemed to grow bigger His


    brows furrowed and he reached out to lift her chin


    And there it was, the smile on Rose’s face,id bare in front of him


    Momson’s mood instantly plummeted again