Did Not Dare To Imagine
The cars ahead began to move again. Rosalie removed her foot from the brake and turned her gaze
back to the road.
She scoffed at the thought of his expression.
“Aren‘t you engaged to Miss Fuller, President Lawrence? But you‘re getting awfully close to me
because of Estie. Isn‘t that a little inappropriate?”
She did not even know who Estie‘s mother was.
In that case, that man‘s behavior was even more deplorable.
Where did he find the nerve to criticize her?
Byron did not expect her to bring up Estie. His expression turned complicated, and he said vaguely,
“That‘s different.” After all, Estie was her daughter in the first place. Rosalie just snorted.
“How is that different? Besides, Estie is the only thing tying us together. Without her, we aren‘t even
friends. Who I make friends with is my business. It has nothing to do with you, President Lawrence.
You‘re overstepping your boundaries here.” The temperature in the car plummeted after she said that.
Byron‘s expression was below freezing. His gaze was fixed on the distance, and he did not say a word
for the rest of the journey. Rosalie pursed her lips tightly, her heart an utter mess, but her expression
was just as cold. Nothing happened for the rest of the ride. Byron did not tell her where he was going,
so Rosalie simply drove back to her home.
Once there, she opened the door and stepped out without waiting for him to say anything.
A moment later, Byron stepped out of the passenger‘s seat as well.
“Estie‘s condition is stable now, and we can‘t have her staying over with me forever. If it‘s alright by
you, President Lawrence, you should take her home now.” Rosalie had thought it over the entire way
home, and even though she was reluctant to let the girl go, she eventually made up her mind. If Estie
continued staying with her, Byron would keep dropping by every so often. To be honest, Rosalie was
tired of dealing with him.
From the first time they had met, she had already made it clear to him that they were strangers.
Even so, the man kept showing up around her recently, and he even did something like that at Old
Master Quirke‘s birthday dinner. She had no idea what their relationship even was anymore…
Besides, her boys were obviously getting closer to him with every passing day. That went especially for
Nox.
Nox had seemed rather fond of that man from the start. The two gifts he gave them were exactly what
they wanted, too. Rosalie was afraid that Nox would tell Byron all about their backgrounds one day.
In that case, Byron would surely be smart enough to figure out that they were his sons.
Rosalie did not dare to imagine what would happen after that… Since he did not reply after some time,
Rosalie continued, “Besides, it seems like Mrs. Lawrence isn‘t keen on Estie staying with me, either…”
For some reason, she felt like he was giving her a strange look. She instinctively stopped talking.
Byron gave her a long look and then turned to leave without a word.
As he walked away, Rosalie opened her mouth, but no words came out. She merely sighed
soundlessly and turned to go back into the manor.
As soon as she walked inside, the three children pounced on her enthusiastically, like three little buns.
Rosalie crouched down as she usually did, holding her arms open and taking them into her embrace.
Their soft bodies and sweet scents melted her heart in an instant. She held them close and hugged
them tightly, forgetting all about her frustrations from before.
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