Chapter 178
The ward was currently silent, as no one made a sound. Rosalie could only feel Leonard looking at her very seriously, but his gaze seemed to carry a hint of disdain and disgust.
Next to Leonard, apart from a caretaker, there was also the man who had brought her here and claimed to be Leonard’s personal assistant.
“Do you know why I had you brought here?” Leonard’s voice finally broke the silence after some time.
“Yes. Because of Jonathan, Rosalie replied. Although she was only pretending not to be apprehensive or nervous on here, she felt oddly calm when she saw the contempt in Leonard’s eyes upon her arrival.
After all, she had already experienced the worst before, so things couldn’t possibly get worse today.
Leonard snorted. “It’s good that you’re aware!”
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“What do you want to say?” Rosalie asked bluntly. Perhaps due to her exhaustion from experiencing so much, she no longer wanted to beat around the bush.
“To think he actually let you move into the Youngblood residence. Did you really think a woman like you could enter the Youngblood family?” Leonard questioned coldly.
Right then, Rosalie understood that Leonard had purposefully come to assert his authority over her.
She lowered her head and remained silent. At this point, he probably wouldn’t believe whatever she said, anyway.
Leonard seemed to find her silence rather uninteresting and turned to his personal assistant to ask, “Tell me. What do you think my grandson sees in this woman?”
“I’m not sure, but she must have some exceptional qualities, the personal assistant replied
Leonard waved his hand. “I can’t see anything exceptional, and this face is truly unpleasant to look at. Just ruin it, then. Let’s see if Jonathan will still want her,” he said, sounding tired.
“Yes, sir, Leonard’s personal assistant replied.
Rosalie trembled from head to toe and raised her head abruptly to look at Leonard in shock.
“He
wants to ruin my face? He, an old man, says it so calmly as if it’s a normal thing to do, she thought,
Then, Rosalie thought bitterly to herself. I almost forgot that Leonard used to be a powerful man as well. Since he brought me here today, he naturally has more in store for me than just a few words of warning.
How could I have expected him to send me back with just a warning?
At this moment, the man who claimed to be Leonard’s personal assistant retrieved a dagger from his inner breast pocket and walked toward Rosalie. She looked at him quietly, not panicking or begging for mercy.
Leonard was slightly surprised by her demeanor.
“You’re not gonna run?’ the personal assistant asked as he approached Rosalie.
“It’s not like I’ll succeed anyway,” she replied calmly. After all, the fact that this man could work by Leonard’s side and bet assigned such tasks probably meant that he was skilled. On the other hand, her skills were no better than an average person’s
Besides, even if she could escape from this ward, she might not be able to escape from this hospital.
Her rational mind told her to accept her fate, but there was still a sense of anger in Rosalie’s heart. She mused, Why am I destined to be manipulated by others like this? I’m a human being like everyone else. Why can’t I even fight back when someone wants to harm me?
Back then, I studied law in hopes of upholding justice. Yet now, I can’t even uphold justice for myself.’
“You’re rather smart, the man sneered.
-Rosalie clenched her hands into fists by her sides, thinking, “So, this is what it’s like to be at the mercy of others!”
As she watched the other party’s dagger approach her face, her body shook even more. All of a sudden, she ducked and swiftly dodged to the side, then rushed toward the ward door.
However, as soon as she opened it, she was restrained by two bodyguards who were already standing guard outside.
The personal assistant walked up to Rosalie and mocked, “Weren’t you very courageous earlier? Turns our you were merely looking for a chance to flee. Alas, as you said, you won’t succeed.”
Indeed, she couldn’t escape. Regardless, even if she was like a lamb to the slaughter, she wanted to give herself a choice to fight back.
Once again, Rosalie was pushed into the room. Right as she watched the dagger about to cut her face for real this time, the
door was suddenly kicked open by someone.
A figure entered and walked directly to Rosalie’s side. In the blink of an eye, that dagger was snatched, and that personal assistant was kicked aside.
“I say, Grandpa, aren’t you a little too impatient?” Jonathan played with the dagger while looking at Leonard, who was still half-lying on the bed. “Didn’t I already tell you? Do. Not. Touch. Her.”
Leonard’s face remained stolid, as if this turn of events was within his expectations.
“She’s not suitable for you.”
“Whether she’s suitable or not is for me to decide, not you,” Jonathan responded, then glanced at Rosalie. “Did you get hurt?” Rosalie shook her head. He had arrived just in time, so she wasn’t injured.
The personal assistant, who had tried to harm Rosalie earlier, was presently struggling to get up. Jonathan walked over to the man and said, “You should be grateful that you didn’t hurt her today. Otherwise, I guarantee you’ll regret it for the rest of your life.”
As Jonathan spoke, he kicked the man in the chest, pinning the latter underfoot. “Anyhow, you should still be taught a lesson.” With that, he tossed the dagger aside and raised his fist, raining punches on the man’s face.
Even though that man was a tough guy, he was still badly beaten up.
“If it weren’t because I don’t want her to be uncomfortable at the sight of blood, it wouldn’t have just been these few punches,” Jonathan threatened, then took Rosalie’s hand and walked toward the ward door.
Leonard coughed once. “Are you planning to follow in your father’s footsteps?”
Jonathan halted in his tracks momentarily before continuing to stride away.
Leonard coughed repeatedly. Today, he was merely testing to see how important Rosalie was in Jonathan’s heart.
If she weren’t important enough, then it wouldn’t matter if her face was truly ruined. However, if Jonathan came, it meant she was probably of utmost importance to him.
After all, tonight was the birthday of the woman who gave birth to Jonathan.
