Chapter 273
Rosalie nodded and became silent. She used to think that there might have been some ups and downs with Amelia single-handedly raising a kid, but she had not once expected it to be that bumpy, rough life.
A woman was put into prison by her child’s father. Only a few people could withstand that kind of blow.
The fact that Amelia could open a diner and raise Aiden had not been easy.
“What’s wrong? Do you feel sad for Amelia?” Jonathan asked.
“Hmm, I feel that Ms. Haab has suffered too much,” Rosalie murmured.
Jonathan stared at her worried expression. “Is she worried about Amelia? In the past, she’d worry about Wilma and Lillian. Now, she seems to have yet another person to worry about,” he thought. A sour, acrid feeling surged through him.
Deep down, he knew that her worries had nothing to do with love, but he still could not help being jealous.
“I care too much about her feelings, not wanting her feelings shared by so many others. Greedily, I want more of her emotions and to have them all put on me” Jonathan surmised.
“Will you feel sad for me in the future, Rosie?” Jonathan suddenly asked.
Rosalie laughed and asked, “Why did you suddenly ask that?”
His eyes flickered momentarily, and he said, “I just want to know. Will you or not?” He insisted on having an answer from her.
“If anything happens to you, of course, I’ll be sad. Do you have to ask that? So, I hope you will never encounter anything bad. Be safe and sound.” Rosalie said that, as though unconsciously, she dared not imagine what would occur if anything were to happen to him.
“As it appears, the deeper I love someone, the more worried I’ll be about their safety. Eventually, I’ll become even more timid,” she thought.
The corner of his mouth curled into a smile when he heard that. He took her hand, lowered his head, and left a trail of kisses in her palm, saying, “Then, it’ll be as you wish. I will be fine.”
His beautiful jet-black eyes fixedly stared at her, which made her heart beat wildly all of a sudden. She found herself seemingly immersed in the depths of his gaze, involuntarily.
“Do you love me, my Rosie?” he murmured. His soft words sounded like the darkest temptation.
At that moment, he did not call her Rosalie but addressed her as his Rosie.
Rosalie’s gaze carefully traced the close-up countenance. With picturesque eyes and eyebrows, everything about him was exquisite. Such a man seemed to be born for people to look up at him as if he were not to be touched.
However, the man was so close to her.
“I love you,” said Rosalie. Then, she thought, “Yes. When we first started dating, I didn’t know what I’d say about love and our relationship. Now, however, I can clearly feel that I’m in love with him, and the love is growing deeper. I once thought that after the betrayal of Zachary, I wouldn’t love someone so deeply, but as it turns out, I still can love one so intensely.”
“Say my name, my Rosie. Say my name.” Jonathan asked in a slightly hoarse voice, appearing to be coquettish.
“Jon,” Rosalie called his name. The next moment, he pressed his lips heavily upon hers and kissed her with ardent passion.
Her calling his name was the most captivating sound in the world, which he wanted to treasure all his life.
In the following days, the Wallace family’s tax evasion matter was thoroughly stripped, layer by layer, by the news media. If it was still a cover-up before, the fig cloth that hushed the scandal was completely gone then.
At the same time, the tax bureau had obtained sufficient evidence of the Wallace family’s tax evasion and was preparing for the next step of prosecuting them.
Soon after, it was rumored that the Wallace family had to pay for the evaded tax amount and fines, resulting in tight cash flow. In the meantime, none of the banks were willing to lend them money.
The Wallace family, who once owned a gigantic chain of convenience stores, began to led to asset restructuring and mergers and acquisitions at any time.
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Obviously, the series of events took place so fast that it confounded many ordinary people. Some even wondered how the Wallace family could have faltered so quickly.
However, those people within the circle, especially those who attended the banquet that day, were well aware of the reason. That was probably the result of Chelsea offending Jonathan that day. Her behavior had inadvertently encumbered the Wallace family, causing its downfall.
Jasmine and Lucy, who were with Chelsea that day, were reprimanded by their families too. Fortunately, their families’
businesses only received slight blows. Hence, their situations were not as miserable as that of the Wallace family.
Jasmine and Lucy were naturally frightened. Thankfully, it was Chelsea who wanted to show off that day and had taken the initiative to target Rosalie. Although they were fanning flames by the side, they had not confronted Rosalie head-on.
As for the Wallace family, it was already in a state of miserable gloom. Chelsea’s brother even outright pointed at Chelsea and yelled at her for having lost his portion of family property.
Chelsea’s parents searched for friends within their circle, but no one would willingly help.
Chelsea never expected just because she had mocked and targeted Rosalie, it would result in her dragging the Wallace family into trouble.
“T-There must be a mistake. How is it possible that Jonathan will go to that extent for a woman?” Chelsea muttered to herself.
Nevertheless, the truth was all laid out in front of her. Even her besties in the friend circle were avoiding her as well.
Not to mention Jasmine and Lucy, both of them wished they had not known Chelsea. Those who usually claimed to be her sisterly besties were not willing to reach out and help her out at that time.
Even one of her besties spoke directly to her, “Chelsea, you’re just too impulsive. Don’t you think a man like Jonathan, who
be personally brings a woman to a banquet, will not know her background? To ordinary people, having gone to prison may an unacceptable stain. However, Jonathan is no ordinary person. Will he care if a woman has been to prison? If he wishes, he can even dotingly turn the beggar into a princess.”
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When she heard these words, Chelsea was completely stunned. “That’s true. It slips my mind that Jonathan is not an ordinary person at all. What I know, there’s no way Jonathan will not know!” she thought,
“Besides, the Hamilton family has remained silent. Why are you so anxious?” Her bestie continued, “Even Yvette was there. Did you see her coming forward to say anything?”
