Chapter 431
“Yes.”
“Um… What about your younger brother?”
As he said this, her body suddenly stiffened. “Younger brother…” This word used to be very close to her, but now it felt distant.
“He… went back, returned to his own home. I only sheltered him temporarily back then,” Rosalie said in a low voice. She then sat back in her seat, lowered her head again, and started eating the food that had not yet been finished.
Lucas looked at Rosalie in a daze.
He thought, ‘Is that ‘younger brother’ who once seemed to want her all to himself no longer around?
Is she alone now? Does that mean I… might have a chance?’ This idea grew stronger in his mind.
Neither of them noticed a black car parked not far outside the restaurant.
The people in the car were staring at them through the window.
At this moment, Carlos didn’t even dare to breathe. He nervously stole glances at Jonathan in front of him, then shifted his gaze to Rosalie and the man called Lucas in the restaurant.
After finding out where Rosalie was, Jonathan asked him to drive over, and… he just kept watching her like that.
“When is he going to stop watching?” Carlos wondered.
At this moment, Carlos only wished that Rosalie and that man could finish their meal as quickly as possible.
After lunch, Rosalie wanted to go back to the law firm. Lucas insisted on driving her there.
“I also happen to have some business to attend to, and it’s in the same direction as yours. I’m going the same way anyway,” Lucas said.
“Well… Thank you,” Rosalie said.
In the car, Lucas inquired about the case and the likelihood of recovering compensation for Larry.
“It’s tough,” Rosalie hesitated for a moment but still answered, “Based on the information I’ve gathered, the perpetrator has already transferred all her assets. There are no assets under her name, and those assets that were transferred have also undergone subsequent transfers. Therefore, unless we can identify other assets under her name, even if we win the lawsuit, we might not be able to recover any money.”
“How can there be such a person! She’s taken a life!” Lucas said with hatred.
“There are actually many people like that in the world,” Rosalie remarked. The selfishness of human nature can sometimes be an unimaginable evil.
Just like in those days, the reason she ended up in jail was that the witnesses who testified against her were easily bribed with money to fabricate stories.
In their eyes, it was only about money. They never considered that the person they accused might be wronged, end up in jail, suffer innocently, and have their entire life ruined.
Lucas seemed to recall Rosalie’s past imprisonment, saying, “If only… I had known you sooner.”
“Huh?”
“This way… maybe I could have helped with your situation back then, and perhaps… you wouldn’t have suffered so much,” he said.
Rosalie smiled. Lucas was innocent. Although he was older than her, his social circle shielded him from seeing too much of the dark side of the world.
“Even if you had known me back then, it wouldn’t have changed anything,” she said. Although these words might dampen his good intentions, she didn’t want him to invest his emotions in her.
Because… there wouldn’t have been any meaningful outcome.
Just like in the past when someone wanted her to be a scapegoat, to draw anger, Being powerless, she became a discarded pawn!
Embarrassment flashed across Lucas’ face, but he spoke with great certainty, “I… I know my ability is limited, but… if I had khown you at that time, I would have done my best to help you!”
The car had reached the building where Rosalie’s law firm was located and came to a stop.
Rosalle slightly turned her body, looking earnestly at the man beside her.
He looked ordinary but had a comforting presence. After going through so much, she realized that perhaps being this ordinary and simple was the most precious thing.
“Lucas, you are a good person and a good man. But I’m not suitable for you,” Rosalie said. “I’ve been through a lot, and I’ve been disappointed in love and marriage. Right now, all I want to do is focus on my career. As for anything else, it really doesn’t matter to me!”
“Then I can wait, wait until you’re ready to focus on love and marriage!” Lucas, as if summoning great courage, reached out and held Rosalie’s hand.
He held her hand, gripping it with such determination.
And his eyes were so clear.
It was a pair of hands that were completely different from Jonathan’s, yet they would make people feel very warm.
However… “Don’t wait, because it’s meaningless,” Rosalie said. “Lucas, you are really good. But love is always a matter between two people, not something only one person can decide. You’re great, but I don’t love you.”
Lucas’ face turned pale.
Rosalie knew what she would say next was more cruel.
From the very beginning, even knowing she had been to prison, he still respected her. He didn’t look down on her at all. Whenever others mocked her, he would stand up for her.
He was truly good, and some qualities in him, she had found noble.
If she had truly chosen him, then maybe their life could have been simple and plain, yet warm and content.
And, she believed, he would certainly make a great husband.
But because he was so nice, she didn’t want to emotionally owe him.
Perhaps it would be best for them to end his thoughts about her as soon as possible.
“Because I don’t love you, it doesn’t matter how long you wait. If I love you, then even tomorrow, I’ll be willing to marry you,” Rosalie said each word clearly.
Every word made Lucas’ face even paler.
“Feelings… can be cultivated slowly, and I will also work very hard to give you a good future,” he said. When he left the Environment and Sanitation Administration and decided to start his own business back then, it was in the hope that one day he would make a name for himself and get a chance to win her heart!
“But sometimes some feelings can’t be cultivated even with more time,” Rosalie said, unbuckling her seatbelt. “You’re really good. But I don’t love you, so don’t waste your time on me. It’s not worth it!”
Just as Rosalie was about to open the door and get out of the car, there was the sound of a seatbelt unbuckling.
Then Lucas turned around and suddenly hugged Rosalie.
