Rose stood behind Silas, her heart initially unsettled. Her lips were pressed thinly together.

However, she nearly broke into a smile after hearing Silas’ remark.

Silas possessed a formidable ability to dismantle a convict in court and ruthlessly exploit someone’s vulnerabilities with his words.

“Nonsense! I’ve never had my face done!” Lydia retorted, hastily covering her stiffened face, a mix of shame, anger, and guilt consuming her.

Silas shook his head. “It’s not your fault for aging, but it’s not right to run around scaring people off with that face either.”

Lydia seethed with outrage, feeling her blood boil at his audacity.

“Who are you to Rose?” Jamie interjected, clinging to her mother and demanding an answer.

“Who am I to Rose?” Silas mused, touching the inside of his cheek with his tongue before turning to Rose with a serious expression. “Ms. Emerson, she wants to know my role in your life.”

gaze, her

liberty of calling myself your boyfriend,” Silas announced with a wide

Lydia’s and

this sophisticated man be Rose’s

instantly. She looked down shyly,

her cold hand, intertwining his fingers

to witness the extent of your cruelty and

It’s truly eye-opening to see both of you

Rosie?

from her eyes, feeling a warmth

concerns only the Emersons. I don’t think

makes her problems mine as well..” Silas rubbed his cheeks,

has never spoken an untruth

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