Silas grew serious.

“Calm down, Lyse. You need to watch out for your health,” Jasper said, holding onto Alyssa’s trembling hands. “Especially after you just ate. You have a weak stomach; getting angry might make it worse.”

Alyssa sat down angrily. Jasper quickly embraced her and kissed her temple.

Though he was calming her down, she still quivered in anger.

Rose said through uneven breathing, “This really is Josh’s doing. I’d asked Clarissa before why she didn’t rebel against him. Times have changed, after all.

She could’ve sued for divorce and made Josh pay at any point in time so long as she had ample evidence.

“But… Clarissa was really terrified of Josh. It almost seemed like Josh had some deadly upper hand over her, making it so that she never dared make a move, even if it meant meeting her death at his hands one day. Clarissa ran off before I could finish talking to her.”

Silas’ gaze darkened somewhat when he gazed at Rose’s pale face. He’d noticed how she had reacted. It was as if she was in Clarissa’s shoes instead of being an outsider.

things Rose was hiding

cocktail party in two weeks and have already sent invites to all sorts of powerful and influential

Why didn’t we receive any? Where’s the respect?” Alyssa

afraid Jameson might want to personally deliver it to you

hand under the desk and mumbled,

fondly. “If Jameson comes over, I’ll shove the invite up his ass and tell

chuckled and kissed

Rose because Josh forced her to. All the guests are bound to dress up glamorously during the cocktail party. Someone as egoistic as Josh would definitely want his own wife to shine,” Alyssa concluded and shook her head in pity. “Josh would probably beat Clarissa to

concerned

he’d judged Clarissa

to win Clarissa over to our side.

aren’t that simple, Rose. The Schmidt family is one of the four great families and is even on par with the Beckett family in Solana City. Jasper and I have battled against them for so long, yet their stronghold barely shifted an inch, even after losing two of

miniscule in comparison to the

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