Chapter 171

Rosalie’s grip tightened over her phone, feeling miserable. Her heart. broke thinking about tears streaming down Rebecca’s old, wrinkled. face.

She had been keeping Rebecca company all this while, but she didn’t. even realize what Rebecca was feeling. And yet, Theodore did.

Perhaps she had misunderstood him all along. It wasn’t that he didn’t care about Grandma, he simply didn’t show his concern as explicitly as she did. He had never been an expressive person.

Her palms started sweating. “Are we going to just keep dragging things out?”

“I promise you that I’ll keep my distance from Cindy.”

Rosalie found that laughable. “Keep your distance? I can’t just turn a blind eye to what you two have already done!”

“Nothing happened between us!”

“Don’t bother explaining yourself. I saw it clearly with my own eyes.”

The image of them in the resort made pain pulsate through Rosalie’s heart.

“What you saw may not be the truth.“”

“What’s the truth, then?” Rosalie demanded. “Was it not true that your and Cynthia were locked in an embrace? Was it not true that you and her were lying on the same bed? Do you think I’m a three–year–old child?”

said it so flatly, as if emphasizing even

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Theodore remained silent.

was supposed to

it wasn’t the usual route back home,

her, and continued driving until he stopped the car

stepped out of the car, before going to the other side and opening her

are we?”

question once more,

stepped out of the car. Theodore slammed the door shut, grabbed her hand, and brought her into the bungalow. He knew the passcode, and walked

the moment they stepped in.

“Is Cindy back?”

Zeller isn’t back

Go back

where she sat down on

her. So this was

are so close, you even know the passcode to her house? Does she

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she felt uncomfortable the moment she stepped

cups of water, which she placed on the coffee

in the world did you bring

to stand up, when Theodore grabbed her arm. ” Wait… Wait here

“Why?”

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