Chapter 49
When Rosalie uttered his very name, Jonathan stiffened unnoticeably. “Do you hate Jonathan?” he murmured.
Rosalie sighed. “Who doesn’t know Jonathan is in Strico? The person who died in that accident was his fiancée, Melanie Hamilton. Obviously, it didn’t end well. Those who usually wanted to flatter him might want to see my downfall too.”
After a pause, she said as if she was mocking herself, “Sometimes, I even wonder whether I could win the lawsuit if it were not Melanie who had been in the car accident with me. Maybe I wouldn’t have gone into prison and encountered all those incidents.”
She didn’t feel any anger or sadness, but her indifferent self–mockery made him feel more guilty.
Perhaps half of her pain was due to him.
He squatted in front of her and stared at her through the heavy bangs. “If I had known that you would suffer so much, I would have protected you three years ago.”
The statement had nothing to do with their game, but it was from the bottom of his heart.
If he hadn’t indulged in other people’s flattery then, and if he had been willing to give her justice then, she wouldn’t have gone to prison for three years. Not to mention the wounds all over her body.
“I know your good intentions. Let’s stop talking about matters like this.” Rosalie smiled and patted his black hair.
It seemed that she had done this more and more frequently recently.
Lillian got the medicine and came back. She told them, “I’m going to pick up the car in the basement parking. Jon, you help Rosalie to the main entrance and wait for me.”
“Okay,” Jonathan replied.
Lillian hurried away to pick up the car. Rosalie was about to stand up with Jonathan’s help, but she saw his tall body standing short in front of her.
He was squatting with his back to her.
are you doing?” Rosalie asked.
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10:57
Your feet will still hurt if you walk. It’s better if I carry you,” he
“But…”
to let me
what I mean,”
just hop on. Do you want me
her lip slightly upon hearing his question. She eventually lay on Jonathan’s back with her two
when she wrapped her arms around his neck. There’s a chance of him being killed when
put their hands
was different with
showed a touch of tenderness that he
back. They left the emergency room and walked
her lip slightly and asked. She feared that her weight might cause
5 feet 3 inches, he estimated that she would not exceed 99 pounds. It seemed that he should take good care of her in
had been ages since she was carried like this. In her memory, it seemed that only her mother had carried her on
the memory of that time was too vague.
nice,” she
to say that I’m a good person
brother. I’m so lucky to have a
flickered lightly when he heard
who wanted to stay at her side as a
She asked me to call
he didn’t seem to wish for her to really think of him as a brother. It seemed that he wanted more
at the hospital entrance with Rosalie on his back, Lillian’s car appeared.
car, Lillian recounted
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