With that, Aurora walked in the direction Rosalie left.
Theodore grabbed her arm. No need for that. You don’t need to apologize. You’ll only make her angrier.
What should I do, then?
Please just avoid her and stop provoking her.
I… Aurora wanted to say that she didn’t provoke Rosalie, but the firm look in Theodore’s eyes made her swallow her words in fear. She didn’t dare to say anything further. Nodding, she said, I got it. I’ll avoid her as much as I can.
One more very important thing, Theodore said in a heavier tone.
Aurora looked up. What is it?
Stop calling her Rose. That’s not an address you can use on her.
At the start, when Aurora started calling her Rose, Theodore had thought that Aurora had said it casually without thought. Subsequently, Aurora kept calling her Rose and he didn’t like it.
Grandma could call her Rose and so could his parents, but he didn’t want Aurora calling her that.
Aurora wasn’t family. She was an outsider.
Aurora looked at him in shock, thinking she must have heard him wrongly. Theo, do you know what you’re saying?
I know, so let me repeat myself. Don’t call her Rose from now on. It’s a name that I call her by, not a name you can use.
Every finger on Aurora’s hands shook. She clenched her fists hard, her palms sweating profusely. Theo, how could you be like this? That’s just an address! Why do you even care?
I’ve called her that for over a decade. Aurora, if you don’t understand why I care about her name, then we really shouldn’t see each other anymore. What? Aurora was in disbelief. Theo, I do understand!
If you do, then don’t call her that anymore. I’m not kidding. Theodore was very serious.
Aurora shut her eyes and took a deep breath. She suppressed the boiling rage in her heart and nodded. Okay, I promise I won’t call her that from now on.
It was just a name; Aurora thought
that since she and Theodore were a couple she could address Rosatie in the same way he did. She didn’t expect Theodore to stop her from using that nickname.
Theodore clearly cared way too much about Rosalie.
Who was she? Just a replacement, that’s all.
Why? Why did he treat her like this, despite her giving him everything she had?
Rosalie, on the other hand, gave
birth to another man’s baby, yet he treated her like treasure. He even carried the baby of another man and acted as though the child was his. How could Theodore be so cheap?
BUMS
Aurora didn’t want to think that way of Theodore, but she couldn’t help herself.
How could Theodore still be so obsessed with such a filthy woman? Rosalie was used goods, a woman who was married twice!
Tears kept falling down Aurora’s cheeks. Theodore looked away, saying, Go get some rest. We’ll be having dinner soon. Go find your cousin and stay out of our affairs.
With that, Theodore left in the direction Rosalie left.
Theo… Aurora called out to him, but upon seeing Theodore’s retreating figure, she shut her eyes and took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in her heart before turning to leave.
Rosalie was making her way back when she heard a voice calling out to her from behind. Rose.
Rosalie pretended not to hear him and walked even faster, trying to make a quick escape.
However, Theodore picked up his pace and managed to stop her.
Rose, I’m sorry.
Why did you apologize? Rosalie said with furrowed brows.
I apologize on Aurora’s behalf.
I don’t need you to apologize on her behalf. It’s meaningless. Do whatever you two please. It has nothing to do with me.