Chapter 173
“Oh, yes,” Rosalie went on, as another thought came to mind. “On our way here, Theo told me that we won’t be getting a divorce for the time being.”
She didn’t want Cynthia feeling too happy.
Cynthia looked as though lightning had struck her on the head, and her eyes widened in shock.
*Theo…”
Theodore turned to look at Rosalie. “Wait for me in the car, will you? I’ll be there in a few minutes.”
“Sure, take your time to talk,” Rosalie said, as she stood up to leave the hall. She didn’t want to stay here with the two of them, anyway.
After Rosalie left, Cynthia immediately stood up from her seat and sat next to Theodore. She grabbed his arm, and asked, “Theo, what exactly is going on? Is she the one who’s stopping you from divorcing her?”
“No. Rose wants the divorce, but this time, I was the one who told her that I’m not going through with the divorce,” Theodore said calmly. “Why not?” Tears immediately fell down Cynthia’s cheeks. “Why are you saying something like this? Didn’t your grandmother give you your resident register? She’s already agreed to the divorce, so why aren’t you going ahead with it?”
“Grandma isn’t in good health. She’ll be upset if Rose and I divorced. Even if I did divorce Rose, I can’t marry you. You’ll find yourself shortchanged anyway. It’s a better idea to take things slow.”
“Why should we take things slowly? Do you know how long I’ve been
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waiting for you to get a divorce? Now that you have your resident. register, nothing’s stopping you from getting a divorce. And now, your don’t want one. What do you take me for? Why do you always have so many excuses?”
Cynthia was very much upset.
Theodore furrowed his brows and said coldly, “Are you saying that my concern for Grandma is an excuse? She’s so advanced in her years. Is
it wrong of me to think for her? Or you don’t see her as your grandmother, which explains why you don’t care what she thinks, and you still think that she was the one who stopped your operation?”
The chill in Theodore’s voice frightened Cynthia.
“Theodore, why are you being like this? Your grandmother insists she
wasn’t the one who did it, but…”
“No buts,” Theodore cut her off, not wanting her to say anything more.
He was giving her a chance to hold herself back, for he was sure he wouldn’t like what she was about to say.
“Since Grandma says that she wasn’t the one who did it, she’s definitely not the culprit. Grandma would never lie,” he said firmly.
He trusted Rebecca that much.
Theodore didn’t pursue the matter or look into it, precisely because he was worried that his grandmother might end up being the one who. did it.
He wouldn’t be able to turn against Rebecca…but if she was really responsible for it, he couldn’t possibly pretend it never happened. Now that he knew that she wasn’t the one who did it, he felt much better.
“Theodore, you…” Cynthia was so furious, she could hardly speak.
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“All right, case closed. You’re not in good health, and you should take care of yourself. As for things between Rose and me, we’ll talk about it in the future. Also, from now on, don’t call me unless there’s an emergency.”
With that, Theodore stood up to leave.
Rosalie was seated in the front passenger seat, waiting for Theodore. She scrolled through her phone out of boredom, until he stepped into the car and slammed the door shut.
She looked quietly at him.
“Since the air has been cleared, don’t talk about what happened at the resort again,” Theodore said.
Rosalie stared at her phone screen, and said casually, “Not that talking about it changes things.”
Theodore furrowed his brows. “What do you mean by that? Haven’t we already made things clear to you?”