Leonard's question soon received a cold and brutal glare from Jonathan, as if saying, "Whoever dares to bring up last night again will be dead meat!"
Leonard trembled and quickly dismissed his curiosity. "Okay, I'll stop."
Perhaps he had lost his bearings from Jonathan's intense glare, so he started buttering Jonathan up. "You're amazing, sir. You effortlessly resolved an issue that took others months to achieve! You're so wise, sir. And…"
He thought his words would ease Jonathan's anger, but he saw Jonathan's gloomy expression intensifying.
"Sir…" Leonard became anxious and mindful.
"You seem to have too much free time on your hands." Jonathan stared at him with intensity.
Knowing that his fawning attempt earlier was a flop, Leonard dared not say anything more. "I'll… go follow up with the project."
He immediately disappeared from Jonathan's sight for fear of being in the presence of this furious man.
Finley, watching from the side, accidentally burst into laughter. When Jonathan glanced over, Finley concealed his smile and reminded him of his schedule for the day.
"Sir, I received a call from Finch Manor ten minutes ago. Mrs. Finch Senior stressed your attendance for tonight's banquet."
A reminder… It seemed that Eleanor still held a grudge. Jonathan glanced at the document in his hands and answered, "Got it."
He was confident that the collaboration between the Finch and Lerain Groups could stop Eleanor's will to see Rose.
…
At the Young Family Hospital…
After visiting Ezra yesterday, Rose felt relieved. She was ready to see Yvonne after a good night's sleep. When passing the emergency fire door, she heard a woman weeping behind it. Who was crying?
Rose frowned and immediately heard the woman begging in between sobs. "Evo, Eve is fine now. It won't take you much time to go through with the wedding in Aquastead." It was Dawn and Eva.
"Evo, you promised me. The wedding is in two days. I've already booked the flight tickets. Please return to Aquastead with me. Okay?" she sobbed.
Rose recalled the last time Dawn requested her to advise Evan not to postpone the wedding, which she refused. Was their wedding just two days away?
"We can postpone the wedding. You know Eve. She's not exactly out of the woods." Evan sounded impatient.
Dawn had always been kind and generous. Yet, when it came to Yvonne, she was overly indifferent.
Although Yvonne had kept her life, her shattered limbs, plastered in casts, and her bandaged face made Evan feel terribly sad for her.
Nevertheless, Yvonne always forced a smile to console everyone, while Dawn only cared about her wedding and disregarded the former.
"Evo…"
"I promised I'll marry you. I won't renege on my words. If only you could give me more time and wait for Eve to get better…
"Miles has arranged a villa for you to settle and nurture yourself during your pregnancy. There will be professionals looking after you. Just stay there so you don't have to go back and forth between the hospital and the hotel.
"I can't leave Eve alone in the ward. I'll head back in now."
Unbeknownst to her, the smile on Dawn disappeared as Rose passed by her. Instead, it was replaced with coldness and darkness.
"She heard us!" Dawn thought. She scoffed, and humiliation ignited within her and gradually engulfed her being. At some point, her nails had dug into her palms.
"She heard it! But she pretended she didn't. She must have been mocking me when she congratulated me," she thought.
As for Evan, she deemed his explanation a lie. It wasn't that he wanted to stay for Yvonne but because of Rose! How could she know what he secretly felt?
He had always been in love with Rose since young. Had it not been for Dawn's calculated trick that got herself pregnant, she wouldn't have gotten the chance to marry Evan.
She watched her wedding, which was supposed to be in two days, get postponed right under her nose.
How could Evan do that to her? It had to be because of Rose that he refused to marry her! All of that was Rose's fault.
Dawn pondered about what she could do. She stood still for a long time and only left the hospital dejectedly after a long while.
What could she do then? Rose had Miles and Evan's protection, while she watched her wedding and position as Mrs. Spencer slipped away through her fingers.
If she did anything impulsive to Rose and was caught, she would gain nothing and even lose Evan for good. There was nothing she could do!
She couldn't help but feel extremely aggrieved. As she arrived by the roadside, she was pulled back to reality by a blaring horn.
Dawn turned to the luxury car, inches away from her, and apologized in a panic. "Sorry! I'm so sorry…"
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