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    Had he missed this ce? Was the new dish up to standard? Clearly, these two were regrs here.


    The woman was the first to emerge from the booth, a subtle smile ying on her lips. She was


    dressed in ck jeans, a blue V–neck sweater, with a beige down jacket draped over her arm


    seemingly ready to be worn


    Following closely behind her was a man, not only was his voice familiar to Rose, but his silhouette


    was also something she had known all too well Dressed in a ck suit, he too had a coat draped


    over his arm, and in his other hand, he was holding a woman’s handbag


    Once the woman was dressed, he handed her the bag. Thank you” the woman said, looking up at


    the man with a smile.


    The man’s usually store face lit up with a smile that seemed ringly out of ce c2


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    Winston didn’t recognize the woman, but upon seeing the man, he couldn’t help but chuckle under


    his breath


    Speaking of the devil


    For a moment. Rose felt a bitterugh bubble up in her throat. Was her blind insistence all this time


    just a monumental joke? Over the past few days, she had been numbing herself, refusing to think


    about it, refusing to care. But now


    Momson always had a knack for hitting where it hurt the most. She pulled a wry smile, her face


    etched with irony


    Momson’s subtle smirk sent a shudder through her A sudden wave of dread surged up to her head,


    causing her vision to darken and her strength to drain away instinctively, she reached for Winston’s


    arm, her knuckles turning pale from the sheer force


    Perhaps sensing something amiss, Morrison looked up, and his smiling eyes suddenly dimmed


    when theynded on Rose.


    It was only a moment, but in his dark eyes, she saw a drastic shift from the warmth of summer to


    the freezing cold of winter. His face was devoid of any expression, as cold


    as ice


    She let out a low chuckle the contrast couldn’t have been more stark


    Noticing Roses change in demeanor, Winston furrowed his brows, reaching out to touch her hand


    only to find it shockingly cold. He leaned in closer, whispering. ‘Are you alright?


    Rose blinked, and slowly withdrew her hand from Winston’s arm. She managed a small smile. “I’m


    fine.”


    The woman by Morrison’s side seemed taken aback when she saw Rose Her gaze lingered on


    Winston before finallynding on Rose. She then calmly approached Rose, her face adorned with


    an impable smile and soft–spoken words. Rose, its been a white


    Rose gave her a steady look before finally breaking into a smile, “Indeed, it’s been a while. Her face


    bore an equally impassive smile, equally unassable. When did you get back?


    Roses question seemed to catch the woman off guard, “A couple of days ago


    “I see Rose nodded her smile widening ever so slightly. “Had your meal?”


    “Yes, we were just about to leave


    “Alright, I just got here. We’ll catch up some other time


    “Sure


    The woman had beenrgely passive throughout the conversation. After exchanging a nod with the


    woman, Rose turned to Winston and said, “Let’s go, swiftly moving past the woman standing


    opposite her and striding forward.


    The waiter who had been waiting to guide them to their table, stood awkwardly in ce.


    Now Rose understood why they had been looking at her so strangely


    Watching Rose act as if everything was normal, Winston raised an eyebrow and followed suit.


    Momson stood there, his expression cold as ice his gaze fixed on Rose as she moved further away


    But Rose didn’t spare him a nce, stopping instead by the water, “Arent we going?”


    Oh night this way please The warter quickly snapped out of his daze, gesturing for Rose to follow


    The restaurant was upscale, its hallways wide enough for two people to pass by each other


    comfortably The distance between her and Morrison was more than enough.


    Her tant disregard for his presence seemed to light a fire in Morrison’s heart Especially when the


    man following her lifted his head as he walked past Momson, making sure he got a good look at his


    face, Mornson’s expression darkened further


    No one had expected him to suddenly turn around and grab Rose’s arm “What are you doing here?”


    In response to his angry interrogation, Rose simply smiled at him “This is a restaurant, Mr. Morris


    Did he think she came to the restaurant to sleep?


    Mornson could clearly hear the sarcasm in Rose’s voice, his grip on her hand tightening


    involuntarily. “You really want to y this game with met


    Rose sighed I came here to eat is that okay?


    Momson squinted at her Dont forget what your status


    Rose abruptly looked up at him, her eyes shing with anger “Is this restaurant so significant that I


    can’te? Or are you saying that my status doesnt grant me the privilege to dine here?”


    Mornsons eyes narrowed further, but Rose forcefully pulled her hand away Mona is waiting for you.


    You wouldn’t want to give people something to talk about, would you?”


    To talk about? Yes To see Morrison torn between two women One was his wife, who was pregnant


    not long after their marriage. The other was his one true love, widely known and dearly missed


    Noticing Momson’s gloomy expression and his obvious unwillingness to continue their argument


    she knew he had made his choice Hose let out a coldugh. Don’t keep Mona waiting It’s not often


    shees back.”


    “At least you know your ce Morrison looked down at her his gaze icy as he scrutinized the


    woman who was significantly shorter than him.


    Rose chuckled lightly. As one should We all have our pride, and none of us want to make a


    spectacle of ourselves for no mason. It’s not good for you, for me, or for the Witt family Why bother?


    Thest two words she uttered inexplicably conveyed a sense of determination to Momson. For no


    apparent reason, a chill ran through his heart, and his already gloomy


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    expression darkened once again.


    Rose still wore a faint smile. So, take care, Mr Momson I have an appointment,


    (1 see you out”


    With that she turned and left, leaving Momson standing there with a storm brewing on his


    handsome face


    Winston breezed past him, a part of narrow eyes glirting with amusement “Congrats ”


    The word floated to Morrisons ears.


    Congrats? His usuallyposed face finally cracked. Was he congratting him, n? kompeth


    Mona stood still watching every change on Morsom face the purset har tips and said achly


    we would run into Ros


    Mornson cast her a fleeting nce What have you done that you need to apologize for?


    Mona’s expression stiffened. His words suggested he was brushing sift the mahtan


    They were just having a meal. Her apology seemed a bit too overblman


    Mona felt a twinge (! embarrassment “) noticed that Rose seemed upset ) was afraid she might


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    Roe’s ever flickered Morrison had just been singing praises about the new dishes hem


    dinator closed the menu and put it on the table. And some hot tea


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    As the waiter turned to leave. Winston added. Be careful with the food. She’s pregnant


    The water nced at Rose and smiled. “Don’t worry kit


    (left. Winston looked at Rose one leg casually crossed over the other, and swayed leisurely. “”“Want


    a drink?”


    ed at tam. “Dic you have short-term memory loss?


    orderrect hot tea for her and instructed the warter and now he was offering her alcohol. Was he


    looking for trouble?


    Winston raised an eyebrow. A good drink can drown all sorrows, right?


    one paused, then chucked “Am i upset”


    a hanc imitating a pair of eyes with his fingers, meaning both of his eyes saw it


    “Even if i weren’t pregnant i wouldn’t get drunk, and make a fool of myself today


    Winston chuckled. “Hose dor!! you think you me contradicting yourself? You chose to bend a Now


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    Rose’s gossipy expression froze. That was true, there were rumors about them when they were


    investigating the shopping mall in the City


    But it seemed to have died down, probably overshadowed by Chloe’s affair. As for what they were


    rumored to beter she hadit realy paid attention.


    With that thought she suddenly covered her mouth remember we did have a rumor but what


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    Roses mouth fell open in surprise. So, your start to the Bi City this time, there


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