Chapter 2073


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    She knew she had to let go of Lysander to truly start living her own life.


    Snapping back to reality, Rosalind nced at the sweet and sour fish that had mysteriously appeared in her bowl, feeling a wave of emotions threatening to break through her resolve. She bit her lip hard, fighting back tears, refusing to let them fall in front of Lysander and Thssa. Showing weakness now would mean losing herst shred of dignity.


    With a forced smile, she turned to Joshua, picking up another dish closest to her and cing it in Joshua''s bowl. Her eyes shimmered with unshed tears as she pretended to be strong, "Here you go, Dad. Make sure you eat too."


    After serving Joshua, she picked up a piece of the sweet and sour fish, chewing it with difficulty but pretending it was effortless.


    Joshua saw the tears pooling in Rosalind''s eyes, watching as she swallowed all her sorrow and bitterness, acting as if nothing was wrong.


    His heart ached for her, but like Rosalind, he pretended everything was normal.


    He smiled across at Lysander and Thssa, saying, "As the elder here, I want to congratte you two on tying the knot. I know the journey here wasn''t easy. Now that you''ve made it, it''s truly an aplishment. Here''s to a lifetime of holding hands and growing old together."


    As he spoke, Joshua poured wine into Lysander and Thssa''s sses and raised his own in a toast.


    Thssa and Lysander exchanged nces before lifting their sses towards Joshua, acknowledging his toast.


    Lysander followed suit, his actions heavily influenced by Thssa''s eptance of Joshua''s gesture. If Thssa had shown any reluctance to forgive Joshua''s partiality, Lysander wouldn''t have bothered to hide his disdain.


    Seeing both Lysander and Thssa raising their sses, a genuine smile spread across Joshua''s face.


    As he was about to drink, Rosalind stood up, raising her ss towards Lysander and Thssa, "Here''s to a hundred years of happiness and love, just like the very beginning."


    Without waiting for a response, she emptied her ss in one gulp.


    She had poured the wine for herself while Joshua was making his toast, intending to offer her own blessing to Lysander and Thssa.


    After witnessing Lysander''s coldness towards her and his warmth towards Thssa, Rosalind''s heart had finally given up.


    Seeing how Lysander loved


    Thssa made it clear to her that he


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    Continuing to cling to him was futile, even ridiculous.


    Stepping back was clearly the best choice.


    Thssa and Lysander hadn''t expected Rosalind to suddenly make a toast They were still holding their sses from Joshua''s toast, not yet having taken a sip, when Rosalind added her own blessings.


    Now, a single drink carried the weight of two blessings.


    Having epted the first, they feltpelled to honor the second.


    Thssa, noticing Rosalind''s swift action and how she downed her drink in one go, felt pressured to drink so as not to appear petty.


    After Rosalind finished her drink, Thssa brought the ss to her lips and took a sip.


    Lysander followed, finishing his drink as well.


    Joshua, who had been watching


    both of them drink the toastet


    them closely, was relieved to


    blessing. He followed Rosalind''s


    lead and finished his drink in one go.


    A full ss of wine symbolized his full-hearted blessing for Lysander and Thssa.


    With Lysander and Thssa''s union officially recognized, and Rosalind finding her peace, things were finally looking up.