Chapter 243


    "Why are you... aren''t you asleep yet, Sir Ares?" Rose wanted to ask him why he was at her rented


    property, but she quickly realized that the house belonged to him.


    "Rose, did you just neglect your children because you have a date with another man?" Jay spoke


    hoarsely.


    He tapped the cigarette between his fingers on the ashtray, stubbed out the tip, tossed it inside, and


    leered at Rose.


    Rose was shocked when she saw the pile of cigarette butts in the ashtray.


    How long had he been waiting for her?


    "Sir Ares," she walked over and exined to him, "I''d like toe back earlier to take care of the


    kids, but M r. Bell wasn''t feeling well today and, as his friend, I thought I''d stay back and talk to


    him..."


    Before she could finish her sentence, vicious anger appeared on Jay''s tired face. "Many cowardly


    men suffer from sadness and mental breakdowns every day, Rose Boyle. Are you going to talk to


    them all?"


    He was implying that she was a scious woman.


    Rose''s eyes turned red with tears, though she continued to argue defiantly. "Sir Ares, you don''t


    know how hard my life has been. My parents and my


    husband have abandoned me. Mr. Bell is a friend who would help me in my time of need, and so I


    treasure his friendship. I hope you don''t taint our friendship with your degenerate ideas."


    Jay was at a loss for a reply.


    ''What am I doing? Am I jealous?


    ''Just because I''m not happy that Rose went on a date with Sean, I''m trying to defame her to make


    myself feel better?''


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    Jay calmed down when he saw Rose''s shoulders that were trembling out of anger.


    "It''ste. You should go and rest," he said weakly.


    He picked up his jacket on the couch and slowly walked toward the front door.


    Rose closed her eyes, sighed, and slowly turned around. "It''s veryte, Sir Ares. How about you


    stay here tonight?"


    Jay''s body trembled. The dark clouds over him suddenly cleared, and everything was bright and


    sunny again!


    He slowly turned around and stared at Rose wordlessly.


    His everyday appearance was bleak and aloof, but at that instant, she thought that he had the allure


    of a man who had walked out of a book.


    Rose''s cheeks felt hot. She wondered if he had


    misunderstood her reasons for asking him to stay. 1


    If he thought that she had cared for him, he would once again trample mercilessly upon her


    affections.


    Rose realized that and quickly exined herself. Til sleep on the couch tonight."


    Jayughed bitterly, turned around, and left.


    Rose sat down on the couch, dejected and gloomy. She briefly counted the number of cigarette


    butts in the ashtray. There were more than ten of them.


    When did he pick up a smoking habit?


    Did he not care for his health for smoking without limits?


    She sat on the couch, hugging her feet. Her mind was a muddled mess.


    She had abandoned her children and went on a ''date'' with Sean. He must have misunderstood that


    she was a flirt, and that would worsen his impression of her.


    Rose smiled bitterly. What was she hoping for? That h e would change his mind?


    She thought that he had been nicer to her because of Robbie. She ought not to bear any false


    hopes, lest she be bitterly disappointed!


    Perhaps after that night, their rtionship will return t o its previous detachment.


    That night, Rose tossed and turned in her bed, unable t o fall asleep.


    She got up early the next morning to prepare breakfast for the children.