Chapter 18
Yvette couldn’t believe that Jonathan wanted to see Rosalie.
As a member of the Hamilton family, she naturally understood that Jonathan didn’t care much about
Mnie and chose her just because she was suitable to be thedy of the Youngblood family.
Back at Mnie’s funeral, he had worn an indifferent facade, as though Mnie’s life and death
were inconsequential to
him.
Sometimes, she couldn’t help but wonder what it would take to stir the emotions of this man.
Now, she saw the trace of anger on his handsome face, which was a sight that she had never seen
before.
And it was because of Rosalie, the woman who was as insignificant as an ant
She turned to look at Zachary beside her, only to see the same incredulity in his eyes.
At this moment, Carlos, who was standing beside Jonathan, quickly responded, “Yes” His heart
trembled at the thought of Jonathan being angry,
Anyone who had seen Jonathan lose his temper once would never want to witness it again.
However, in the next moment, Jonathan’s voice rang out again, “Forget about it, you go downstairs
and deal with it. It’s too noisy!”
Carlos responded once again and hurriedly left.
Rosalie felt as though she had just heard Jon’s voice, but Jon’s voice was always gentle and never
carried that hint of anger before.
Jon… Oh, Jon. Her mind shed with the memory of that icy yet angelic beautiful face.
She wondered if Jon would mourn for her if she died.
Just as Rosalie felt like she was about to pass out from suffocation, suddenly, the pressure around
her neck eased. She copsed onto the ground, gasping for breath and inhaling fresh air in big
gulps.
William was now subdued by two securities in club uniforms and was pinned down to the ground.
They were surrounded by a lot of security.
Moments ago, William had paid little attention when he heard Jonathan’s reprimand. He didn’t
expect that the person who had raised the voice was the all-powerful Jonathan of Strico.
At the same time, a high-ranking manager from the club hurried over.
“Mr. Warner, what on earth do you think you’re doing? Release me immediately!” William
demanded. His family was one of the shareholders of the club, so he was considered one of the
owners, which exined his arrogant behavior at the ce.
However, Ethan paid no heed to William. Instead, he walked directly to Rosalie and said
respectfully, “Miss, you can leave
now.”
Everyone was dumbfounded, especially William.
“Mr. Warner, what are you talking about? She is just a sanitary worker. Why should she…”
“This is Mr. Youngblood’s order. Mr. Youngblood dislikes being disturbed, Ethan exined.
The name “Youngblood’ sent chills racing down William’s spine. In Strico, such a name could only
belong to one individual
Jonathan! “Could it have been Mr. Youngblood who issued that reprimand carlier?” he couldn’t help
but ponder.
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“Mr. Youngblood? How could Mr. Youngblood possibly stand up for this woman? S-She was the one
who killed Mr. Youngblood’s fiancée in that ident!” William couldn’t believe it.
However, Ethan’s expression left no room for doubt.
Even Rosalie was stunned. She couldn’t believe that the person who had just saved her was
Jonathan.
It felt like a cruel twist of fate.
Rosalie adjusted her clothes hastily and stood up in a disheveled state. She left the scene in haste,
completely oblivious to the pair of eyes on the second floor that had been observing her all along.
Jonathan stared at Rosalie’s disheveled retreating figure.
She was merely a pawn in his game, yet he couldn’t help but wonder why he felt so uneasy
watching her being treated this
way.
He mused that perhaps, even as a pawn, she was his and he couldn’t bear the thought of anyone
elseying a hand on her. Only he has the right to do so, and no one else!
After a while, he turned and walked away.
Standing not far away, Zachary watched Rosalie’s departing figure with a pensive look in his eyes.
On the other hand, Yvette, standing beside him, discreetly bit her lip in frustration. She felt far from
pleased that Rosalie had gotten off so easily and that William had caused such amotion.
He had even disturbed Jonathan!
But then, the arrival of another person took her by surprise.
It was Carlos, Jonathan’s personal assistant.
“Mr. Gibson!” Ethan greeted him with profound respect.
Carlos looked at William as if he was looking at a dead man. This guy, of all people to provoke, had
to pick someone who caught Jonathan’s interest.
It was also a coincidence that Jonathan was in the club and happened to witness the entire scene.
Carlos instructed one of the securities nearby, “Just repeat what he did earlier.”
Without hesitation, the two robust securities dragged William to the edge of the pool, pressing his
head down and repeating the same actions he had done to Rosalie earlier.
The other ssmates, including Zachary and Yvette, were all dumbfounded.
No one could have predicted that things would unfold this way.
The securities showed no mercy, and Ethan had no intentions of pleading on William’s behalf as
well.
After all, the Straus family was just one of the club’s shareholders. Sacrificing one shareholder’s son
now seemed like an agreeable solution, one that other shareholders would likely appreciate.
Carlos turned around and looked at Zachary and Yvette.
Yvette was the first to regain herposure and smiled faintly, “Sorry for keeping Mr. Youngblood
waiting. We’ll go see him right away.”
“No need,” Carlos replied indifferently. “Mr. Youngblood says he doesn’t have time to meet with you
today. You may leave now.” Without waiting for their response, he left on his own.
hapter 18
Yvette and Zachary exchanged helpless nces. She gritted her teeth in frustration. Their nned
meeting with Jonathan had been ruined because of Rosalie. She swore to herself that she would
not let Rosalie off the hook!
Rosalie returned to the Environment and Sanitation Administration, still shaken from what happened
earlier.
“Rosalie, why are you all wet? Did you fall into the river? Did something happen when you were
delivering the documents?” Yulissa asked.
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Rosalie took a deep breath and exined slowly, “The documents… they’re fine. I identally fell
into a small pool earlier.
“It’s freezing cold. You better change your clothes quickly and dry your hair,” Yulissa advised.
Rosalie nodded. Fortunately, she had a spare set of clothes here to change into.
After changing into dry clothes, Yulissa said, “By the way, Lucas asked me to find out if you have
any preferences when ites to your potential partner.
“Yulissa, I’ve told you, I’m not interested in dating right now. Could you please convey to Lucas that
he should stop wasting his time on me?” Rosalie replied.
Yulissa sighed, “If that’s how you truly feel, ll let Lucas know. But as a girl, you will eventually need
to seekpanionship to spend the rest of your life with! You’re not nning to remain alone
forever, are you?”
Inexplicably, at that moment, a face with distinct, handsome features floated into Rosalie’s mind.
She thought she wouldn’t be alone in the end, as she would have Jon’spanionship. She could
stay with Jon together like a family and grow old together.
When Rosalie returned to her residence in the evening, Jonathan was already in the rental home.
“Let me prepare dinner now, please wait for a moment,” Rosalie said. She was about to fetch some
uncooked pasta when Jonathan suddenly grabbed her hand. “Rosie, your clothes have a tear
here.”
Rosalie looked down and noticed a slight rip near the cor of her shirt. It wasn’t very noticeable
unless one looked closely.
She realized it must have been torn by William at the club earlier in the day.
“The thread is a little loose. I’ll mend it in a while,” Rosalie assured.
Jonathan’s eyes flickered slightly. “Rosie, did something happen to you today?”
“What could have happened to me? I just did my usual street sweeping,” she replied, not wanting to
divulge the unsavory incident at the club to him.
Such a scene was too sordid for him to know about.
“But Rosie, the back of your hand is a little red and swollen. Did you get injured?” he pointed out.