Chapter 271
“It’s a pity for this dress. It’s ruined after only wearing it once,” Rosalie said regretfully. Dresses of
this caliber, once they had such arge tear, even if they could be repaired, would likely require a
massive effort.
“I’ll buy you a new er,” Jonathan said. “Everything’s all right as long as you’re fine.”
Rosalie shook her head with a smile and said, “I’m fine. I’m not as fragile as you think.”
However, her smile made him feel uneasy. Although she looked petite and fragile, she had been
living a difficult life all this time.
In the days they had spent together, he hade to understand her resilience more than anyone
else. It was precisely because of this that he felt even more guilty.
It was his hesitation that had led her, with her seemingly delicate body, to be so resilient when
she shouldn’t have needed to be.
“Sorry…” Jonathan said abruptly.
Rosalie was confused. “For what?”
“I should have acted faster to uncover the truth about your case from back then and clear your
name,” Jonathan said.
“My case from back then wasn’t your fault. Why are you apologizing? I’m already happy that you’re
helping me to find out the truth,” she said sincerely with trusting eyes.
“Really?” he murmured. He couldn’t help but lower his head and kiss her lips.
It was only through this kiss he could convey all his guilt and silently tell her how much he regretted
it. Today’s incident, he would stand up for her, and in the future, no one would dare to speak ill of
her again.
He kissed her deeply and passionately.
Rosalie passively epted his kiss, which almost made her breathless. She struggled to remind
him that they were outside the banquet hall and anyone could pass by at any moment.
Every time she tried to speak, his lips would cover hers again, swallowing all her words, plundering
her sweetness.
In the end, she could hardly say aplete sentence. Her whole being seemed to be ensnared in
his kiss, and she became disoriented.
Suddenly, Jonathan opened his eyes slowly. The corner of his eye nced to the side, where Calvin
and Loretta had unexpectedly emerged.
Clearly, they saw Jonathan and Rosalie kissing. Their steps involuntarily halted.
Calvin’s pupils suddenly contracted, his body stiffened, and the hand hanging at his side was
continually clenched
He told himself countless times not to care about Rosalie anyone. However, he couldn’t help but
feel distressed when he saw her kissing Jonathan.
Loretta looked at the scene with envy. Although she was Calvin’s girlfriend, they had never kissed
each other before.
Now, Rosalie was passionately kissing Jonathan as if no one else mattered. It made her itch with
frustration, wondering what about Rosalie, a woman who had been to prison, attracted Jonathan so
much.
After the kiss, Rosalie gasped for breath, and Jonathan pressed her face on his chest.
“Okay, let me hold you for a while. The driver will be here soon,” Jonathan whispered gently, looking
at the person in his arms. Then he turned and looked at Calvin, who was watching this scene not far
away.
The gazes of the two men once again met in the air.
A momentter, a ck sedan slowly approached. Jonathan withdrew his gaze and boarded the car
with Rosalie, who had her back against Calvin and Loretta. She didn’t realize they were there.
Loretta pursed her red lips until the ck car disappeared from sight. Then she looked up and said,
“Cal…”
Just as she was about to speak, her voice was lost in her throat. At this moment, the man in front of
her, his handsome face usually disying a cold and distant expression, was now full of restraint
and suppression. It was as if he was desperately holding back something, to the point where his
handsome features seemed distorted.
It was as if he was suppressing his jealousy desperately!
Back at the Youngblood Residence, Jonathan checked on Rosalie again to be sure she was not
injured. Only then did he feel
at ease.
“You should rest early. You have to work tomorrow,” Jonathan said.
“Okay.” Rosalie nodded. The diner will be reopened tomorrow, so she had to wake up early. “What
about you?”
“I have something to take care of. I’ll go to bedter,” he responded.
Rosalie washed up and fell asleep. Meanwhile, Jonathan went to the study and called his personal
assistant, Carlos.
“Check on the Wace family of Wace Mart,” Jonathan instructed.
“The Wace family?” Carlos was puzzled butplied, wondering how the Wace family got into
trouble with Jonathan.”
On the other hand, as soon as Chelsea got home, she told her family about what happened. Her
parents were stunned, whereas her brother cursed her for offending Jonathan. They wondered why
she had to upset Jonathan out of all people.
Especially when they learned that she had be the scapegoat for Jasmine, they were even
more frustrated.
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Due to tax-rted issues, the Wace family had been under a lot of pressure, and they were afraid
that attending the banquet would lead to questions from the media. So they sent Chelsea to the
event, thinking it would help them establish connections with the Lane family and the Olsen family.
They had never expected things to turn out this way.
“I’m doing it for the family’s sake. I’ll go apologize to Rosalieter,” Chelsea said stubbornly.
However, deep down, she thought it would resolve things if she apologized and made amends with
Rosalie.
After Gilbert and her mother heard that, they sighed and said, “We can only do that now. When you
go, prepare some valuable gifts.”
The next day, however, when they arrived at the Youngblood residence, they were met with a
closed door. The butler of the Youngblood family simply said, “Mr. Youngblood is not avable.”
“But we really just want to apologize and make amends. After all, it was because of our daughter’s
recklessness that Ms. Leighton was wronged,” Gilbert said. He was a big shot to others and
wouldn’t have to be so submissive to a butler.
However, he was no ordinary butler but the butler of the Youngblood family.
“Mr. Youngblood said that instead of waiting in the Wace family, you should focus on your affairs.”
Then, the butler turned and entered the mansion, closing the iron gate behind him.