Touching her ice-cold skin, Malcolm felt an indescribable heartache.
“Are you alone?”
He… didn’t come to be with you?
Malcolm didn’t voice the rest of his thoughts because Rosalind’s current state already gave him the answer.
Although he didn’t know what had happened, he was certain he wouldn’t leave at this moment, no matter how much Rosalind tried to push him away.
“My mom was murdered.”
Rosalind didn’t answer his question but spoke in a hoarse voice, “She must have been murdered…”
“Did you find out something?” Malcolm immediately asked. “Tell me, and I’ll investigate for you! Don’t worry, if someone really harmed your mom, I won’t let them get away with it!”
Rosalind slowly lifted her head and looked at him.
Suddenly, she slumped her shoulders.
“What if it was someone from the Walters family… can we even find out?”
She was actually very scared, scared of what they might find out if it really was Ulric’s parents who orchestrated it.
And even if they could uncover the truth, would they have a chance to bring down the Walters family? She suddenly recalled her mother’s words to her before-every word was true! The disparity between the two families was so vast that if the Walters family wanted to eliminate them, even she wouldn’t be spared. This gap couldn’t even be described as an arm wrestling a thigh! What capital and confidence did she have to resist?
Relying on Ulric?
How foolish she had been! The opposition was his biological parents! It wasn’t just about Sirena’s own weight!
And now, between her and Ulric… what would happen? What about the child in her belly?
So many things weighed down on Rosalind that she didn’t know where to start thinking! Her brain felt like it was clogged and stalled! The problem before her was the hardest one she had ever faced in her life.
“The Walters family? W Group?” Malcolm’s eyes were filled with shock and disbelief. “Aren’t you and Ulric-”
“His family doesn’t approve.”
“I’ll go talk to them right now! Rosalind, don’t worry. As long as I’m here, I’m not afraid of them.”
Malcolm turned to leave, but Rosalind used her weak strength to tug at his sleeve.
He turned his face to look at her pale face and gently shook his head.
“Don’t go.”
“But-”
“I’m just guessing. I have no evidence.”
Malcolm furrowed his thick brows. “Then what about Ulric? He should come and give you an explanation! Even if it wasn’t someone from the Walters family, he should be by your side!”
Upon hearing this, Rosalind lowered her eyes. “I can’t reach him on the phone…”
“…”
“You should go back too. Don’t worry about me. I’m just… having a hard time accepting it right now, but I know I need to stay strong. There are many things waiting for me.”
She no longer had any family in this world. Her mother’s funeral and the follow-up at the hospital were all waiting for her to handle.
Rosalind knew this. She knew it all.
She could even calmly think that she shouldn’t drag Malcolm into this mess.
“At a time like this, how can you expect me to leave you alone in the hospital?” The more Rosalind tried to hold herself together, the more Malcolm’s heart ached for her!
He wished that Rosalind would vent, cry hysterically, or even lash out in anger!
Anything but bottling it all up inside, anything but being so silent and calm!
“You have no obligation to help me.”
“Even as a friend, I won’t watch you face this alone!” Malcolm took a deep breath. “Let me stay with you until you get in touch with Ulric, okay?”
Rosalind pressed her lips together and said nothing.
Malcolm frowned. “Rosalind! I beg you, let me stay with you, okay?”