Johnny hurriedly said, “It wasn’t her, don’t go after her again! You’ve already caused the death of her mother, I can’t believe you could do such a thing.”
Although Johnny had previously disapproved of Ulric being with Rosalind, thinking him irrational and that his emotions could hinder his career, he had never contemplated forcing Rosalind by threatening her life for money.
“We didn’t harm her mother; it was her own emotional instability that triggered her illness and led to her death!”
“The truth is clear between us, you and I both know it! We’ve been friends for so many years. I haven’t told Ulric about this, keeping it a secret for you, and that’s all I can do. Don’t expect to use me for anything else.”
After saying this, Johnny hung up.
Sirena looked at the dark screen of her phone, her brows furrowing deeper.
Something was off!
She felt that Johnny’s reaction was clearly protective of Rosalind. They had met abroad before without him showing any partiality towards Rosalind, but now he was explicitly telling her not to interfere with Rosalind anymore.
This could only mean… Rosalind had reappeared during this time.
Something must have happened between them.
“Rosalind oh Rosalind… why can’t you just leave us be?”
…
The next morning, Rosalind went straight from the hotel to the construction site.
From a distance, she saw Lion talking to Mr. Wong and a flash of surprise crossed her eyes.
Rosalind thought she had made it clear to Lion, he should have understood that she wouldn’t consider him, which should have meant he had already left the country, yet here he was.
Mr. Wong was the first to see Rosalind and greeted her with a smile, then walked towards her with Lion.
“If you’re feeling unwell, you don’t need to come to the site. It’s dusty here, not a place for women.” Lion’s attitude towards Rosalind had become increasingly respectful, which wasn’t known to her what Mr. Wong had told him.
Indeed, it was respect, almost obsequiously so.
It was not the attitude of a superior to a subordinate.
“There are many things here that need supervision and final decisions because I’m strict with details. I worry that they might cut corners if they see I’m not around.”
“I’m here too, just leave it to me!” Mr. Wong said, then glanced at Lion and quickly added, “Oh, I just remembered I have something else to do! You two chat, I’ll leave first.”
He didn’t wait for Rosalind to say anything more and turned to leave, as if someone was chasing him.
Once Mr. Wong had left, only Rosalind and Lion were left, an awkward air spreading between them…
“Uh… I should go too-”
“You don’t actually have a husband, do you?”
“…”
Rosalind didn’t expect Lion to confront her so directly.
She just stared at him, taken aback.
“The supposed husband is just something you made up to avoid being pursued.”
“You’re thinking too much. Not only do I have a husband, but I also have a daughter, surely I couldn’t make that up too?”
Lion smiled, his thin lips curling slightly.
“Indeed, you have a daughter, but she isn’t two years old, right?”
“… What exactly do you know!”
“Johnny told me everything about you and Mr. Walters,” Lion’s gaze grew increasingly nervous as he continued, “including your marriage history.”