Tilda had known Rosalind for a long time. Before meeting Ulric, she had always kept her distance from men.
In fact, sometimes all it would take was for her to lower her head, flash a smile, and say a few kind words to get through a situation, but Rosalind refused to do that. She had a severe aversion to men.
Seeing that Johnny still didn’t understand, Tilda tried explaining in another way.
“For example, if you have a million dollars and you give me eight hundred thousand, everyone would think you love me very much. But if I can only give you one hundred thousand in return, people might doubt my sincerity and the purity of our love because eight hundred thousand and one hundred thousand seems like a world of difference. However, they don’t know that the one hundred thousand is all I have.”
“Since childhood, Rosalind was taught to stay away from men because they are all up to no good. Her mother was afraid her daughter would suffer the same pain she did. But when Rosalind found out she was pregnant, she still chose to keep the baby, defying her mother’s teachings. Her love for Ulric should not be questioned.”
Johnny now understood.
He sighed, “But Ulric is really something! To be devoted to Rosalind for over ten years is impressive. Not many men can do that.”
“Yes, that’s true.”
“But now they’re happy together with their children. Nothing can stop them from being together anymore! They just need to remarry and have a proper wedding. A happy ending! Then it will be our turn.”
Tilda smiled faintly.
A happy ending?
She wasn’t so sure…
…
Rosalind thought Ulric would call her back after his meeting.
He always did that before!
But hours passed, and she had already put Jake and Floyd down for their nap and they had woken up again. Still, there was no call.
What kind of meeting lasted this long?
Rosalind wanted to call him but was afraid of disturbing his work.
Ulric was seriously injured when he saved her. He had been recovering from his injury for so long that the company must have piled up a lot of work. As the president of W Group, he was responsible and dedicated to his job, so it made sense that he was busy at the office.
She thought he would call her back before dark and decided to wait patiently.
“Mommy, why isn’t Daddy home today?” Floyd came downstairs and held Rosalind’s hand.
“Your dad is very busy with work. He spent all his time with you, your brother, and Mommy before. Before we go back to Sweden, he has to finish his work.”
Floyd pouted, “Can he buy me candy when he’s done with work?”
“You want to get cavities?”
“But I really want some!”
Rosalind couldn’t resist her daughter’s pleading and got up to fetch a piece of candy from the drawer.
Soon after, Jake came downstairs with his laptop and placed it on the table for his mother to see.
“Daddy is acting strange today.”
“What do you mean?”
“He’s not online at all.” Jake pointed at the gray icon. “Didn’t he say he was busy at work? Why hasn’t he logged into W Group’s system?”
Rosalind looked closely.
It was true.
The system showed that Ulric hadn’t been online since the morning.