Chapter 13

In the bathroom, the sound of water pattering.

The autumn night was getting cold.

But Wayne still had the cold water running, showering himself.

Today’s every expression of Rosalynn kept replaying in his mind, especially the image of her tearful, ashamed, frightened, and desperate gaze at him.

The more Wayne thought about it, the more uneasy he felt.

At this moment, the doorbell rang incessantly. He became even more irritable. Cursing, he turned off the water, put on his bathrobe, and strode out.

He opened the door. It was Jacob.

“What’s up?” Wayne asked coldly.

“I just saw Secretary Tesdal by the elevator!”

Upon hearing about Rosalynn, Wayne’s face contorted even further, and he made an attempt to close the door. However, Jacob swiftly interposed, blocking his way.

“Her skirt was torn, and she seemed to have been crying. She looked so pitiful!” Jacob quickly relayed, impeding the door’s closure.

sank, and he fell into a momentary silence before furrowing his brow and

“She said… you bullied her.”

deeply. Was what he had done merely bullying? The actions he

his previous behavior deemed

everything be the same if he remained

a thought emerged in Wayne’s mind,

could he not

between the Rosso and Silverman families was a win–win business. How could he possibly give

driven mad by

else?” Wayne looked up, his aura attacking

Wayne had always been ruthless and decisive, and even more so in recent years. Jacob gradually became

“No…”

He walked to the sofa, looked at it, bypassed it, and sat down in front of the

outside the window to

eyes fell on a pearl earring on the carpet not far

see its owner

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straight into the bathroom. The

left so that someone

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