“Seeing you also makes me happy, Reba said, patting Rosalie’s head affectionately.


    “Grandma, I’m sure you’re not as happy as I am.”


    “You little rascal.” Reba chuckled, unable to contain her smile. Acting like a child, and even


    competing with me.”


    “I insist on doing that,” Rosalie retorted in a childish manner.


    “You’re such a child,” Reba sighed. “You shouldpete with your husband and see who loves


    the other more.”


    Rosalie’s smile froze, and her heart suddenly ached. The word “love” was ironic in the context of


    her and Theodore.


    Theodore loved Cynthia.


    However, Rosalie couldn’t confide her heartache to Reba. She had to keep it to herself.


    Unaware of Rosalie’s inner turmoil, Reba continued, “Rose, I’m on your side. Let me tell you,


    never be too good to men. If you spoil them, they won’t cherish you. You have to give them a hard


    time once in a while, so make sure Theo loves you more. You have to love him.


    less.


    Rosalie felt bitter inside, but Reba’s words amused her.


    Reba was quite cunning.


    She stood up from Reba’s embrace, and said, “Grandma, I understand. But in the end, he’s still


    your grandson. If you say that, he’ll feel upset.


    “Let him be upset. What’s wrong with boys being upset? I can’t let


    girls be upset.”


    Reba pampered Rosalie to the core. Whatever Rosalie did or said was fine, but Reba would


    find fault with it if others did the same things.


    “Oh, by the way…” Reba remembered something, “Where’s Theo? Why did youe alone


    again?”


    Last time, it was the same. Rosalie came, but Theodore didn’t. They waited for ages for him to turn


    up.


    “Theo has some work at thepany,” Rosalie replied.


    “Why does he always have work? Where does all this worke from? Wait here, I’ll call him.”


    Reba picked up the phone, but Rosalie stopped her.


    “Grandma, thepany really does have something going on. Trust me, okay?”


    “Of course I trust you,” Reba said kindly. “I just want to teach him a lesson. He always does this.


    He never handles things in advance.”


    “Grandma, some things just happen suddenly, and it’s beyond anyone’s control. Please don’t be too


    hard on him. He needs more encouragement, and less criticism. Theo’s a very talented person.


    Sometimes, you’re too strict with him. He’s human too, and needs love.”


    “Oh, you!” Reba almost couldn’t stopughing. “You’re always defending your husband. I’m


    really worried that you love him more than he does you.”


    Rosalie’s heart clenched with pain. Of course she loved him, definitely more than he loved her. But


    when she next spoke, there was no sign of what she truly felt in her voice.


    “We both love each other.”


    The more Rosalie tried to please Reba, the worse she felt. Everything she said was fake. She


    was afraid Reba wouldn’t be able to handle the truth pon finding it out one day.


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    Would Reba dislike her as a daughter–inw, and want to avoid her?


    “Yeah, Theo definitely loves our Rose the most.”


    Reba, on the other hand, thought she had done the best thing in her life by bringing them


    together.


    Rosalie stayed in the room with Reba. By eleven o’clock, Theodore


    still hadn’t arrived.


    To appease Reba, Rosalie stayed with her, reading novels together and discussing the plot.


    Naturally, Reba knew Rosalie had been helping Theodore stall for a long time.


    “Rose, call him. Ask him what he’s doing, and why he hasn’te yet.”