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    After a moment''s silence, Rosalie finally said, "I can''t guarantee anything, but I''ll ask."


    "In that case, Ms. Young, I can''t guarantee anything too. It seems we both need to work harder on this. I have something else to attend to, and I need to go. I hope to receive good news from you."


    With that, Geoffrey hung up.


    Rosalie tightened her grip over her phone.


    Geoffrey was way too vicious! How could he bear to do this and use Sebastian as leverage when Sebastian was his biological son?


    But she shouldn''t find it strange. The world was filled with all kinds of people, and not all parents were fit to be one. A bastard would remain a bastard even after bing a parent. He wouldn''t suddenly be a great man or a hero after having a child.


    After a moment''s hesitation, Rosalie had no choice but to scroll to Sydney''s contact and dial the number. Sydney answered the call after over ten seconds.Text content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    "Hello, Mom. It''s me."


    "What''s the matter?" Sydney''s voice was icy.


    Although they weren''t speaking face to face, Rosalie could sense the chill in her voice, as if something bad had happened.


    "I just wanted to thank you for today. My friend''s fine for now."


    "Oh," Sydney said, "that''s good. Is there anything else? I''m quite busy here."


    "Mom, I do have something else. Can you do me a favor, please?"


    "What is it?"


    "Well.. My friend''s father wants to meet you. When he found out that you''re the president of Apex Bank, he wanted to get to know you."


    Silence ensued.


    Then, Sydney asked coldly. "Is your friend''s father that man from today?"


    "Yes. He''s the chairman of Skycrest Enterprise, Geoffrey Carter," Rosalie said.


    Sydney fell silent again.


    "Oh. I''ve heard of him before, but I''m not interested in meeting him," she finally said.


    The situation Rosalie was most worried about really happened.


    "Mom, I know this would be a huge pain for you, but could you please meet him? You can just chat a bit with him. You don''t have to take him seriously," she pleaded.


    "No," Sydney rejected Rosalie t out. "I don''t have time right now. I need to go, goodbye."


    She hung up right away.


    Rosalie never expected Sydney to reject her so resolutely.


    Initially, she thought that Sydney might be hesitant. Geoffrey was the chairman of Skycrest Enterprise, after all. He was a man that many wanted to get into the good books of. After thinking it through, Sydney might conclude there was no harm in meeting him.


    Rosalie didn''t expect Sydney to reject her so firmly. She was at a loss for what to do next.


    It was only after the call ended that she recalled she was texting Theodore. She hadn''t sent the text she typed out yet.


    She was about to send it, when she saw a new text from him.


    [I need to go for a meeting now. Bye.]


    He added a waving emoji at the end of his text. He probably had no idea that this emoji represented a farewell for good.


    Rosalie deleted the text she typed out.


    Since he had gone for a meeting, their chat had ended. There was no point in her sending out her text.


    She didn''t want to interact much with Theodore right now. Things were over between them. Since they shared no affinity with each other, it was better to keep their distance, lest it caused her more heartbreak.