"She did get it, but..." Rosalie said helplessly, "she spent it all, and ended up unable to take care of me financially. She left me at the entrance of apany building. Thankfully, Mr. Spencer saw me and took me to the Spencer residence. I lived there until I got married to Theodore."


    "Were they making you a child bride for their family?" Christopher asked, brows furrowed.


    Rosalie wasn''t sure if she heard it right, but she thought she heard his voice turning cold.


    She immediately exined, "No! Grandma didn''t take me as a child bride, but treated me like her own granddaughter. She treated me very well, and I married Theodore willingly. No one forced me into it.”


    “So you married him for love, and not because you were forced or to repay their kindness?” Christopher pursued further.


    "Yes, I married him because I loved him. The Spencer family is powerful and rich, with hoards of women fighting to marry into it. Why would they force me?"


    She could be frank with others and say that she loved Theodore, but couldn''t to tell it to his face.


    What''s more, she didn''t want others misunderstanding the Spencers, who had done so much for her.


    Her serious expression made Christopher nod. "That''s good. Did the Spencers really treat you well?"


    His tone had softened.


    Rosalie nodded. "Yes, they did. They treated me like family, and didn''t let me suffer one bit."


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    Christopher stared at her in a daze "You''re such a sweet girl. How could they bear to make you suffer? Your aunt was really too much to have made you suffer at that point."


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    His solemn face when he talked about her aunt made Rosalie wonder why he was so upset over her words. It almost seemed as though he was infuriated that someone had hurt her. Conversely, he beaved a sigh of relief when others treated her well.


    Was she thinking too much? She felt like Christopher cared a lot for her, and it didn''t seem like simple concern for his nephew''s wife—or even his son''s wife.


    Rosalie didn''t want to talk about her unhappy childhood memories. It was true she had suffered during the time she was with her aunt, but that was al in the past. So many years had gone by. She didn''t even really hate her aunt; the past no longer hurt her.


    "That''s all in the past. I''m doing very well now."


    Christopher kept staring at Rosalie until he looked a little lost. Feeling rather uneasy, she chuckled awkwardly.


    "Pardon me, but you really resemble an old friend of mine. Looking at you reminds me of her when she was younger," he exined.


    "Is that so? Are you still in contact with that old friend of yours?"


    He shook his head. "We haven''t been in contact for ages. I have no idea where she is right now. Probably overseas in some other country." Rosalie nodded with a smile, and said nothing further.


    Very soon, the waiter served Christopher''s dinner before taking his leave. Rosalie could sense he was in a bit of a daze when he mentioned his old friend.


    Christopher took a sip of his soup, then said, "I heard a little about what happened to you from Vonnie. It seems your ex-husband didn''t treat you very well."