Upon hearing Rosalie''s words, Sebastian suddenly felt a pang of guilt and recalled Theodore''s earlierments. Was he really so reliant on Rosalie for protection?


    Moreover, his actions today were meant to punish Theodore for being arrogant. But had he possibly made things worse? Could Theodore now be even more determined to take Rosalie back?


    Sebastian had only intended to teach Theodore a lesson, to curb thetter''s arrogance. If things had backfired, he would be shooting himself in the foot.


    Noticing Sebastian''s distracted look, Rosalie hurriedly asked, "Seb, do you feel any difort in other parts of your body? Tell me if there is."


    "No." Sebastian shook his head. "I just feel that he''s different from what I expected."


    "What do you mean?" Rosalie asked.


    Sebastian replied, "To me, he''s a stranger. I don''t remember the past, so today was my first real meeting with him. In my imagination, he was a terrible man. But now that I''ve met him, I realize he''spletely different from what I imagined. I can''t deny he''s very impressive-his well-tailored suit makes him quite charming. A man like that would neverck for women."


    "Seb, don''t say that. No matter how good-looking he is, it doesn''t matter. I''m already divorced from him."


    "That''s not what I meant," Sebastian said. "What I want to say is, I thought he was a scumbag. I thought he was very fickle, someone who betrayed you and treated women disdainfully. But after meeting him today, I can tell that you mean something to him. He''s not as dismissive as I imagined. I can see he wants to take you back. I don''t know if it''s possessiveness or love."


    Seeing the fear in Sebastian''s eyes, Rosalie hurriedly reassured him, "Seb, it won''t happen. Don''t worry. He won''t take me back, and I''ll never go back to him."


    "Really?" Sebastian looked at her sadly. "You truly won''t be swayed, even if he begs you?"Copyright N?v/el/Dra/ma.Org.


    "He has begged me," Rosalie said


    honestly. "He humbly asked me to return to him, but I refused.


    Honestly, I''ve never seen him like


    Maybe I don''t seem very dem


    that before. Seb, please trust me..


    but since we''re divorced, I won''t go back to him anymore. The marriage caused me too much pain. I really don''t want to go through that again."


    "And what about our marriage? Has it caused you any pain?"


    Rosalie shook her head. "No. You''ve always treated me well. We should trust each other."


    Sebastian sighed gently, and


    nodded. Alright, Rose. I''m sorr being overly concerned. I trust


    you."


    Rosalie responded with a soft "Mm," and "Thank you."


    For the entire afternoon, Rosalie stayed with Sebastian. Then, they returned home for dinner.


    Rosalie had invited Lily over. Before


    inviting Lily, she had informed Sebastian that Lily was a friend of theirs, and Sebastian had naturally agreed.


    When Lily arrived, Sebastian treated her very well, regarding her as Rosalie''s friend.


    Halfway through dinner, Rosalie pretended to take a phone call and intentionally left them alone together.


    Once Rosalie left, Lily and Sebastian faced each other, and the atmosphere seemed a bit awkward.