Chapter 70

"That kid was quite lucky. The car was all smashed up, but he's fine. Just a few days of rest, and he'll be okay. Don't worry," Sydney

reassured Rosalie.

Rosalie breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. But how did he get into a car accident out of nowhere?"

"He passed out because he was tired. He hit a lamppost while driving last night."

"What? How could this happen? Is it because of me?" asked Rosalie, growing more anxious as she thought about it.

"Because of you? What do you mean?" Sydney asked curiously.

"The night before last, he stayed with me all night and didn't sleep. well."

"When did he leave, then?" Sydney inquired.

"He left early yesterday morning. I thought he went back home to rest. If he drove while tired, it means he probably didn't get any sleep during the day either. Couldn't he have slept a few more hours? Why did he have to drive when he was tired?" said Rosalie, feeling extremely guilty.

"I'm sorry, Mom. It's my fault. I should have urged him to go back to sleep," she added.

"It might not be entirely your fault," Sydney said calmly. "Even a three-year-old knows when they're tired and need to sleep. Doesn't he know

that?

while fatigued, then it's his responsibility. Who knows what he did the whole day?

you, then went to see

words, Rosalie felt like a needle had

really the case? Had he

Cynthia during the day? Are you just guessing?"

Sydney stood up and

she reached the door, Sydney turned back. "Oh, by the way, Theo asked me not to tell you about his car accident, so just pretend you don't know." "He didn't

I didn't bother

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saying what needed to be said and then leaving

to see her, she told her everything. "Steph, I want

can't run around. You have to stay in bed. Remember

the doctor said?"

worried. I can't rest easy without

said that Theodore was fine. She was his mother, so she wouldn't lie to Rosalie, right? Even so,

divorce papers. You shouldn't

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be too stubborn, especially when it came to matters of the

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