Rosalie tugged Sydney's sleeve and pulled at it, shaking her head profusely at her.

She mouthed, "Ask him when he's free, and that you can wait.”

The corner of Sydney's mouth twitched. She coughed dryly, and put out the cigarette between her fingers.

"In that case, when are you free? You can't possibly be busy all the time, can you?"

"I'm busy all the time."

His heartless rejection made Sydney's brows furrow. A piercing pain shot through her chest. She could sense that Theodore didn't want to have a meal with her, or even see his own mother.

Before Rosalie could say anything further, Sydney decided that she would give it another shot. "Are you sure you aren't free? Not even for half an hour?"

"I'm sorry, no."

Sydney's grip over her phone tightened, and she chuckled helplessly. "Alright, then. Go ahead and be busy. I won't bother you anymore."

Sydney was about to hang up when Rosalie snatched the phone from her hand and said to the man on the line, "Theodore Spencer!"

hear a familiar voice calling

Rosalie said, "I'm with your

are you doing with

did you reject your mother's invitation for a

"I'm not free."

You have time to visit Cynthia, act so ridiculously, throw temper tantrums, and drag me back home in the middle of the night...but you don't have time for a

had she expected to see such a

was berating Theodore, she sounded as if she

equally shocked by Rosalie's words, and fell silent for

SK Enterprise, who was always shouting at his employees, was now being scolded by his own wife-and he didn't even have the guts to talk

Rosalie said, her brows furrowed.

want me to have a meal with

"Don't you want to?"

don't," Theodore

know what your heart wants?" Rosalie said in a huff. "I heard it all that night, when you were talking in your sleep. You were crying out for your mom. Don't tell me you

You're babbling nonsense," Theodore

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