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!"

surprised to hear a familiar voice calling out his name.

me." Rosalie said, "I'm with

you

with that. Why did you reject

"I'm not free."

"Don't give me that! You have time to visit Cynthia, act so ridiculously, throw temper tantrums, and drag me back home in the

expected to see

Rosalie was berating Theodore, she sounded as if she

by Rosalie's words, and

and mighty CEO of SK Enterprise, who was always shouting at his employees, was now being scolded by his own

said, her brows furrowed. "Say

have a meal with her?"

"Don't you want to?"

don't," Theodore said

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 denied

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