"Really? Quick, call her," Rebecca urged gladly.

Sydney's brows furrowed as she said, "Theo, are you really going to call Rose right now? She's very busy."

The solemn look on his mother's face made it seem as though the sky would fall on their heads if he really called Rosalie.

Instead of saying something, Theodore let Rebecca go and pulled out his phone from his pocket. He left the scene, and walked toward the door of the villa. Sydney hurried out after him and saw him scrolling through his contacts.

Sydney said, "Theo, are you really going to call Rose?"

If he called her out of the blue, all her efforts would go down the drain.

Things would go back to what they were in the past, with the two of them entangled with each other and in pain.

"Are you afraid of me calling Rose?" Theo said.

"No, that's not what I meant," Sydney explained. "I just don't want to see you hurting."

"It's none of your business. It's my own business whether I'm hurting or not. I'm an adult, not a child needing his mother's protection."

Sydney bowed her head in guilt. "Theo, I just... I just don't want you two getting involved with each other again."

burned in Theodore's chest, but he remained silent as he continued making the call and

say to Rosalie. She couldn't rudely snatch the phone over.

imploded between them, they would get entangled like they

Theodore, and Sebastian would get complicated again and might even

call went through, Theodore said,

felt so anxious, but when she heard Theodore's greeting, she looked up with

go ahead to say, "Can

in the affirmative, Theodore asked, "My grandmother has dementia and insists on seeing my ex-wife. However, my ex-wife

mind coming over

are you right now?" After

tone of doubt, "Theo, who is this

She looks a little like Rose, and I thought she could come over and impersonate Rose Grandma isn't of clear

Even if Rose came here in person, Grandma might not be able to

had thought Theo

happy I didn't call Rose, aren't you? You really don't want

why his mother

believe it or not, I really don't want you to be hurt

thoughtful toward me." With that, Theodore turned around and walked

guilt

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