"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."

he remained silent as he continued making the call and putting the

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

if things imploded between them, they would

get complicated again and

the call went through, Theodore said,

so anxious, but when she heard Theodore's greeting, she

heard Theodore go ahead to say, "Can you do me

the affirmative, Theodore asked, "My grandmother has dementia and insists on seeing my ex-wife. However, my ex-wife isn't around right now. You look a bit like

coming over and pretending

to pick you up. Where are you right now?"

doubt, "Theo, who is this Ms.

a little like Rose, and I thought she

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

sigh of relief. She had thought Theo was

Theodore furrow his brows. "You're happy I didn't call Rose, aren't you? You really don't want me to contact her

understand why

really don't

so thoughtful toward me." With that, Theodore turned around

guilt flooding her

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