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Chapter 160 His Sudden Appearance

Smiling, Rose left the room. Nixon noticed the word husband" on her phone. Then he heard her answer the call from behind.

"Hubby."

Her voice was sweet and affectionate. It was as if she wanted to tell Nixon and the others that she was happy in her married life and that they should all keep their distance.

Frowning, Nixon looked to Chloe for help. Yet Chloe had a dark expression and didn't say a word. She looked at Kelly with disdain, as if she were channeling all her resentment toward the latter. Once Rose was far away, Chloe pointed fingers and voiced her contempt.

"If it weren't for some woman back then, Nixon and Rose would have been married a long time ago. If that person had any self-awareness, she should have stayed far away and not appeared in our sight."

She

She seemed to have forgotten her original plan of sending Rose to Jonathan to secure a better future for the Lane family.

Hearing that, Kelly felt a sharp pain in her heart, and she couldn't bear to stay any longer. She quickly ran out of the room. *Kelly."

"Do you want to lose everything, Nixon?"

Nixon wanted to go after her, but he reconsidered when Chloe threatened him. Chloe gave him a stern warning.

"You're not allowed to have any further contact with Kelly. Otherwise, you know the consequences."

Nixon clenched his teeth.

"I know, Grandma."

After Rose called him "hubby", Jonathan was stunned for a moment. It had been a long time since he had heard her use that term. But soon, he realized that she wouldn't say that without a reason. "What happened?" he asked with concern.

Without beating around the bush, Rose replied, "Nothing. I just needed your name to fend off some disgusting people."

left speechless. He wondered if he should be grateful that he was still useful to

you need me

more

declined,

had already walked into the

at her.

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muttered to Jonathan, "I have something to take care of. I'll talk to you

hung up, leaving Jonathan

"Where are you?"

to her seat and noticed Jonathan's message. Yet she didn't respond to it. After waiting for a while and receiving

wrong? You've been away for

reaction, deduced that it was Jonathan calling.

hurriedly hung up the call. Somewhat absentmindedly, she replied, "I ran into a few familiar faces and chatted with them.

subconsciously used "Ms. Young", which

you forget again? I'm your sister now. Just call

Rose couldn't bring herself to address Anatasia so intimately, so she just smiled politely. Anastasia sensed Rose's caution and didn't press

after just a minute, Jonathan's call came

Rose felt a bit uneasy. But the fact that his new sponsor was sitting across from her made the situation extremely weird. Just as Rose was grappling with

but she didn't dwell on it

"Hello?"

you." Jonathan's voice was deep and

But his unexpected words caught her off guard. She was so surprised that she spat out the

in front of her

your clothes are

immediately rose to her feet and came closer. At the other end of the call, Jonathan heard the commotion. He was about to inquire about what was happening when the call

phone tightly, afraid that Anastasia might notice that the caller was Jonathan. Alas, Anastasia still caught a glimpse of the contact name on her phone-star

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later." Before Rose could respond, Anastasia had already turned away. As she turned, her smile disappeared. Rose was left perplexed. She wasn't dumb. Anastasia's claim that something came up was an excuse. Did

this thought, Rose frowned. She wondered what was wrong with herself. Why did she act like at

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