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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."

wondered if he should be grateful that he

you need me to

more

declined,

were speaking, she had already walked into

at her.

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have something to take care of. I'll talk to

leaving Jonathan eager to

"Where are you?"

Yet she didn't respond to it. After waiting for a while and receiving no reply,

away for a while.

at Rose's phone and, from her reaction, deduced that it was Jonathan calling. Without hesitation, she

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

subconsciously used "Ms. Young", which triggered

forget again? I'm your

herself to address Anatasia so intimately, so she just smiled politely. Anastasia

after just a minute, Jonathan's

fact that his new sponsor was sitting across from her made the situation extremely weird. Just as Rose was grappling

further weirded Rose out, but she didn't dwell on it and answered the

"Hello?"

to see you." Jonathan's voice was deep and

to disguise her unease. But his unexpected words caught her off guard. She was so surprised that she spat out the water in

dampened the table in front of

your clothes

the call, Jonathan heard the commotion. He was about to inquire about what

that Anastasia might notice that the caller was Jonathan. Alas, Anastasia still caught a glimpse of the contact name on her phone-star escort husband. When she recalled Jonathan using "wifey" as Rose's

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something came up. I need to go now. You can take a cab back later." Before Rose could respond, Anastasia had already turned away. As she turned, her smile disappeared. Rose was left perplexed.

what was wrong with herself. Why did she act like

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