"Jon, no enmity lasts between father and son. You've misunderstood him!" Lizzie didn't answer directly.

Her ambiguous reply was meant to make everyone believe that Jonathan was the main cause of Cyrus' current condition.

Jonathan was all too clear with the trick. He didn't even bother to glance at Lizzie, and nor did he want to waste time dealing with her. He reached forward and took Rose's hand.

"Let's go." His voice was warm, unlike the cold indifference he had shown Lizzie. It surprised everyone present.

Jonathan was known for his cold demeanor in the Finch family and rarely showed any warmth or even a smile.

There was a hint of gentleness in his voice just now, but the Jonathan they knew had nothing associated with the word "gentleness".

The people present couldn't help but look at Jonathan and Rose beside him again. They had just been astonished at Rose's act of protecting Jonathan, but upon closer examination, they noticed the unusual way Jonathan looked at her. Rose was tall and had striking features. Though she was plainly dressed, she made an unexpectedly perfect match with Jonathan when standing next to him.

Hand in hand, the two walked past the kneeling Lizzie. Tears and grievances marked Lizzie's face, but a shadow of gloom flickered across it. How could she let them leave just like that?

"Ms. Shaffer..." Lizzie suddenly called out.

Jonathan and Rose were just at the door when the voice from behind made Rose pause slightly.

She looked up when feeling Jonathan's grip tighten a bit, and her heart skipped a beat at the sight of his handsome profile. However, Jonathan showed no intention to stop, and Rose followed him. "Ms. Shaffer..." Lizzie didn't expect Rose to ignore her.

out again, but there was still no response. Jonathan and Rose were walking further

feigned "grievance". She collapsed in a kneeling position when realizing

Bella's words were laden with reproach, but her gaze toward the kneeling Lizzie

move to bring Jonathan down, but Lizzie had

is doing." There was a hint of glee

filled with worry as she got up and nearly lost her balance in haste. She steadied herself by holding onto the staircase railing before hurrying upstairs. Cyrus' condition had stabilized in the study. Eleanor walked in as

just an outburst of anger

hand. She touched his cheeks with concern and

apology seemed to mean that Lizzie felt sorry for not stopping Jonathan,

not your fault." Cyrus patted Lizzie's

Jonathan leaving hand in hand. "It's

Her words brought everyone's

to give her the special treatment. I wonder what her background is and if she'd be a

the daughter of an affluent family in Aquastead and

chance of inheriting their

family needed alliances that would benefit their commercial expansion,

tacitly understood so, but Eleanor suddenly spoke up. "It's alright if they didn't get

even Lizzie were taken aback as they wondered what Eleanor's

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