Sir Ares, Goodnight

"No matter how pitiful you might be, you must have a despicable side." Jay cast a disdainful glance at Rose and did not want to speak another word to her. He turned around and spoke to the children instead. "Go upstairs and get dressed. Daddy will bring you to Aunt Josephine's birthday party."

The children cheered and dashed up the stairs.

Rose sighed almost imperceptibly. Her eyes were getting misty. She closed her eyes to hold back her tears.

She knew that he bore no feelings for her, so why was she still hoping that he did?

Without that hope, she would not have to keep living in agony.

Rose shook away the unhappy thoughts and left through the front door.

Josephine's birthday party was held at Grand Asia Club.

In the cavernous grand hall, the ceiling was decorated like the starry sky. A sea of blooming flowers adorned both sides of the red carpet.

The guests were young and good-looking. They moved around in the hall holding glasses of champagne and wine, creating a pleasant sight.

was dazzling to

to flaunt the wealth and

host of tonight's party, and Josephine Ares should have

guests could be easily classified

guests were those who came

the occasion to try

category of guests were there

easily spot those female guests by their exquisite dresses,

best to outdo each other in an effort to win the hearts of the single male heirs of the

their beauty. Some of

crowd in the

her brother's affection, but they did not know that the undercurrents in the Ares family ran a lot deeper than what they might expect. Her brother also seemed to lack the ability to fall in love with anyone other than the deceased

and those wealthy women turned their attention to Josephine. They flattered her while holding their champagne flutes, "You're so beautiful today, Josephine!" Josephine squeezed a smile on her face. "I'm beautiful every day," she said with

gown. She was