"After all is said and done, you're nothing but a pauper. " Jay sneered.

Rose did not want to start a fight with him, so she scurried to one side and started peeling apples for him. After slicing the apple into a few slices, she heated them up in boiling water before setting them i n front of Jay.

Jay stared at the steaming apple, a trace of imperceptible bewilderment emanating from his eyes.

Angeline had the habit of heating up fruits in boiling water too.

After placing the fruit plate on the side table next to him, Rose turned around and walked away. She stood very still at a spot very far away from him.

She always made sure to keep a certain distance from him so that he would not find her distasteful.

Looking at the Rose who was so heart-achingly obedient, Jay felt utterly confused and disconcerted.

She remembered every single hurtful word he said to her and even obeyed his orders so well.

would certainly be pleased with her obedience. Today, however, for some unknown reason, a

from him.

pillow. He was

subtlest emotional dependence toward her as that would be an utterly preposterous shift of

Angelina's talent, the worried look on Angelina's face when she stared at him, as well as Angelina's teary and despairing eyes... They

Jay suddenly ordered with an

Rose was dumbfounded.

playing tricks

she approached him, did he

become disoriented because

poked a slice of

you hungry?" Rose asked. "Why don't I

was simply gazing fixedly a t her with a

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