Rosalind had grown accustomed to the wave of joy that would wash over Lysander every time she visited Royal Estates. And she also preconceived this belief that she was Lysander's rock, his sole reason for venturing outside.

But today was different. Rosalind panicked in an instant, as if something were slowly slipping away from her hand.

"I'm out discussing business with my executive assistant, so grab some lunch on your own," Lysander spoke with patience.

"Where are you? Let me come find you. I worry about you being out alone..." Rosalind's voice was soft and caring.

"With my executive assistant here, there's nothing to worry about. Be good and have lunch on your own," Lysander replied before hanging up the call.

Sitting on the living room sofa at Royal Estates, Rosalind had barely mustered the courage to insist on joining Lysander when she realized he had already ended the call.

He was so authoritative that he wouldn't even let her finish her sentence. In that moment, Rosalind was struck by the realization of whom she was dealing with-Lysander, a man of immense power, who could turn the tide with a mere flick of his wrist.

that her

inability to stand or walk didn't make him cripple or live depend

realized, the heavier

a place in Lysander's heart now seemed an even more daunting

at the dining table,

distress, "Did you serve Thalassa the same way

couldn't understand why she was comparing herself to Thalassa-perhaps she was losing her mind. But at this moment, the words just popped into her head, and

YOUR

the words left her mouth, she regretted them. Everyone knows it's foolish to compare oneself to a lover's ex. No matter who was better off, she'd lose if she compared in that way. After all, Thalassa and Lysander shared a

she and Lysander have? Aside from her decade-long unrequited love for

mind, forget I asked," Rosalind

was here, it depended on different time scales. Sometimes Lysander would have us attend to her meticulously, and other times he'd order us not to interfere. We didn't dare to

Fitch's detailed response only deepened the wound in

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