NovelOnlineChapter 1186: No one stopped her. As she walked away, a knowing glance passed between those left behind.
A man like Nate was impossible to ignore. Any woman would be affected in sway. Rosalie was no exception.
However, Nate's demeanor toward Corrine caught Herbert slightly off guard. He had never imagined Nate, of all people, would ever lower himself just to please a woman.
Love had a way of humbling even the proudest.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtRosalie strode into the restroom, her heels clicking against the tiled floor. Staring at her own reflection, she felt a hollowness settle in her chest.
She had always known-brutally so that she was far from Nate's equal. Her background, her status... they were nothing compared to his world. And yet, against all reason, she had clung to the impossible hope that fate might one day show her mercy.
For years, she had kept her admiration for him buried so deep it felt like a second skin-never daring to let it slip, terrified that someone might notice.
She had convinced herself that watching from the sidelines was enough. That as long as she never overstepped, she could love him in secret, quietly, harmlessly.
But then she had heard his words earlier. And jealousy-dark, insidious-coiled around her heart like a viper, its venom spreading through her veins.
Rosalie sucked in a sharp breath, turned on the faucet, and let icy water splash against her face.
The cold seeped into her skin, draining what little color she had left, leaving her looking ghostly-fragile, yet utterly broken.
A wry, self-mocking smile tugged at the corners of her lips as she studied her own reflection.
She exhaled, steadying herself. Emotions had no place here. Not now.
New chapters uploaded at galJust as she turned to leave, muffled voices drifted in from the balcony.
She stilled. That voice-was that Corrine? Rosalie hesitated only for a moment before pressing her lips together and moving cautiously toward the wall.
"How could that bitch Leah be so lucky and end up pregnant?" Karina's voice, sharp with indignation, carried through the air. On the phone screen, her face twisted in barely...
Contained rage twisted Karina's voice. "Not only did she get out of jail, but I hear Bruce and his parents are practically worshiping her now-especially Bruce's mother! They sure know how to bend to circumstances."
When Leah had been sent to prison, the Burgess family had been cast aside without hesitation The Ashton family, without & shred of concern for public opinion, had rushed to sever all ties-filing for divorce as swiftly as possible to keep their reputation untarnished.
And now? With Leah pregnant, they had wasted no tingratiating m ve themselves back into her life.
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