Sir Ares, Goodnight

Chapter 187

As Rose listened to Baby Zetty's heartbreaking accusation against Jay, she started feeling uncertain and uneasy.

Since the day Baby Zetty moved into Horizon Colors, Jay had been treating her like an outsider. The cold and detached Jay had been treating Baby Zetty very indifferently, and this made Baby Zetty feel as though she was living off him like a parasite.

Baby Zetty had become more and more taciturn lately and was also smiling lesser and lesser, which was not a good sign. Rose feared that Baby Zetty would start isolating herself and become uncommunicative like Jens if she continued to live in an environment where she constantly suppressed herself.

Rose did not know how to comfort Baby Zetty as she had no control over Jay's attitude toward her. She could only rack her brains to think of a solution.

Jay returned very early in the morning but did not go upstairs. He sat on the couch and began smoking vigorously.

Rose stayed up all night. When she went downstairs t o grab a drink, she saw Jay sitting on the couch and nearly fell to the ground in shock.

"Sir Ares!"

Rose looked at him with great astonishment, barely

able to catch a clear glimpse of his handsome face from the glowing cigarette butt. Despite that, the look o n his face was that of extreme depression and decadence.

There was also a strong smell of alcohol emanating from his body.

"You were drinking?" Rose asked with a quivering voice.

Jay’s eagle eyes started burning brilliantly on his decadent face. His sharp eyes fixed on Rose's face, penetrating her concerned-looking eyes.

"Why aren't you asleep?" he suddenly asked, his hoarse voice carrying a trace of interrogation.

Did she stay up all night waiting for him?

Rose pointed at the kitchen. "I'm a little thirsty, so I came down to get some water."

"There’s a water dispenser upstairs!" He clearly knew that she was lying but, he still insisted on exposing her lie.

Rose said, "Oh, I forgot."

"Are you worried about me?" Jay asked, peering into her amber-colored pupils.

A trace of helplessness emanated from Rose's eyes. Would she be brave enough to admit it? If she tore off her cloak of disguise and exposed her true feelings in front of him, he might just end up mocking and ridiculing her mercilessly like he did seven years ago.

No matter how much she tried to express her feelings for him, he would only respond by using ten times more effort to trample on her dignity.

He did not need her concern at all.

Rose pretended to shrug it off and said in an easygoing tone, "Sir Ares, we’re a divorced couple, an ill-matched couple, get it? There's no love, only resentment. Do I have nothing better to do? Why should I worry about you? I'm already busy enough attending to the little devils, how could I possibly have time for someone who has nothing to do with me?"

She might be speaking in a breezy manner, but blood was already dripping from her heart. They had clearly started on a good note, so how did things get to this point today?

Jay stood up from the couch abruptly, his tall and straight body staggering toward Rose. He clasped onto Rose's arms firmly with both hands, his eagle eyes locked on Rose's eyes like magnets.

"Don't act all heartless with me, Rose. I don't believe that you don't have any feelings for me at all. Why would you rack your brains just to marry me seven years ago then? Why did you use such shameless means to have children with me?"

His questions rendered Rose speechless, leaving her n o choice but to make something up. "That's just because you come from a wealthy background, from Ares family..."

"Is that so? When we divorced back then, didn't you claim that you married me not for my money but because you love me?" Jay asked aggressively.

Overwhelmed by his interrogation, Rose said, "You said it yourself, how can there be love between two strangers who got married in a single day?"

"Did you have a crush on me last time?"

A flash of panic emerged on Rose's face as she quickly looked away, afraid to meet his eyes.

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