Chapter 1258
The Ceo’s Convict Wife
Rosalie had thought it would be hard to have her own children in this lifetime. But right then, she already had three lovely children. On top of that, there would be more.
âPerhaps God took pity on me, after all,â she thought.
âSince you are pregnant, you are not suited to take a plane in your current delicate condition. Iâll drive you back to Strico,â Calvin offered.
âThank you, but Jon had the driver and bodyguards stay in Lommore, so Iâll ask the driver of the Youngblood family to drive me home,â Rosalie said.
At her words, a flash of gloom flittered across Calvinâs eyes. âUltimately, sheâs determined to draw a line between us. Is it because sheâs afraid that Jonathan would misunderstand if I were to drive her back?â he wondered.
Following that thought, Calvin smiled faintly and concurred, âOkay, I wonât insist, then. Be careful on the way back, and have a safe journey.â
âOkay,â Rosalie answered.
Shortly after, a black Bentley pulled up at the hospital entrance. Rosalie got in the car, and the driver headed back to Strico.
Calvin stood at the hospital entrance in a trance, looking at the car that gradually disappeared from his line of sight. The smile on his face slowly faded.
Noticing Calvinâs blank look, Riley understood that Calvin was reluctant to part with Rosalie.
If it werenât for Rosalie, Calvin probably wouldnât take her side and help her.
âCalvin is also an outstanding man. But sometimes, love has nothing to do with that,â she lamented soundlessly.
In Rileyâs mind, Nicholasâ face flashed past once more, In the past, Nicholas once asked her, âIf Iâm more outstanding than Zephyr one day, will you choose me?â
At that time, she replied, âEven so, my love will always belong to Zephyr. I donât love you, Nicholas. To me, heâs the man I plan to be together with 11:15 for the rest of my life.â
âTo be together with him for the rest of my life⦠Regretfully, fate gave me a hard slap in the face,â she scoffed inwardly.
Over the years in the psychiatric hospital, Zephyrâs voice and smile became increasingly fuzzy in her memory. However, Nicholasâ look, word he said, and all the things he had done before her, grew more and more profound in her mind, so much so that they seemed imprinted on her soul.
every âAre you going back, Mr. Gunner?â Riley asked politely.
âYou go ahead. I want to stay here for a while longer,â Calvin replied.
âOkay, then. Iâll be leaving first,â Riley said.
âOh yes, Iâll be staying in Lommore for some time. If you need any help, feel free to contact me,â Calvin said out of the blue.
A trace of surprise flashed across Rileyâs eyes.
As if answering her unspoken question, Calvin added, âSince Rosalie chose to help you, I will also help you to the bitter end.â
Riley was stunned. âJust because of that? He should know that if I really were to ask him for help, it would not be something easy. After all, what Iâm doing now is no different from making an enemy of the Scott family and the Summer family. These two families have always been deeply rooted in Lommore.
Yet, Calvin is willing to make such a promise,â she mused.
âBut if you help me, you wonât be getting anything in return. Is that okay?â Riley asked.
In a soft and low voice, Calvin murmured, âHer happiness is my reward.â That was the answer he gave her.
When Rosalieâs car returned to the Youngblood residence in Strico, Jonathan was already standing outside, waiting for her.
At that moment, it was already ten oâclock at night. Because Rosalie was pregnant, the driver drove very slowly throughout the journey, fearing it would be bumpy otherwise and affect the baby.
When Rosalie saw Jonathan at the door of the Youngblood residence, her eyes inexorably glistened.
11:15 It was not only because they had been apart for ten days but also because she had another life in her stomach that was a continuation of their bloodlines.
As soon as Rosalie alighted from the car, Jonathan suddenly stepped forward and hugged her. The first thing out of his mouth was an apology. âIâm sorry.â
Rosalie was taken aback. âWhatâs wrong? Why are you suddenly apologizing?â
âIâm sorry I was too careless. I should have been more careful and paid attention to contraception so you wouldnât get pregnant,â he murmured in a low voice.
Only then did Rosalie understand the meaning behind his apology.
âWhy should you be sorry? Iâm actually quite happy that I can get pregnant again,â Rosalie said.
She initially thought there would only be the triplets in her life, but there was another new life then.
âHappy?â Jonathan narrowed his ebony eyes, but there was no joy in them. Instead, they brimmed with worry.
Before Rosalie could respond, Jonathan had already taken Rosalieâs hand and said, âLetâs go in first.
The wind out here is cold.â
After they had gone into the manor, Jonathan told the help to leave first.
âAre the children asleep?â Rosalie asked.
âWell, theyâre all asleep. They didnât know you were coming back today. Otherwise, they would have likely insisted on waiting until you returned,â Jonathan replied, looking at her flat abdomen worriedly.
âAre you planning to carry the baby to term?â
Rosalie nodded matter-of-factly and said, âSince Iâm pregnant, I naturally want to carry it to term.â
Jonathan went silent, a rare trace of hesitation on his handsome face. He was seemingly thinking about how he should voice his words next.
That made Rosalie feel uneasy.
âDonât you want this baby?â she asked.
11:15 Jonathan pursed his thin lips before he finally sighed. âI do. How could I not want our baby? But when you were pregnant with the triplets, the doctor once said that your womb and uterus had been traumatized, so you werenât suited to have triplets. He also said that even if we kept the triplets, you arenât suited to have another pregnancy in the future.â
It was because that would mean danger.
It was also precisely because he was afraid that she would be in danger again that he chose to have a vasectomy.
But he had never expected that even so, she still got pregnant.
Although such a possibility existed after a vasectomy, if he had been more cautious and returned for a postoperative test at the hospital, he might have found out about it earlier and avoided this pregnancy.
When he received her phone call that day, in which she told him the driver would be driving her back instead of taking a flight because she was pregnant, his mind went blank.
It was not joy he felt but fear.
He once lost her for five years, and she was finally back. Right then, he absolutely didnât want to lose her again.
Only those who had lost something would learn to treasure it even more.
âWe have three children, Rosalie. Itâs enough, isnât it?â Jonathan uttered in a low voice.