Roy hastened to clarify, âMrs.
Hughes, please donât misunderstand.
Itâs just my way of speaking.
I never intended any harm to Valeriaâs marriage.
Why donât we grab a bite? You and Valeria havenât had dinner, right? We can eat, and Iâll explain everything.
â
âNo need,â Rosalynn replied.
âValeria, Iâve got some urgent matters to attend to.
I should be going.
â
Disinterested in sharing a meal with Roy, she offered Valeria a brief nod and made her exit.
âRosalymnâ¦â
Valeriaâs voice trailed off, wanting to clear the air but faltering with Royâs presence.
Ultimately, she remained silent.
Outside, Rosalynn stepped into Edwinâs car parked at the club.
A pang of discomfort suddenly gnawed at her stomach.
She winced, checking her pulse.
âMrs.
Hughes, shall we head back to Wragos now?â Edwin inquired, starting the engine.
âLetâs detour to the hospital first,â she frowned, her discomfort reflecting her childâs unease.
Returning to Wragos seemed unlikely today.
Edwin glanced back, his concern deepening at the sight of her paleness.
âOkay.
And Iâll inform Mr.
Fernandez right away,â he assured her.
Rosalynn leaned back, closed her eyes, and said nothing further.
In Betton, she was out of her element and needed a familiar face to show her around.
Before her arrival, she had reached out to Lyndon.
Lyndon, upon hearing that Bowen was undermining the Hughes Groupâs deal with Torres Group, had hurried back from Skrix to confront him.
So when Bowen made a quick exit earlier, she understood exactly why.
It was likely due to Lyndonâs intervention.
Her phone beeped with a new message.
Opening her eyes, Rosalynn saw it was from Valeria.
âRosalynn, are you upset? Nothingâs going on between Roy and me; I just see him as someone easy to talk to.
â
Rosalynn paused before responding, âMaybe you see him as just a friend, but he might not view you the same way.
Valeria, Roy is more complicated than you think.
â
The way Roy had looked at her earlier made it clear he was more than just friendly.
Rosalynn hesitated to think ill of others, but she couldnât stand that sort of man.
She also didnât want Valeria getting too close to Roy.