As long as Judson answered with a “yes,” or nodded…
Rose would win!
She obtained crucial ironclad evidence, and she would then fiercely slap his arrogant face in court.
Rose looked up, her eyes filled with courage that she didn’t even know existed within her.
If there was any other path, Rose wouldn’t have confronted Judson,
But Rose didn’t get Judson’s answer.
Instead, he suddenly took a step forward and forcefully grabbed her, pulling her into his embrace.
“You…” Rose instinctively resisted.
“Shut up!” Judson’s cold voice came from above her head.
Judson pressed down on Rose’s head, forced her face into his chest, and locked her in his arms. He then dragged Rose out of the stairwell and locked the stairwell door behind him.
Rose had become obediently submissive.
She heard hurried footsteps behind her and caught a glimpse of sharp flashes from the corner of her eyes.
Fortunately, Judson was quick enough to prevent them from capturing her face directly.
Rose was not the first journalist to think of going upstairs to gather information, nor was she the only one with a membership card.
Strict management was in place above the tenth floor of Carls Hotel.
The room card for each floor could only access its respective floor.
The fifteenth floor had likely been reserved by Judson and Lillian. So, even if other journalists obtained cards for other floors, they could only try their luck by secretly climbing up the fire escape.
Unexpectedly, they got something by chance…
Fortunately, the fire escape on each could only be opened by the room card.
Judson dragged Rose into the room, locked the door, and threw her onto the bed.
He looked down at her and gritted his teeth. “Did you call the journalist over?”
Before Rose could explain, Judson leaned down and firmly gripped her chin, forcing her to look up. Judson’s gaze sent chills down her spine.
“I warned you not to expose our relationship. Did you turn a deaf ear to my warning?”
Rose’s lips twitched, unable to utter a word.
After a moment, she finally broke free from Judson’s grasp. “You don’t have to worry, Mr. Roach … I won’t.”
Rose entertained such thoughts before to some extent… But they had broken up, so why would she willingly humiliate herself further?
Judson straightened up.
He casually adjusted his collar and looked down at Rose in disdain. “You’d better not.
“And don’t cause any trouble, understand?”
Rose casually pushed back her disheveled hair and looked at Judson once again.
“Yes. I won’t interfere with your relationship with Ms. Stewart.”
Things in the room instantly became tense.
Rose calmly asked, “Lillian is someone you like, so shouldn’t you publicly acknowledge her identity? Do you plan to make your relationship public?”
Judson’s gaze became even gloomier
Suffocating pressure enveloped Rose like a tide.
But Rose was calmer than ever before, with all her passion and feelings turned to ashes. Her heart was empty and devoid of any warmth.
However, her calmness irritated Judson.
Judson ground his teeth and finally managed to suppress the flames of anger gradually.
He took out his wallet and tossed a new card with a grim face. “Keep this card.”
Rose was shocked.
She heard Judson coldly say, “You better keep your mouth shut. I told you that next month is my grandfather’s 80th birthday celebration. Before that, don’t cause any trouble!”
Did Rose cause any trouble?
Judson made his affair with Lillian public and bought a ring with her, causing a stir in the media in Elland City.
But Judson blamed Rose.
Judson’s logic was something Rose didn’t quite understand.
Smack!
A sapphire blue jewelry box was thrown in front of Rose again.
Rose stood still for a full five seconds before reaching out to take the box in the eerie silence.
When Rose saw the logo on the box, her hand paused momentarily in mid–air.
Truelove…
This was a jewelry box from Truelove.
Rose’s heart pounded as she opened the box.
What appeared before her eyes was a delicate dragonfly brooch adorned with colorful gems.
It sparkled brightly.
“Keep it.” Judson sneered coldly, “Don’t lose it and make a scene. It will be embarrassing.”
Rose picked up the wings of the dragonfly and then let it go, causing the brooch to fall back into the box.
She smiled bitterly…
To be honest, Rose thought she had been calm since she left Imperial Garden yesterday until now.
But now, she wanted to laugh.
Dragonflies and butterflies were both insects with wings.
Both were brooches adorned with large–carat gemstones. If they were not marked up, then their prices should be close.
So, in Judson’s eyes, both brooches were the same.
He meticulously chose a diamond ring for Lillian and then casually threw a dragonfly brooch to Rose as if he were dismissing a beggar.
Judson believed that this could make up for everything Rose had lost and that this brooch was enough to shut Rose up and relieve Lillian from bearing the burden of theft.
Humiliating others was what Judson excelled at.
A smile curved on the corner of Rose’s lips, enough to outshine everything else. “Thank you, Mr. Roach.”
It seemed like it had been a long time since Judson saw Rose smile so brightly, so Judson was momentarily taken aback.
Suddenly, he stepped forward and lifted Rose from the bed.
“Mr. Roach!” Rose’s hands pressed against Judson’s chest, showing her refusal.
Judson gripped Rose’s waist with one hand and held her chin with the other, forcing her to look up.
“330 thousand dollars and a diamond brooch are enough to buy you for a night, right?”
Rose bit her lip lightly.
So, there were 330 thousand dollars on her bank card…
In Judson’s eyes, Rose was a commodity that could be exchanged for money.
But in an instant, Rose looked up with a smile. “There are reporters downstairs now, aiming their cameras at the fifteenth floor. If they capture something…”
Judson never acknowledged Rose, refusing to make their relationship public. If he knew there were so many reporters downstairs, he would surely think that she called them over to force him.
Even though they had broken up, Judson’s thoughts about Rose were always the most unpleasant.
Sure enough, flames of anger and disdain rose in Judson’s eyes. He tightened his grip, and his eyes were chilling.
“No pretending anymore?”
Rose had disguised her gentleness and patience for so long, but was she finally going to reveal her true self?
Rose lifted her head. “Yeah, even if I keep pretending, I can’t become Mrs. Roach. So why bother?”
Judson pushed Rose away, throwing her aside heavily.
“Rose!”
Judson wished he could kill Rose!
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