Devoted Love:The Billionaire's Precious Wife-Chapter 770 - 771

After hanging up the phone, Kenneth quickly asked, "What did she say?"

"She said when Romeo showed up last night, a bunch of girls swarmed him; some even confessed their feelings in public. Before that, Lindsay did make an appearance, cozying up to Phillip with rather obvious intentions."

Hearing this, Kenneth thought of Serena’s tear-stained face and couldn’t help saying, "Looks like we might have wronged Serena after all."

"That’s not necessarily the case. Let’s talk to Rose tomorrow," Louisa felt torn inside. On one hand was the child she had doted on for eighteen years, and on the other was the biological daughter she had

neglected for just as long. She sat at her vanity, removing her jewelry, her mind wandering through memories of the past.

The next morning.

Rosemary came down to the breakfast table to find Serena already seated, having woken up at some unknown hour.

"Morning, sis. Let me get you some oatmeal," Serena offered, standing up, but a sharp pain in her ankle nearly made her lose her balance, and she quickly grabbed the table for support.

Rosemary was unsure what Serena was up to; her bowl wasn’t even filled yet and Rosemary had already picked up a glass of milk, sipping it casually, paying no mind to her sister.

As Serena finished filling the bowl, she carefully set it in front of Rosemary, then saying, "We’re alone here, and I know you don’t like me calling you ’sis’. I’ll try to avoid it when no one’s around. About last

night, I’m sorry. I really messed up."

With that, Serena twisted open a bottle of hot sauce and poured half of it into her glass.

Rosemary’s mind popped up with several question marks. Was she crazy?

"This is my way of showing I’m sorry. Cheers," Serena said, picking up the glass full of hot sauce. She grimaced, and before she was halfway through, she nearly gagged.

"What’s this act now?" Rosemary’s cool gaze fell on her, taking her in with detached interest.

Serena opened her mouth to speak but was overwhelmed by the spice. She fanned her face, and Rosemary could see the bruises on her wrist and the red marks from a snake bite.

Serena forced herself to finish the spicy concoction. With just a couple of gulps left, her lips were swollen, her face beet red, and she seemed to be emitting heat. In visible distress and after a painful

struggle, she finally downed the rest of the glass and ran to the kitchen sink.

Rosemary knew she had gone to rinse her mouth. She leisurely continued with her breakfast. After a while, Serena returned with swollen lips, the corners of her eyes still glistening from the tears the spice

had drawn.

"From now on, I won’t do anything to upset you again. Martin and I are planning to get engaged, and if it’s okay, I’ll move out. I’ll stay away from you, away from this house. I hope you can put the past behind us."

Hearing the words "put the past behind us," Rosemary raised her lovely eyes, understanding the implication, "So someone’s after you? You’re afraid I’ll say something, hence the hot sauce stunt and

the engagement talk, hoping I’ll let bygones be bygones?"

Serena didn’t expect Rosemary to be so astute and to guess her motives right away. Resolute, Serena locked eyes with Rosemary and asked directly, "Deal?"

"Then tell me, the person in Aunt Eunice’s basement, did you kill him?"

Serena froze for a moment, caught off guard by Rosemary’s seemingly out-of-the-blue question. The haunting memories of that cold, sinister basement still sent shivers down her spine whenever they crept into her mind.

"Is all the danger I faced in Dawnstar somehow connected to you?" Rosemary’s gaze was piercing as she asked directly.

Serena was taken aback, "What danger?"

"What danger? What are you two talking about??" Louisa walked into the dining room just in time to overhear their conversation about some danger and looked puzzled, "What happened?"

"It’s nothing," Serena and Rosemary spoke in unison, neither wanting to worry their mother.

"Serena, what happened to your lips? Why are they so swollen? And your face, it’s so flushed?"

Kenneth asked, bewildered.

Serena started to explain, but a burning sensation in her stomach surged, making her feel nauseous, "I need to go to the bathroom."

Before leaving the table, she glanced at Rosemary, unsure whether it was a plea for Rosemary to let bygones be bygones or fear that Rosemary might reveal something.

Louisa sat down, and once Serena was out of sight, she turned to Rosemary, "Rose, I heard you’re Queena and Jamie Noelle. Do you know how stunned I was last night when I heard from friends?

You’ve become so accomplished; I can’t even find the words to praise you."

"Yeah, you’re practically a master in your field. Rose, you must have had a tough time over the years."

Kenneth said as he served her a fried egg and topped off her milk, "We always hear about your achievements from others. You’re way too modest."

"All those titles are just what others have pinned on me," Rosemary didn’t take any of those accolades seriously. Chess master, violin virtuoso - to her, they were all bubble reputation.

But it was precisely her humility that endeared her to others.

"My dear kid, do you have any idea how many people spend their whole lives chasing such a title? It’s clear that those old masters really invested a lot in you over these past eighteen years. We really need to thank them properly, and you are truly gifted and hardworking."

Kenneth knew that such achievements required continuous effort and sacrifice.

"You’re amazing, and I’m so proud of you!" As Kenneth praised her, he couldn’t help but get teary-eyed, thinking of all the hardships his child had endured over the years.

"Rose, Mom’s proud of you too. At the birthday bash last night, I heard Serena was bad-mouthing you to her friends, saying you broke up her engagement with Romeo?" Louisa said, then quickly added, "Of course, you shouldn’t feel any pressure. Just tell us what you know, and don’t worry about how it might affect us or anyone else."

"Yeah, don’t hold back just because we’ve doted on her for eighteen years, or because you’re afraid we’ll be upset, or for any other reason. Just be honest with us, Rose. Did Serena really do that?"

As Kenneth spoke, Louisa interrupted, "Rose’s ears aren’t that long to hear every conversation between Serena and Lindsay. But Rose, you can share what you know, what you’ve seen, and what

you’ve heard."

"Exactly, let us understand the situation," Kenneth said, looking at Rosemary expectantly.

Seeing that they genuinely wanted to know, Rosemary spoke in a calm voice, "Lindsay did say that Serena told her I stole Romeo from her."

Kenneth and Louisa were stunned!

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