Female Novel
Chapter 60
Chapter 60
Sarah tried hard to persuade Wilma. After all, her father and two brothers had promised her that theywould give her 6,000 dollars out of the 60,000 dollars.
The 6,000 dollars was equivalent to her one–year salary!
However, no matter what Sarah and Luke said, Wilma did not agree with them. In the end, Sarah saidruthlessly, “Daniel and Edward said that if this deal went off because of you, they’d blame you for life ifHenry and Richard couldn’t afford to buy a house or marry a wife!”
Wilma was angry and anxious. “You guys… Do you guys have any conscience? Have you forgottenhow Rosalie treated us before?”
Sarah smiled. “Mom, let the past be the past. We should focus on the present. You can’t risk all of usand ruin the future of the younger generations just for her. Besides, Rosalie is part of the reason whyHenry and Richard can’t find themselves a wife. A girl from a good family will never be willing to getmarried to them after hearing that one of our family members was once a prisoner! If Henry andRichard don’t have a marital home, it would be even more impossible for them to get married.”novelbin
Wilma gritted his teeth for a while. Then, she looked at her third daughter with tearful eyes. “W–Won’tyou feel ashamed in front of your sister?”
Sarah did not take the question seriously. As Rosalie’s mother had been dead for so many years,Sarah’s affection toward her had diminished as time flew by. Furthermore, money was more practicalthan the relationship between her and her late sister.
Rosalie was surrounded by several cousins in the front hall. Fiona Haberly, her elder cousin said with afaint smile while snacking, “Grandpa said that he has asked your father about you. Your father said that
you are just a sweeper now. Is it true?”
Fiona was only one year older than Rosalie. However, when they were younger, Fiona would bedowngraded when people compared her to Rosalie. Rosalie was a top student since young. On theother hand, Fiona could not even get into any university. Eventually, she went to work after graduatingfrom high school and then married a blacksmith in the neighboring town.
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At that time, Zachary, the son of a wealthy family, was still Rosalie’s boyfriend. Thus, when Fionacompared her husband to Zachary, she would feel defeated and ashamed.
Upon seeing Rosalie facing her downfall, Fiona naturally wanted to belittle her.
“Yes. I work as a sweeper now,” Rosalie said indifferently.
“Poor you. What’s the use of going to a university like you when you’ve ended up sweeping floors?Haha. But, in the future, you might not need-” Before Fiona could finish her words, Henry Lopez,Rosalie’s cousin, winked at her.
Only then did Fiona stop continuing her sentence. Then, she looked at Rosalie with an expression as ifshe was going to watch a show and thought, “Humph! No matter how good she is at studying, she’llhave no choice but to marry a dimwit soon. I want to see what Rosalie would look like after she getsmarried to the dimwit.”
At night, Rosalie finally met Wilma at the New Year’s Eve dinner. As soon as Wilma saw her, she heldthe latter with teary eyes for a while.
“You must have suffered a lot, didn’t you? It’s all because of my weak body. I couldn’t help you whensomething happened to you back then.” Wilma choked.
Before Rosalie could answer, Fiona said, “Grandma, the law was playing its role. That’s why she wasimprisoned. She was guilty and deserved to be punished!”
Wilma glared at Fiona, who then shut up resentfully.
Rosalie shook her head and said to Wilma, “Fortunately, I didn’t suffer a lot. Besides, I’m released now.I’ll visit here often and be more filial to you and Granddad in the future.”
Upon hearing her words, Wilma felt even more sad.
Luke and the others were afraid that Wilma would spoil their plan, so they hurriedly asked everyone tosit down and have New Year’s Eve dinner together. During dinner, Daniel, Edward, and Sarah keptpersuading Rosalie to have some wine.
“Today is a special day. It won’t hurt if you drink some wine. You should come back and visit yourgrandparents more in the future,” Sarah said with a smile.
Rosalie replied with a smile, “I’ve stopped drinking, Aunt Sarah. You
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should know that I was charged with drunk driving when I got into that car accident. I would never dareto drink again.”
Upon hearing Rosalie’s words, Sarah instantly choked and could only laugh awkwardly.
Daniel coaxed, “It’s New Year’s Eve today, Rosalie. You can have a glass or two. You don’t drive nowanyway.”
“That’s right. If you don’t drink it, we’ll feel disrespected!” Edward also said.
Wilma suddenly shouted, “That’s enough! Your consciences have been swallowed by dogs. Do youreally want to push Rosalie into the fire?” Instantly, no one spoke at the table. At the same time,Rosalie looked at Wilma in surprise.
Wilma said to her, “Rosalie, they have ill intentions toward you. They want to marry you off to thedimwit of the Foster family. In return, they’ll obtain 60,000 dollars. They-”
Before Wilma could finish her words, Luke interrupted, “What’s wrong with the Foster family? Shethought, “Did I treat her badly? “The Foster family doesn’t think that she has been in prison. What kindof good family do you think she can marry now?”
“That’s right. The 20,000 dollars given by the Foster family can be used to buy houses for Henry andRichard. You owe them, Rosalie. If you hadn’t been in jail, they would have found a good date.” Fionaadded fuel to the fire as she spoke.
Rosalie stood up and glanced at her relatives coldly. “I won’t marry him! I don’t owe you guys any favor.I’d rather owe an outsider but you guys a favor!”
She turned to Wilma and said, “Grandma, I’ll pay you a visit next time.” After finishing her words, sheintended to leave. However, Daniel and Edward Lopez, her uncles, stopped her.
“You’re not allowed to leave! No matter what you think, you’re going to get married!” Daniel saidfiercely.
Rosalie looked at her cousins, Henry and his younger brother, Richard Lopez, sitting not far away. Sheremembered that when they were young, they used to play together and had a good relationship. “Doyou guys also want me to marry a dimwit?”
Henry replied, “You should feel glad the Foster family is willing to accept
you. Otherwise, do you think you can find yourself a quality husband?” Meanwhile, Richard shrank andsaid awkwardly, “I–I need to have a marital home when I get myself a wife later. I have no otherchoice.”
“I shouldn’t have had any expectations for Henry and Richard. In the end, I ended up feelingdisappointed again,” Rosalie thought and laughed at herself. She took a deep breath and declared toeveryone. “I won’t marry that dimwit!”
The next moment, Luke slapped her in the face. “How dare you refuse to marry! There is no room forbargaining!”
In the VIP ward of the hospital, there was a round table full of New Year’s Eve dinners. However, onlytwo people were eating.
Jonathan slowly ate the food in front of him. Meanwhile, Leonard, sitting opposite him, watched thenurse serve food to his plate.