Female Novel
Chapter 606
Chapter 606
As long as she agreed, he would do his best to give her the ending she wanted.
However, what disappointed him was her response. “Calvin, you saved my life. As long as what youask of me doesn’t conflict with my principles, I will comply willingly. But I can’t agree to your requestregarding this matter.”
He suddenly scoffed. “So are you saying that this goes against your principles? Rosalie, is this man soimportant to you?”
Rosalie remained silent. Instead of asserting that Lucas was important to her, it would be moreaccurate to say that Lucas found himself in his current predicament because of her. Moreover, Lucasreminded her of her past self, who had also been unjustly accused of a crime despite her innocence. InRosalie’s eyes, saving him was akin to saving herself.
But her silence made Calvin’s face turn darker.
Fiona hurriedly walked to Calvin’s side and gently grasped his arm. She said, “Calvin, don’t be upset.Rosalie must have cared deeply about Lucas, and it has clouded her judgment regarding hisinnocence. In reality, Lucas is a man full of deceit. If I hadn’t been fortunate enough for someone topass by and startle him so that I could escape from the car, he would have carried out his sinister act,and I would have…”
As Fiona said that, she burst into tears again.
Seeing Fiona putting on an act at this moment, Rosalie felt a lump in her throat. “Do you believe her?”She looked at Calvin and said.
“Why shouldn’t I believe her? If you have faith in Lucas because he was your former colleague, I havefaith in Fiona because she saved my life when I was a child. Don’t you think my reason is more validthan yours?” Calvin cast a brief glance at Fiona before assuring her, “Fiona, please don’t cry. I willassist you in seeking justice in this case.”
“Thank you, Calvin. Thank you for trusting me!” Fiona choked.
Observing the unfolding scene, Rosalie suddenly felt a sense of humiliation. In the past, Fiona hadtaken her place and identity using the secret she had been hiding. And now, it had become thesharpest weapon wielded against her.
She lifted her gaze to meet Calvin’s. Then, she took a deep breath and spoke with a resolve in hervoice. “If I were to tell you that the person who saved you when you were a child was me, would youbelieve it?”
Calvin’s pupils suddenly contracted, and he looked at Rosalie in shock. “What did you say?”novelbin
“I said… It was me who saved you when you were a child!” Rosalie repeated. “The person you met inthe forest was me, not Fiona. In that case, do you still believe what she said?”
Fiona’s expression shifted noticeably. Clearly, Rosalie’s sudden revelation had caught her off guard.But then, she didn’t believe Rosalie could change anything. She hoped Rosalie wasn’t holding thebelief that Calvin would believe her claim after she said those words.
Fiona quickly showed a look of disbelief. “Rosalie, how can you say that? Even if you are eager to saveLucas, you can’t slander me like this! I’m your cousin. Even though we have had our disagreements allthis while, we’re families. I can’t believe you made up such lies for the sake of a so-called colleague!”
“You know deep down whether I’m lying or not.” Rosalie brushed off Fiona’s theatrics and focused hergaze on Calvin. “Do you believe me?”
The initial shock in Calvin’s eyes gradually subsided. His long eyelashes quivered slightly beforelowering slowly. “Are you asking me to believe that you were the little girl who saved me when I was achild?”
“Yes,” Rosalie replied. Even though she understood that her revelation was quite abrupt, she waswilling to take a chance, betting on his trust in her.
“Do you recall the day we met at the top of the cliff on the final day of mourning for your granny? Iasked you if you were the girl who rescued me, but what was your response?” Calvin’s voice held agrim tone,
Rosalie felt bitter. Back then, she had wanted to provide Jonathan with a sense of security, so evenafter her memory had been restored, she had continued to deny the fact that she had saved him as achild.
“Iremember,” she said. “At that time, I denied it, but…”
“After that, I asked you multiple times if you were the girl!” Calvin’s voice carried a hint of a sarcasticsmile. His eyes slowly Hifted, filled with mockery. “But every time, you firmly denied it. Rosalie, and nowyou want me to believe that you were, in
fact, that girl. Don’t you find that absurd?”
Rosalie’s body trembled suddenly. His words and the look in his eyes felt like a harsh slap, leaving astinging sensation on her face.
She was consumed by bitterness. She believed she deserved it. She had persistently denied heridentity back then, but now she was asking him to believe her words.
“I understand that what I’m saying now might sound ridiculous, but Cal…” She used the nickname hehad told her back then. “I truly was the little girl you met when you were a child. I can explain why I keptdenying it…”
“Explain?” Calvin responded with a self-deprecating tone. “Rosalie, I love you, but I don’t want to hearsuch a lie from you for the sake of another man. If you are truly the little girl I’ve been searching for,why did you keep denying it every time I asked you? Did you feel ashamed of having this connectionwith me?”
“A lie?” Rosalie looked at the man in front of her blankly. He had once risked his life to save her, walkedto her covered in blood, and asked if she was hurt. But now, he didn’t want to believe her at all. “Do youreally think I lied?”
The look in her eyes made Calvin’s heart ache in a way that was indescribable. She was the one hewanted to take good care of, but the thought of her defending Lucas and trusting him brought up thatsurge of jealousy again.
He tried his best to ignore the pain in his heart. “So, what’s the explanation? If it’s true, you had plentyof chances to tell me this before. But why now, when Lucas is involved in this case? Is this how youwant to help him? Creating such a lie for his sake!”
“Rosalie, this is too much!” Fiona added, her voice filled with grievance. “Even if you want to help Lucaswin the case, you can’t say such things. Did you ever consider how this would make Calvin see me ifyou took my place and pretended to be his childhood savior? He’ll only think I’m a liar! What willhappen to me? Did you ever think about that?”