Returning from the Dead: His Secret Lover

Chapter 1960 Exposed

When dusk came, Rosalie began to regret her decision. Should I free the b*astard? Rosalie ruminated over the thought as she tried to come up with good reasons to do so.

Nevertheless, Rosalie had a hard time lowering her pride. At that same moment, Lacey had sent out someone after her to bring her to Lace Boudoir so they could settle the issue of Rosalie being hit in the head by Melinda and Shannon on campus.

Thus, Rosalie left Rose Garden. That night, Rosalie did not return to Rose Garden. However, something happened late in the evening. All of a sudden, it was as though Tilan Palace had been shaken by a storm. Every bodyguard charged into Rose Garden by full force.

Even Hugo was amidst the crowd! “Mrs. Tilan, something’s wrong. I just saw a lot of people heading for Rose Garden, including Mr. Tilan himself.” “What?”

Lacey bolted up from her seat in shock. Everyone else in Lace Boudoir had a shift in their expressions, especially Rosalie. She shot up from her seat and jerked her head around to look behind her as the color drained from her face.

If Father is personally involved, this is definitely not a good sign. Without hesitation, Rosalie darted back to Rose Garden.

Upon arriving in the brightly lit courtyard, Rosalie was immediately greeted by the sight of men dressed in black suits. As expected, all of them were carrying weapons with murderous expressions written on their faces.

Rosalie paled even more at the sight.

“What… what are you guys doing here? D-Did something happen?”

Rosalie had never felt so shaken in her entire life. Grabbing one of the bodyguards standing in front of her, Rosalie asked for clarification in a quivering voice.

The bodyguard turned around. At the sight of Rosalie, he hesitated before explaining, “Ms. Rosalie, you’re in grave trouble. Something has been stolen from the safe in your late mother’s room.”

“Huh?”

Rosalie’s knee went weak at the news. It was as though she had been struck by lightning!

The safe?

How could this be? The safe has always been inside Mother’s room. No one has even touched it ever since she passed. And now all of a sudden, they’re saying that something’s stolen? How could this be?

Shell-shocked, Rosalie felt her head buzzing as she struggled to think.

Just then, Hugo emerged from within the crowd. He was holding an empty box with a look of pure rage on his face. Upon seeing Rosalie, Hugo raised his leg and kicked her heavily on her chest.

“Ahh!”

At the impact, Rosalie fell to the ground. Instantly, blood began gushing out of her mouth.

“You fool! Look at what you’ve done! You’ve led our enemies straight into our home! I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you!” With bloodshot eyes, Hugo snatched the gun from the bodyguard next to him and aimed it at Rosalie.

Rosalie did not move an inch. It was as though time was frozen still.

Fortunately, as the scene played in front of their eyes, Zylan braved himself and stepped in to relieve the tension. At the end of the day, Zylan had watched Rosalie grow up. He could not bear the thought of the girl being killed.

“Mr. Tilan, please calm down. As of now, what we should focus on is getting our hands on Theo—if that’s really his name. It’s not too late to deal with her after we caught the thief.”

Thud!

To everyone’s surprise, right after the house steward voiced out, an enraged Hugo tossed the former a hard kick as well.

“You dare mention that man? Weren’t you the one who hired him in the first place?”

“Ah!”

Zylan fell to the ground. His body ached so much from the kick that he could barely stand up.

“You’re right. It’s my shortcoming. I deserve to die. It was me who allowed this to happen. However, may I ever so humbly ask for another chance, Mr. Tilan. I will find that b*stard and bring him back. By then, you can shred him to pieces to your heart’s content.”

With his knees still on the ground, bitterness flooded Zylan’s voice as he begged for mercy. Even so, a malicious glint flashed across his eyes at the word “b*stard.”

On the other hand, Rosalie merely watched on. She was still sprawled on the ground as fresh blood continued to flow from the corner of her mouth.

After what felt like forever, Hugo finally tucked away the gun in his hand and turned his venomous gaze to the bodyguards in the courtyard instead.

“Why are you people still standing here? Lock down the island this instant! Activate the laser systems! Let’s see how that rat plan to escape the island now!”

“Yes, Sir!”

With that, the bodyguards swarmed out of the palace.

With much effort, Zylan pushed himself off the ground. Seeing that Hugo was about to leave, the former asked cautiously, “Mr. Tilan, what about her?”

Of course, he was referring to Rosalie.

At that moment, Rosalie was like a shell of a person. She sprawled on the ground, unaware of the movements around her and oblivious to the pain of her wounds.

Her still small voice echoed in her blank mind.

“N-No. That’s not possible. It’s not real. No. No…” Rosalie muttered to herself as she stared into space in denial.

Even when she had been dragged into and locked inside her room, she was still repeating the same sentence over and over.

How is this possible? After all these years, he is the first person that I have opened my heart to. How could he turn around and use me instead?

In a daze, she sat motionlessly on the floor. It was as though her soul had been sucked out of her body.

Meanwhile, the men from Tilan Palace enhanced the security of the island and locked it down to prevent Theo from escaping the island before their search for the runaway.

“Who’s there?”

At even the slightest motion, the men immediately pointed their guns in the direction of the movement.

After all, their order from Hugo was to eliminate the target, whether he was found dead or alive.

“False alarm.” To their disappointment, they realized quickly after the commotion that the noise was caused by a mere street cat. Suppressing their anger, the troop continued their search.