Rose suddenly turned pale and asked in disbelief, "Are you kidding me?"
"Yeah, you don't believe me?" Magee responded gleefully.
In truth, he already knew everything about Rose. He knew that Rose was vain, shallow, immoral, and evil.
He chose her precisely for these reasons.
Magee burst into laughter. Somehow, Rose reminded him of Jennifer, another hypocritical woman. His expression changed - a crafty look was on his face now. Suddenly, he wasn't the perfect gentleman he was pretending to be all this time.
He looked at Rose who was smiling forcefully much to his delight, "To be honest, I just wanted to sleep with all the women of the Gu clan's men. Are you happy now?" he was enjoying this and it showed in his tone.
That included Jennifer, Rose, and even Emily, whom Jack and Jacob loved. Magee aimed to sleep with all their women.
He wanted to sleep with all the women of the Gu clan's men well, because... Magee stopped himself - he didn't want to recall any of his bad memories now.
"Sadly," Magee sighed, "I can't sleep with Emily anymore."
Emily! It was all because of Emily!
What was it with that damn woman?
Even though Rose was feeling all kinds of emotions right now, she didn't dare show any of this. "Oh, Mr. Magee, you're just that powerful and charming huh. That any woman would just magically crawl into your bed with you and she wouldn't ever leave as long as you won't let her go."
Magee looked at her fixedly, "Are you telling me to start a war with Jacob?"
Rose bowed her head and replied quickly, "No, I'm not..."
"Did I scare you? Take it easy. I was just kidding," Magee stroked her face with his finger as he continued, "Did you know that Emily's dead now?? Her plane crashed. No survivors."
Rose stared at him, stunned.
This was such a sudden news for her that her mind completely went off the grid - she was feeling dizzy and she was in a trance.
"Surprised? Or too happy to respond?" he asked teasingly.
Magee's voice was just ringing in her ears before she finally snapped out of her trance. She was suddenly overwhelmed with joy that she was blushing.
"Yeah, I'm surprised, but a happy kind of surprised," she said, her voice trembling in an attempt to hide her excitement.
"I told you, I know you," Magee said in a low tone, as he lifted his hand to hold a strand of her hair, and drew her closer to him, then he continued, "If you're happy, show me, Rose, show me how happy you are."
Magee's voice was soft and rich making Rose's heart race.
"The black rose shines like a pear with silent dignity as if it's waiting for someone to pick it up," Magee said as if he was reciting poetry.
Rose gazed at Magee in his elegance and beauty. At this moment, all she could think about was how deeply she cared for him that even Emily's death couldn't take her mind off him.
She whispered, "Yes, that's what my name means."
The black rose shines like a pearl with silent dignity as if it's waiting for someone to pick it up
But who would pick her?
Magee sneered, "Change your name."
"What?" Rose asked in surprise.
Magee repeated what he said but this time more slowly, "I said, change your name. You don't deserve it. Understand?"
Rose's face suddenly paled and her lips shivered - not knowing how to respond. After a while, she just gave a reluctant smile and said, "Okay, Mr. Magee, I'll do whatever you want."
Magee touched her head and rubbed her hair, gently, as if he was comforting an obedient pet. "Good girl," he said, smiling as if he was pleased with himself.
……
Although it was summer in Jingshi City and it was blazing hot outside, Jacob felt chilly. His every fiber of his body was tinged with pain.
He still couldn't believe that Emily was gone now.
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