Gossip Girl Reborn (Isabella and Alexander) novel Chapter 43

Chapter 43 I Suggest You Two Break Up

Rosalie was taken aback for a moment. Dominic had never been so harsh with her before. However, knowing he was just concerned about her, she quickly replied, “I’m sorry, Dom. I was held up with something so I missed your call.”

“Is your brother giving you a hard time because of our relationship?” he asked, worried.

“Don’t worry, Dom, I’m fine. Chris just has a quick temper, that’s all. He’s just mad because I didn’t tell them about my relationship in advance. Everything will be fine once I formally explain it to them.”

Dominic’s disdainful voice echoed through the phone. Why is he still meddling in your affairs when you’re not a child anymore? Rosie, you must remember that you’re an adult, an independent and free spirit. You have the right to make your own decisions and don’t have to tell them about everything.”

“I’m the youngest in the family. They just care about me,” Rosalie said with an innocent smile. “Oh right, my eldest sister just told me ”

She stopped short. Instinctively, she wanted to share Isabella’s interesting secret with her boyfriend but decided against it upon remembering Evian’s warning

“What?”

“Um… Nothing”

Dominic grumbled, clearly upset, “Are you keeping something from me? We’re a couple. There shouldn’t. be any secrets between us. After all, we’ll share the rest of our lives with each other. Look at me, I keep no secrets from you. I tell you everything you want to know. You should also be completely open with me. It saddens me to know you keep things from me. Looks like I love you more than you love me.”

Rosalie’s face turned red as she hurriedly clarified, “No, that’s not it.”

She hesitated for a moment, but her deep–rooted good upbringing prevented her from spilling the beans.

Of course I can confide my secrets to Dom without hesitation, but.., this is not my secret.

Rosalie’s hesitation made Dominic feel uneasy and tried sounding her out, “I see. Do your family members look down on me? Do they think I’m not good enough for you?”

Rosalie was taken aback. “How could you think like that? You’re exceptional!”

“Hah. You’re the heiress of Quirk Group, and I’m nothing more than a poor person in your family’s eyes.” Dominic sneered.

In an instant, Rosalie grew anxious, terrified that her boyfriend would misunderstand her family members and feel hurt. She quickly reassured him, “My family doesn’t care about that. All that matters is that I love you.”

“Is that so? But it doesn’t matter if they don’t agree. We’re in love anyway. I’ve chosen you, and no one can tear us apart, Dominic declared assertively.

Hearing that, Rosalie felt extremely shy and responded with a soft hum.

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In the evening, the entire family gathered around the dinner table for the first time..

Rosalie was happy to get to know her nephew, Callahan, and gave him many gifts and snacks, delighted. that she was no longer the youngest in the family.

It wasn’t until Evian had tucked the boy in that everyone gathered in the living room to talk.

The topic of conversation was naturally Rosalie’s love life.

After David and Alexander returned, they gathered information from various sources, gaining a basic understanding of the situation.

Apparently, Dominic made a terrible first impression on Christopher, so he immediately complained about the former behaving indecently in public, having no respect toward Rosalie at all. After all, as a man himself, he understood the mindset of other men.

However, that wasn’t necessarily a problem. After all, it was common for young lovers nowadays to be intimate in public. It could be explained as they couldn’t help it.

So, they decided not to discuss this matter for the time being.

After some thought, David sked curiously, “You mentioned that your professor hired him temporarily. Looks like he has plenty of free time on his hands. Doesn’t he have a regular job?”

Rosalie said, “He’s planning to start his own art gallery, He’s currently self–studying the necessary knowledge and waiting for Madeline and I to graduate from university so he can host exhibitions for us and distribute our artwork.”

Upon hearing this, everyone in the family was taken aback, except for Isabella.

With a puzzled expression, Selena asked, “Didn’t you always say

Rosalie paused for a moment and chuckled. “Haha, I only said that because I was young and naive. The more money my art fetches, the more it means people appreciate it! Plus, Dom told me that the money from selling my art can be donated to charity, which makes it even more meaningful.”

The entire family fell silent. She’s not wrong, because that how the world is right now. But something just doesn’t feel right.

As soon as she heard that, Rosalie immediately turned to look at Isabella, her eyes filled with disbelief. It’s true! I really can hear her thoughts! 

The others quickly cleared their throats to remind Rosalie to keep it a secret.

“What does he live on now?” Christopher immediately questioned, “He isn’t mooching off his parents, or perhaps, mooching off you, is he?”

Rosalie was agitated, her body taut as she sat on the couch. “Chris, why must you put it that way? Besides,

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we’ve only just started dating. How could I possibly ask him about his living conditions or how he makes money? That’s just bizarre. However, I do know that he rents a place outside and occasionally takes up some part–time work at our university. He has to spend most of his time learning about and getting to know this industry.”