Reborn with Nothing but My Farm and Vengeance in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 216

Chapter 216: Chapter 216: Too Inappropriate

Mr. Rhodes shuddered at his words, so startled his dentures nearly flew out of his mouth.

He pointed a trembling finger at Roman Rhodes and stammered, "You... you... are you...?"

Roman Rhodes regretted asking the moment the words left his mouth. Seeing Mr. Rhodes’s over-the-top reaction, he quickly said, "I was just asking. It’s nothing. I’ll be going now!"

Seeing Roman about to turn and leave, Mr. Rhodes snapped out of it. He called out anxiously, "Wait! Don’t go!"

He then quickly turned, opened the huanghuali wood cabinet behind him, took out the box containing the sapphire brooch, and handed it to Roman with a trembling hand.

Mr. Rhodes wanted to ask Roman what he planned to do with the brooch, but he swallowed the words before they could escape.

After all, the higher the hope, the greater the disappointment.

Mr. Rhodes felt he couldn’t take any more excitement.

He could only look at Roman with expectant eyes, hoping he would give him some good news.

Under Mr. Rhodes’s fervent gaze, Roman didn’t dare to linger. He took the brooch and left.

After Roman left, Mr. Rhodes hastily called his grandson, Ronan Rhodes, into the room.

As Ronan watched in confusion, Mr. Rhodes gripped his hand tightly and asked anxiously, "Do you know what your uncle has been up to lately?"

Ronan thought his grandfather was still upset about Roman not coming home. He quickly replied, "Uncle has practically been living at the police station since he got out of the hospital. Grandpa, he’s just really busy, not avoiding coming home on purpose."

Otherwise, Roman wouldn’t have entrusted him with delivering things to the Summers Family.

Mr. Rhodes frowned at this. "Living at the police station? ... Has he been getting particularly close to any of the women there?"

Ronan was even more confused. "H-How would I know that? Grandpa, I don’t live at the police station either."

Mr. Rhodes narrowed his eyes. He leaned close to Ronan and whispered in his ear with the utmost seriousness, "Your uncle just asked for that sapphire brooch... Do you think he’s taken a fancy to some young lady!?"

At this possibility, Mr. Rhodes’s heart pounded with excitement. His once slightly cloudy eyes grew clear, and he looked invigorated, his gaze shining brightly.

The thing that worried him most in life was his eldest son’s marriage; it had become an obsession. If Roman really intended to live his life alone, Mr. Rhodes felt he wouldn’t be able to rest in peace.

Hearing this, Ronan sucked in a sharp breath—

It felt as if a bolt from the blue had struck him right on the head.

He remembered back at the hospital, how Roman had said he had no appetite but still finished the entire meal box the Summers women had brought...

He thought about how, recently, Roman had meticulously instructed him on all the various supplies to be sent to the Summers Family...

He thought about how Roman had overcome all obstacles to help the Summers Family get their handgun permits...

He thought about how, just a moment ago, Roman had insisted he send bodyguards to follow Melody Summers and Sophie Thorne...

And now, Roman had taken the sapphire brooch Mr. Rhodes had prepared for his future eldest daughter-in-law...

All the clues from this period suddenly connected—

’Ronan was certain: Roman must have fallen for Melody Summers!’

Seeing Ronan’s thunderstruck expression, Mr. Rhodes frowned. "What’s wrong with you? Why that look on your face? You rascal, you know something, don’t you?!"

When Ronan didn’t answer, Mr. Rhodes grew anxious and shook him. "What is it you know? Hurry up and tell me! Has your uncle really taken a liking to some girl?"

But no matter how Mr. Rhodes pressed him, Ronan’s gaze remained unfocused. He just muttered, "How is that possible..."

’Ronan was trying to map out the relationships in his head. Okay, my uncle is pursuing my wife’s best friend.’

’If my uncle succeeds, then my wife’s best friend will become my aunt.’

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