Trick Him Into Divorce, Then Flee With His Unknow Kid novel Chapter 36

Chapter 36: Chapter 36 Rose Slapped Mike

Rose looked at Caleb distractedly.

"What’s wrong?"

Caleb frowned. "It looks like Samantha’s brother’s birthday party is being held next door."

The worry already weighing on Rose’s mind hadn’t yet eased. At his words, shock flashed across her face.

"Mike?"

Rose immediately headed outside.

The adjacent banquet room was only a short walk away.

In fact, it was the very room she had originally reserved.

The same room the hotel had persuaded her to give up.

A large welcome sign stood at the entrance.

Displayed prominently on it was a photo of Mike.

They were celebrating his birthday.

At the doorway, Logan and Daisy stood side by side greeting guests.

The moment Logan spotted Rose, he showed no surprise whatsoever.

Smiling warmly, he walked over as though no awkward history existed between them.

"Rose, what a coincidence. We’re celebrating your brother’s birthday today too. Why don’t we combine the two parties and celebrate together?"

Rose’s gaze turned icy.

"Since when are we even on speaking terms?"

They hadn’t seen each other in more than a decade.

Yet Logan was still the same hypocrite in public.

Logan’s smile faltered.

Then he sighed. "Rose, I’m only thinking about what’s best for you. Ryan is accompanying Sam to an interview today. They’ll be arriving together shortly. Since it’s Mike’s birthday too, your grandfather is already ninety years old. There’s no need for him to compete with a child for attention. Why not come join us for lunch and blow out the candles together? That way everyone can celebrate."

"Piggyback off someone else’s celebration?"

Rose almost laughed.

They had planned everything perfectly well themselves, yet now they were being treated as though they needed charity.

Her chest rose and fell as anger simmered beneath the surface.

Her gaze sharpened.

"It seems Chairman Hill is very proud of his stepson’s birthday."

Obviously.

Logan had always known she was married to Ryan.

He also knew Samantha had been involved with Ryan all these years.

Yet he had never contacted Rose.

Instead, he had quietly celebrated the fact that Samantha had stolen his own daughter’s husband.

Logan’s expression darkened.

"Rose, how can you say something so cruel? She’s your sister."

"A step-relative who’s related to me by neither blood nor upbringing."

Rose curled her lips into a mocking smile.

"Chairman Hill, if you enjoy being made a fool of, that’s your business. Don’t drag me into it."

Logan’s jaw tightened.

Beside him, Daisy’s face turned cold.

"Rose, Sam never blamed you for taking her place as Mrs. Knight. The least you could do is show some gratitude."

Rose’s expression didn’t change.

"Well, she’s a mistress."

Her voice remained calm.

"She learned from the best."

Daisy’s face instantly darkened. "Is that how you speak to your elders? When your mother was in that car accident, why was it that everyone else suffered while you survived? You’re nothing but bad luck. Your mother protected you and ended up spending the rest of her life in a coma."

The words struck Rose’s deepest wound.

A wound that had never truly healed.

Her eyes reddened instantly.

Yet her gaze only grew colder.

"You’re right."

She looked directly at Daisy.

"I never imagined surviving would mean spending the rest of my life talking to people like you."

"Rose!"

Logan stared at her in disbelief.

"How can you be so disrespectful? You’ve completely broken your parents’ hearts!"

Rose didn’t bother responding.

She turned around and walked away.

Back inside the banquet room, she saw Gabriel sitting in his wheelchair, smiling as he chatted with Caleb.

The tears threatening to fall were forced back once again.

Logan and the others were right next door.

Since Ryan had accompanied Samantha to the interview today, he had undoubtedly known the Hill family would be at the same hotel.

Yet he hadn’t warned her.

Even after she had given him the hotel address.

He had simply allowed her and her grandfather to walk straight into this humiliation.

Caleb immediately noticed something was wrong.

He stood up.

"Are you okay?"

Rose tilted her head back, took a slow breath, and forced a smile.

"I’m fine."

Then she added quietly, "I just don’t think we can stay here. We’ll have to find somewhere else to eat."

The banquet room next door was a ticking time bomb.

She refused to let it ruin her grandfather’s birthday.

As for Ryan...

She no longer cared whether he showed up or not.

She didn’t need him playing the role of impartial mediator.

She certainly didn’t need him balancing two families with his carefully managed schedule.

Caleb understood immediately.

"Alright. I’ll talk to the hotel."

Before he could leave, Gabriel suddenly reached toward Rose.

"Wait a minute."

His cloudy eyes studied her carefully.

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