Trick Him Into Divorce, Then Flee With His Unknow Kid novel Chapter 73

Chapter 73: Chapter 73 One Slap for Each of Them

That calm, almost ruthless response.

Rose felt as though her breath had been knocked out of her.

A short, bitter laugh escaped her lips.

Had she really become the villain?

She had struck two people in a row.

Had they become a pair of star-crossed lovers instead?

Her chest rose and fell unevenly, the lack of oxygen leaving her breathing shallow. A persistent ringing filled her ears.

Rose clenched her still-numb hand and met the deep, dark gaze of the man standing before her.

The warm glow of the courtyard lights illuminated him clearly.

Yet all she felt was a chill seeping into her bones.

“Why don’t you let her hit me back?” Rose asked.

She wasn’t wearing a coat. The cold wind made her voice tremble, but her eyes were filled with undisguised mockery.

She was genuinely curious.

Just how far would Ryan go for his beloved?

And how humiliating could things become between them?

If Samantha had been the one to hit her today, Ryan probably would have been more worried about Samantha hurting her hand than anything else.

Ryan stared at her pale face and answered her question with one of his own.

“Then why are you so angry, Rose? There’s a reason for everything, isn’t there?”

He didn’t even bother addressing her challenge to “let her hit me back.”

Instead, he struck directly at the heart of the matter.

Rose felt as though a bucket of cold water had been poured over her.

She was sick of Ryan always being so sharp, always seeing straight through to the truth.

After all, as far as everyone knew, she was an outsider to the Hale family.

Yet she was furious over the Hale family’s affairs.

“Ryan, are you okay?”

Samantha, who had been shielded behind him, finally snapped out of her shock.

Ignoring her own injured face, she tilted her head back and looked at him anxiously.

Ryan’s gaze swept past Rose before he answered calmly, “I’m fine.”

Rose watched the scene unfold.

She truly felt like the villain who had tried to tear apart a loving couple.

Even though she was Ryan’s legal wife, somehow she was still the one in the wrong.

Only then did Samantha turn toward Rose, her expression cold.

“Are you out of your mind? You actually dared to hit Ryan. Do you even act like a woman? Based on what you did today, we can absolutely hold you accountable.”

“You?” Rose replied, enunciating each word.

“In what capacity? His mistress? His kept woman? His one-night stand?”

The words were brutally humiliating.

Samantha’s expression immediately changed.

As much as she hated Rose’s irrational behavior, this was the Hale family’s home.

She couldn’t argue with Rose here and risk damaging Dr. Nathan’s opinion of her even further.

“Let’s go check on the child first.”

Ryan appeared unwilling to dwell on Rose’s attack.

His attention remained focused on the matter at hand.

He had arrived late.

He didn’t know the condition of Dr. Nathan’s granddaughter.

But he knew exactly what Mike was like.

Rose pressed her lips together and was about to speak.

Before she could, Caleb hurried out and stepped in front of Ryan.

“Mr. Knight, I’d advise you to call it a day. I know Dr. Nathan’s temperament. His granddaughter is the apple of his eye. He’s furious right now. If he throws Ms. Hill and that child out in front of everyone, it won’t look good.”

To put it bluntly—

Everyone who lived in this community was influential.

Rumors spread like wildfire.

Especially embarrassing ones.

Samantha’s lips tightened.

Making a scene would likely do more harm than good.

Sure enough, Ryan’s eyes turned cold.

He lifted his chin and glanced toward the villa.

But he didn’t insist on seeing the child.

Rose remained silent.

Yet a trace of sarcasm lingered in her eyes.

She almost wanted to thank Ryan for caring so much about Samantha’s reputation that he missed his chance to meet his own daughter.

“I apologize for today’s disturbance. I’ll visit again another time and make amends.”

Ryan was not an unreasonable man.

He nodded toward Caleb as he spoke.

Caleb forced a smile. “If you don’t bring Ms. Hill and that child next time, perhaps you’ll actually get the chance.”

Ryan neither confirmed nor denied the remark.

Samantha felt resentful, but there was nothing she could do.

Originally, Ryan had been confident he could persuade Dr. Nathan to support Riri Care for her sake.

Then this incident happened.

As she left, she shot Rose a cold, venomous glance.

“Rose, you should consider yourself lucky that Dr. Nathan is here today. I’m letting this go out of respect for him. But don’t get any ridiculous ideas. Someone of Dr. Nathan’s stature isn’t someone you can win over by sucking up a few times.”

In Samantha’s eyes, Rose was simply currying favor with Dr. Nathan.

Why would someone like him pay attention to her?

That slap—

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