Whispers of Destiny: His Belated Love novel Chapter 130

She seriously didn't see it coming. Just watching other folks quarrel somehow made Pearl think of her.

"No."

"Don't you lie to me; if that brat really forced you to take that stuff, I'd never let him off the hook!"

Pearl had that deadly serious look, like all Rosemary had to do was give the nod and she'd be ready to grab a knife and go after Maxwell like there was no tomorrow.

With a helpless shake of her head, Rosemary said, "No, Pearl, he never forced me to take any pills. Even though we've been married for three years, he's never touched me."

Ever since she'd laid it all out to Pearl about them getting a divorce, she started to let loose and didn't hold back anymore.

"What?" Pearl's eyes nearly popped out of her head when she heard this bombshell, "You mean to tell me you two never...you know...after getting married?"

There was still that generation gap between them, and Pearl found it really awkward to just come out and ask.

"Should I get the doctor to prescribe more of last time's medicine? Maybe taking a bit more will do the trick!"

Now it was Rosemary's turn to feel awkward. She was seriously worried Pearl might start feeding Maxwell all sorts of random stuff and quickly defended him, "No, he doesn't need any medicine; there's nothing wrong with him physically. He just doesn't want anything to do with me. Don't worry; once he finds someone he likes, you'll have grandkids in no time."

"No way, back then, he was the one who insisted on." Pearl's voice trailed off. She must ask Maxwell about this; she couldn't afford to get this wrong. If she caused any more misunderstandings between them, she'd be the guilty one.

Suddenly, she wasn't in the mood for shopping anymore, "Let's go home. We're having dinner at the villa tonight."

Rosemary really didn't want to go, but seeing Pearl's rollercoaster emotions, she worried her words might have hit her hard, so she quietly followed along.

As soon as they got home, Pearl headed straight for the second-floor study.

Wendy was confused, "Mrs. Rosemary Templeton, what's wrong with Mrs. Pearl Templeton? Weren't you two out shopping? How come it seems like the mood's gone sour?"

Rosemary just shook her head, not saying much.

An hour later, Maxwell, who was supposed to be at the office, drove back. He glanced at Rosemary before heading upstairs.

The study door was ajar. Maxwell knocked and walked in, "Mom, you wanted to see me?"

"Tell me, what's the deal with you and Rosemary? You were the one desperate to marry her, and now you're treating her like this? For three years you haven't even," She took a few deep breaths, "Didn't you tell me you'd be dedicated to her? Is this your idea of dedication? After all these years, Rosemary was still covering for you!"

Maxwell hadn't expected that Pearl's urgent summons would be about this.

"She told you that we've never slept together after getting married?"