"I see. Vonnie must be having a hard time right now," Rosalie said.

"Don't worry about her. She has to learn how to manage the company instead of relying on her brother for everything. It's good for siblings to share the burden together," Christopher said.

Rosalie nodded. "Yes, I trust Vonnie is up to the task."

"Can you join me for dinner?"

"Me?" Rosalie exclaimed in shock. She already had dinner, and couldn't have another meal.

"Oh." Christopher smiled. "I know you've already had dinner. What I meant was, could you sit down for a chat with me as I eat? I haven't talked with someone for a while. So many things happened, I do feel quite regretful about things."

Rosalie found it hard to reject Christopher's invitation, but the thought of Sebastian still waiting for her made her bite and bullet and say, "Seb might still be waiting for me, so..."

"Don't worry," Christopher said. "He was in good shape when I saw him. He even told me you've been taking care of him, and he feels quite bad about it. He hopes you can have more time for yourself. His heart aches seeing you spend all your time with him. I think he might feel better if you go back slightly later. Otherwise, he might think he's taking up all of your time."

"Did he really say that to you?"

Christopher nodded. "Yes, I'm not lying to you. If you don't believe me, you can ask him about it. Although Seb wishes very much for you to keep him company, he can't bear to see you having such a hard time for his sake. If you can take some time away to relax, I believe he'll feel happier."

Rosalie smiled. When she previously left Sebastian and returned to him, he would be upset and even threw a tantrum. She didn't expect him to "grow up" so quickly.

Perhaps as he slowly recovered with time, his sense of security strengthened, too.

"Well? If you really don't feel reassured, you can go back to Seb. I won't force you," Christopher said.

Rosalie thought about how she would eventually divorce Sebastian, and how he would know the truth one day.

She wasn't sure when his memories would come back to him, but she was sure she had to tell him the truth before his brain made a full recovery. Her belly was growing day by day. Despite him thinking of them as husband and wife, she would never go to bed with him. He really shouldn't be so reliant on her, either. Perhaps it was time to let him slowly adjust to not having her around.

"Well?" Christopher said. "I can share with you stories from Seb's childhood."

Rosalie nodded. "Sure."

Joy flashed past the depths of Christopher's eyes, but it vanished in an instant.

He brought Rosalie to a private room in a restaurant. Rosalie was so full from dinner, she couldn't eat another bite.

Christopher didn't force her, and went ahead to order dinner for himself.

While waiting for his food, Rosalie couldn't help but ask, "I don't really understand why you suddenly want to have a chat with me."

She wasn't close to Christopher. She found it reasonable if Sebastian's father wanted to have a chat with her, but she couldn't figure out why in the world Christopher wanted to chat with her.

Christopher poured a cup of tea, and pushed it to Rosalie. "I know we're not close and you have your doubts. However, I treat Seb as my own son, although I'm sure he's never mentioned me to you before."

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