Chapter 9 I felt his body stiffen for a moment before he hugged me back even tighter . [ ] In that instant , I understood why Jasper had agreed to this engagement . ] It wasn't out of duty but out of a love he had cherished for years . [ ] Ave For the first time , I felt the tension in sense of safety and trust . [ ] heart ease , replaced by a profound Jasper placed a tender kiss on my forehead and , after hesitating for a moment , asked softly , " Laura , would you be willing to go abroad with me and start a new life together ? " turned to look at Jasper Winston and nodded seriously . " I would . " [ ] 0 In the days that followed , I focused on preparing for my work transition while also getting ready to leave the country . ] Meanwhile , after the engagement banquet , Lincoln's relationship with Rosemary became increasingly strained . [ ] Mrs. Winston was determined to have her grandchild officially recognized by the family , but both Mr. Winston and Lincoln refused to allow Rosemary to into the Winston family . ] mar " B Lincoln , however , remained persistent . Every day , he showed up punctually , trying to intercept me . ] It wasn't until Jasper applied pressure that Mr. Winston finally confined Lincoln to the family estate . Not long after , news spread that Lincoln and Rosemary were getting married . ] ] On the day Jasper and I were set to leave for the airport to fly abroad , Lincoln somehow found out about our departure and , still unwilling to give up , came after us . While I was in the airport lounge buying coffee , I felt someone grab my hand from behind , spilling coffee all over me . ] ] I turned around angrily , locking eyes with Lincoln's bloodshot gaze . Dressed in a perfectly tailored suit , he nonetheless exuded a sense of utter defeat . ] " Laura , are you really leaving with my uncle and never coming back ? " ]] " Don't go with him , please . I've realized my mistakes . I won't get married - I swear ! " ] Only then did I realize that today was supposed to be the day he and Rosemary were registering their marriage . [ ] After the embarrassing display at the engagement banquet , Mr. Winston decided not to hold a wedding ceremony for them . nor did he have the face to invite Jasper and me to attend . [ ] Now , Lincoln was stubbornly begging me not to leave . When he saw that I remained unmoved , he even tried to drag me away forcefully . [ ] Chapter 9 But in the next moment , I was pulled into a warm embrace . [ ] It was Jasper , who had returned after completing our check - in process and , upon not finding me , came looking for me . [ ] When he saw Lincoln grabbing me , he didn't hesitate for a second . With a clenched fist , he landed a punch squarely on Lincoln's face . " Lincoln ! Who gave you the right to lay a hand on my wife ?! " ] ] Blood trickled from Lincoln's mouth , but instead of anger , he wore " Uncle , what are you so afraid of? " he taunted . ] ww a twisted smile . ་ ་་་ ཚང་ ན་ ད་ ང་ འག་ ་ འ་ ེ ད་ པ་ ག་ ན་ ང་ལ་ རང་ ད་ ད་ ད་ ི ས་ པ་ ན་ ད་ ་ ་་་ ར་ ་ དང་ བརྡ་ ད་ く ནཚན་ ཚང་ པའ་ བར་ ང་ ད་ ་ ར་ ཨན་ བད་ འའ་ ན་ ང་ ན་ འ་ དག ན དངར་ ངར་ རས་ ཅད་ བར བར ར To scared she'll rekindle her feelings for me ? " " You're so eager to take Laura " After all , she and I were together for so many years ... " " 0 Before Lincoln could finish his sentence , Jasper's fist connected with his face again . [ ] " Don't know how to talk properly , do you ? Let me teach you some manners on behalf of your father ! " + nx ww *** w " 3 ww www < 3 www AN ww Tu ex " You've been spoiled far too much by the Winston family ! It's time for your reign as CEO to come to an end ! " ] Seeing Lincoln sprawled on the ground , nearly beaten senseless , I finally stepped in to stop Jasper . I noticed his knuckles turning red and couldn't help but feel a pang of concern . [ ] " m A Lincoln Winston , clutching his swollen face , looked up and saw me holding Jasper's hand , concern evident in my eyes as I checked on him . " Does it hurt ? " I said softly . [ ] Completely losing his composure , Lincoln let out a bizarre mix of laughter and sobs , looking utterly ridiculous . [ ] When he noticed the growing crowd of onlookers , he finally scrambled awkwardly to his feet . [ ] Just then , the Winston family bodyguards arrived , accompanied by Rosemary , still dressed in her wedding gown . [ ] As soon as Rosemary spotted me , she didn't hesitate to point her finger and start yelling . " Laura ! What kind of spell have you cast on Lincoln ? ! " [ ] " Even on the day we're supposed to register our marriage , you won't leave us alone ! He's even trying to back out because of you ! " " Why ?! Why do you have everything ?! You should just go to hell ! Go to hell ! " [ ] In the next instant , Rosemary lunged at me , hand raised to slap me . [ ] Chapter 10 But Lincoln intercepted her , his eyes dark and filled with fury as he glared at her . [] " Rosemary ! Are you out of your mind ? How dare you act like this in front of Laura ? " ] " You even think about laying a hand on her , and I'll make you regret it ! Get out of my sight ! " ] A it was time to put an end to her antics . ] Perhaps my previous leniency had emboldened Rosemary , making her believe I was an easy target . [ ] Today , however , as her vile curses continued to spill forth , I decided I signaled my assistant , who stepped forward and tossed a stack of photos onto the ground . [ ] The images showed Rosemary kissing one of Lincoln's groomsmen , as well as intimate moments with various wealthy young men . ] Lincoln's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the photos , his expression one of sheer rage and devastation . [ ] He had genuinely believed that , at the very least , Rosemary had true feelings for him . [ ] Even though he knew about her past indiscretions , he had chosen to marry her for the sake of the child . [ ] But now , it was clear - it was all a complete lie . [ ] To Rosemary , Lincoln had simply been the easiest and most gullible target among her many conquests . ] ] For the first time , Lincoln seemed to truly understand what betrayal felt like . [ ] His eyes reddened with fury as he grabbed Rosemary by the collar " You lied to me ! You said you only loved me , but you've been with so many other men ! " [ ] He cast a sharp glance at her stomach . [ " Don't tell me the baby isn't mine either ! " ] ] Rosemary let out a wild laugh . " Why else would I pick you ? You're stupid and easy to fool ! " [ ] " Anyway , I've already married you . The child is part of the Winston family now ! " [ ] At her words , Lincoln's gaze turned dark and menacing . ] In a fit of rage , he shoved Rosemary hard to the side . [ ] *** w no en ** * www www - ww " She fell heavily to the ground , and blood quickly stained the pristine white of her wedding gown . [ ] Gasps and murmurs rippled through the crowd of onlookers in the airport . [ ] " Oh my God , someone call the police ... She looks like she's miscarrying ! " ] ] wan " " Rosemary lay on the floor , clutching her stomach , her face pale as a sheet . [ ] " You killed our child with your own hands ?! You'll face retribution for this ! " ] Lincoln , however , remained unfazed , his expression growing even more deranged . [ ] " That was no child - it was a cursed spawn ! If anyone deserves retribution , it's you ! " [ ] Just as he turned to leave , Rosemary grabbed his sleeve in a death grip . [ ] Without warning , she pulled out a bottle of liquid from somewhere . [ ] As she flung it toward him , the acrid smell of strong acid filled the air . Lincoln's jacket instantly corroded , the acid burning through to his back . He let out a pained hiss , his face contorted in agony . The bodyguards , finally reacting , rushed to subdue Rosemary and restrain her . [] 小 Moments later , an ambulance and the police arrived , taking both of them away . ww I later heard that Lincoln had received timely medical treatment . The burns on his back were minor , leaving only a small scar . As for Rosemary , she lost the baby . Both were convicted of intentional assault and sentenced to three years in prison . [ ] 04 Rosemary was also sued for divorce and left the Winston family with nothing . ] Despite this , she refused to sign the papers , vowing to stay in the family out of spite . ] The next news I heard about Lincoln was that he was struck by lightning during a rainy day . [ ] As if fate wasn't finished with him , he was ctrocuted The I when he fell , and he ultimately passed away . w www * va *** Jasper , worried that these sordid events might upset me , cleared his schedule and planned a globe - trotting trip for us . With a handsome man on my left and delicious food on my right , I spent every day in bliss , enjoying the happiness I deserved . [ ] ( 0 ) ( 0 ) His Secretary " Apcidentaliy Backed Chur Divorce to L'Acetitoneally Married His Unele