Chapter 28: Tea
Rosaline had not yet accepted her defeat.
"David!" She wasted no time pushing through the crowd, shoving aside guests who had insulted her just moments ago. If she could prove that David was by her side, all was not lost. "I've missed you so much! How are you back? Did your business in Vietnam end?"
Everyone watched in stunned silence at her shameless display.
David barely acknowledged her presence. Without so much as a glance, he walked past her, heading straight for Jazmine Harrison.
Rosaline froze. The whispers around her stung, the derisive scoffs of those she had rudely pushed making her chest tighten. He ignored me. He completely ignored me. Humiliation burned her face. Unable to endure another moment of mocking stares, she spun around and fled upstairs to her room.
Meanwhile, Jazmine stood still as David approached.
"Why didn't you inform me you were visiting home? I could have accompanied you," he said.
Jazmine hesitated. What was this? In her past life, she had asked him to come with her, only to be coldly dismissed.
"I thought you would be busy," she replied carefully.
David's brows furrowed slightly. "You are my wife. I can always make time for you. You should know there is nothing more important than that."
His voice held traces of warmth, something almost like concern.