She wouldn't have placed the headphone on her head if the thugs hadn't started wrecking the whole place, in order to protect her ear from the loud crashing sound earlier she used the headphones as a guide. Noticing that the girl wasn't responding to him or looking at him, when she knew someone was clearly standing in front of her. He reached out his hand to remove the headphones from her ear, thinking it was what didn't let her hear him. Seeing that the thug beside her was raising his hand and stretching it towards her, she knew what he wanted to do. Without saying anything, Rose reached out quickly and grabbed the fork on her table and in a swift movement she stabbed the thug's hand that was placed on the table using the fork. The thug's facial expression distorted as he felt the stinging pain of the fork piercing his hand. “Arrgh!....." He screamed loudly in agony and lowered his tall body a bit due to the extreme pain he was feeling. He used his other hand to grab his wrist th
Rose just quietly stared at Byron when she heard him. She was aware of the danger it might cause in the future if she told her family name, so her plan was to avoid that question. “You don't need to know my family name. All you just need to know is that just one phone call can destroy all of your lives." Rose finally replied as she looked Byron dead in the eyes. “Little girl, are we supposed to be scared all because of that simple threat of words you just said?" This time it was Fury who spoke before Byron could reply. “I'm not threatening you with words. It's easy for you guys to come here and extort your power, which is your number and all the things you have in your hands. Did you think I'd exchange just ordinary words with you guys? I also have a way to use my power over you." Rose turned to look at Fury. " What are you talking about?” Fury asked with a frown on his face. “18.2-121. Entering property of another for the purpose of damaging it, etc. Have you heard the words “di
“Third Boss!” The thugs nearby quickly rushed to help their third commander up. “Your man has been released. You no longer have anything to use." Rose ignored the commotion beside her and turned to look at Byron who had a mixed expression between amusement and surprise on his face. Fury on the other hand, just glared in disappointment at the third-in-command. “This crazy little brat! How dare you -" After being assisted up, he was about to lash out at Rose when Fury interrupted him. “Keep quiet for now, Ax." He told him to shut up. "You indeed let go of one of my men, but what about the other one he had beaten up?” Byron asked. “That freak also broke my hand as well." Ax, the third-in-command chided but earned him a glare from Fury. "I see you want to push your luck. Let me set the table straight then since you want to go all out.” Rose raised her head up to look at Byron. "You said something about evidence to proof your violation, right? I also told you earlier, I don't talk
Luthor turned to look at Rose after Ax was taken out of the restaurant. “Are you okay, little Rose?” He asked, thinking that she might have been frightened by Ax action. Even though she was acting brave, she was still just a child after all. Contrary to what he expected to look like, she looked rather calm and looked unfazed like she hadn't just been attacked at. Rose wasn't scared at Ax's attempt because she is generally not scared of anything. She herself was surprised by how she was still able to maintain her calm demeanor. She simply nodded at Luthor and glanced at Byron and Fury. “It seems this big boss of yours still has some mortality and made a right choice teaching his lackeys what's wrong or right. However, it is unfortunate that not all of his lackeys have a brain in them.” She remarked her entire demeanor changed as she emitted a terrifying and chilling aura around her. Her sharp piercing gaze stabbed through Byron like daggers. She was done playing games with these peo
Maya let out a restless sigh, upon seeing how she was already cornered by the three of them. “I'm sorry children. This is all my fault. I'm the one putting you in this situation and I can't do anything about it. I'm sorry.” She muttered in a low voice that was filled with guilt. If only she had looked for another way and not gone to borrow money this situation wouldn't have happened. Not only is she involving her two children in this mess, but also Rose who she had just met today in this mess as well. “You did what you have to Mrs. Hoult. As for this, I will take care of it so wait here for us." Rose reassured Maya before turning to look at Byron. “I will advise you, this is still a bad idea, kid." Fury remarked. "Your advice is insignificant at this moment, so let's go or you and boss can say goodbye to whatever you do in an hour.” Rose coldly retorted back to him. " Fine, let's go.” Byron understood what she meant so he turned around and gestured to their boys to move out of th
Just as they entered the bar, they had also garnered the attention from the customers and people in the club as well. Although some of the customers knew Byron, Fury and Ax so they were not surprised to see them. However, what caught their attention was Luthor, Amelia and most especially, Rose. First of all, they were mesmerized and stunned by seeing such a beautiful young girl in a place like this. She was the most beautiful person most of them have seen and they couldn't take their eyes off her, both men and women in the bar. Byron stopped one of the waiters and asked about where their big boss and the waiter told him he was in the office so he turned to look at Rose, Luthor and Amelia. “Let's go." He said and led them to the elevator. When they got to the fourth floor which was the floor where the boss was located, Rose noticed it gave off a different vibe which made her wonder who this Big Boss is. “Come in." A husky voice came from inside the office after Byron knocked on th
“You assholes, that wasn't the agreement between you and my mother!" Amelia argued back.“Is it? By the way, where is your mother? Did you bring your brother here to complain about what my boys did?" Cobra asked.“You are the one my mother had an agreement with, right? Even if she owes you money, you should follow the agreement between the two of you, rather than having your boys come and destroy the shop." Luthor suddenly spoke, looking at Cobra dead in the eyes." You don't seem to be an ordinary person. Anyways, I changed my mind on the agreement and sent my boys to collect my money. Is there something wrong with that?” Cobra replied to Luthor who frowned at his statement.What did he expect from loan sharks? Everything about these people are illegal and they act like gods over their clients because none of them can go against them. Why did his mother have to come and borrow money from these kinds of people?“You should have told them before coming and asking for money after the ag
“What business do I have with a little girl like you?” he asked again. He knew for a fact that Rosewas not a simple person when he saw her, but the fact that she was a small child wouldn't let him think straight to not mess with her. Besides, he hadn't witnessed how terrifying she could be since he just thought she was a spoiled little brat from a wealthy family.“I have no business with you either, Mister. However, I couldn't take it any longer when your boys came to ruin my lunch and one of them came up to meet and harassed me.” Rose calmly replied.“Is that true?” Cobra turned to look at the three men standing beside the couch he was sitting on with a small frown on his face. No matter how ruthless he was, he had always given a severe warning to all of his boys that they should always leave children and pregnant women from their business and Byron, Ax and Fury were no exception from his warning.How come he sends them to go and collect money and all three of them watch one of the b
“Yes, that's true, I've only seen Sophia around but not your oldest first daughter.” Mrs. Will interfered when she too heard Mrs. Phillip’s question. She planned to ask Beatrice because she had been looking around for Rose but couldn't find her. “Thank God, I thought I was the only one who missed seeing that cute loveable child. Where did you say she is, Beatrice?” Mrs. Phillip asked again despite knowing that Beatrice hadn't replied yet. Beatrice smiled at both Mrs. Phillip and Mrs. Will. ‘You crazy two bitches. I'm already prepared for you.’ she thought to herself. She was aware that these two women were nothing but trouble, that's why she prepared herself for them since she had no choice but to invite them to her little party. “Oh, well, my poor Rose has a fever and is staying in bed. I told her not to come outside because of the cold weather and her fever could worsen.” She calmly answered. “Oh dear, is Rose okay? Why didn't you let us know beforehand." Mrs. Phillip worriedly
Once, Rose had believed that Beatrice cared for her. She had believed in her kindness, thinking that maybe Beatrice did see her as a daughter. But now, she saw through the facade. Beatrice wasn’t protecting her. She was merely covering for her son, brushing away his actions as though they were minor inconveniences. Each word of Beatrice’s “comfort” felt like salt in a wound. Still in pain and unable to walk comfortably, Rose was confined to her bed. Though Rose's leg had healed more than she portrayed it to everyone, it was also part of her plan. During her confinement, Rose constantly talked with Nicholas and gave him directions on the things she wanted him to do with the security video she asked him to find. Although he could fairly guess what his little cousin was up to, Nicholas was still confused about how she was planning all this in her little head. Yet, despite her stepdaughter’s state, Beatrice's grand birthday party carried on as planned. The house bustled with preparatio
The next day, Rose received a call from Theresa in the morning, telling her to visit the store because of something important. Rose actually thought it was something that wouldn't take time so she lied to Beatrice who was at home that she was going to her friend's place. As expected, Beatrice didn't probe too much and let Rose leave. It was only when Rose got there did she realize that it was going to take a while for her to finish up with the meeting so she tried to rush things up. Nancy sent a text message to Rose when she was having a meeting with Theresa, in order to inform Rose that she would soon be arriving at the location of the first house on Rose's list. Nancy wanted Rose to be present personally, so that she can be able to negotiate some of the terms with the real estate agent. Rose would have loved to attend the meeting but it was impossible since her meeting with Theresa wasn't over yet. As a result, she had no other choice but to text Nancy and told her to carry on w
“That is an excellent choice. I will give the estate manager incharge of these properties a call tonight and we can meet at the location to sign the complete deal.” Nancy suggested. Rose easily agrees to Nancy's term since she found the suggestion acceptable.“That's fine by me. I'll meet you there tomorrow morning.” “Yes, but that is not the case here. I don't think it's wise for you to go out again tomorrow with how you look." She added as she looked at Rose who tilted her head to the side. There is no way she wanted Rose to walk around with that face again tomorrow. Today was a mistake because she didn't know what happened to her.“Are you worried about me, big sister? Don't because I am fine. Besides, I need to handle this before it gets late because I will be needing it soon." Rose replied, giving a reassuring smile at Nancy.“I know but I still think you should get better first, huh? You have to care about yourself more." Nancy argued, despite knowing that Rose was right. Howe
When they arrived at their destination, Rose told Luthor to wait for her while she headed to the restaurant entrance.Immediately she entered the restaurant, she sighted Nancy sitting at one of the tables by the window so she made her way there while trying to control herself from limping too much.“I'm sorry for making you wait for me, sister Nancy." Rose said as she stood in front of the table.“Oh dear, Rose what happened to your face?” Nancy looked up when she heard Rose's voice ready to greet her with a smile but she was shocked when she saw Rose.Rose gave Nancy a smile before taking her seat in front of her. “It's nothing serious, I just got into a little accident but I'm healing now." She replied.“You should have told me about this, I wouldn't have accepted us to meet today. Are you sure you're okay coming out like this?" Nancy worriedly asked. “I am, don't worry about me." Rose nodded her head at Nancy but it wasn't enough to make the woman stop worrying about her. She was
………..The next day, Rose was unable to go to school because of injuries. After everyone had left the mansion, Rose picked up her phone and called Luthor to get the car ready for her.Well, the Gray family thought she would be unable to go out but that wasn't true, she had got appointments with Nancy who was already waiting for her at the restaurant they were supposed to meet.A few minutes later, Rose stepped out of her building fully dressed in all black clothes and backpack. Luthor, who was already waiting for her, stepped out of the driver seat and opened the back seat door for her.“Are you sure you should be going out in that condition?" Luthor asked as he drove out of the mansion. Earlier he had watched Rose limp into the car when he hadn't taken his eyes off her. Even as she sat in the car pressing her cellphone his gaze constantly fell on her bruised face and leg.Rose looked up from her phone and glanced at the driver seat. “Yes. It's important. And I told you not to have th
Beatrice was caught off guard when she heard Rose. How was she supposed to reply to that?Seeing her mother in a difficult situation to come up with something to say, Sophia tugged Rose's hand. “Sister, don't think like that. Ever since you left and mom found out that Victor chased you out, mom scolded him really really badly on your behalf." As a sweet-talker, Sophia expected her tricks to work on Roes who smiled at her and pretended like she never did anything earlier. It almost looked like she was a robot that was being rubbotted.Ah, yes. But it seems like my scolding isn't enough for him. I will make sure to seek punishment for him from your father when he comes back. My darling, I'm sorry for coming so late." Beatrice took the opportunity crested by her daughter and came up with something quickly.Rose smiled upon seeing how mother and daughter keep trying to come up with an excuse to cover for each other. Not wanting to drag on seeing their faces, Rose lied that she wanted to
Rose, who was busy taking her nap, frowned when she felt the presence in her room. ‘I should have locked that door earlier.’“Sister, wake up. It's me, Sophia." Sophia persistently shook Rose's body, making her groan in pain at how tight Sophia's grip was.“It hurts, Sophia.” Rose mumbled as she gently pushed Sophia's hand away and sat up on the bed." Oh, I'm sorry. Mother and I were just so excited and happy when we heard that you're back." Sophia quickly apologized as she sat beside Rose on the bed."Roseline, dear. Why did you do that? Do you have any idea how worried I was when I heard that you left the mansion? Your father got angry at me because of that.” Beatrice suddenly ranted as she looked at Rose with a fake worried expression on her face.“Mother, I didn't leave just like that. I had no choice but to listen to Victor when he chased me out because I didn't want him to get more angry with me." Rose replied as she looked up at Beatrice. Honestly, she wasn't really in the moo
Just as she was about to go inside, the gates opened and another car which belonged to Beatrice drove in as well, making Sophia pause.“Sophia, what are you doing outside still dressed like that?"Beatrice questioned as she stepped out of the car along with Victor. She had a scowl on her face when she saw her daughter still dressed the same way she had dressed when she left this morning.“I just got back home now." Sophia casually replied to her mother. “And before you scold me, I went out with my friends after school so I was late because of that." She quickly added, knowing what her mother might say next.“Mom, stop looking at Sophia like that. She is old enough to hang out with her friends, isn't she?” Victor suddenly Interjected while winking at his sister who smiled at him for his help.“I know, I just want you to be careful sometimes." As expected, Beatrice couldn't win against her children and softened her gaze at Sophia.“Mommy, did you get that picture of the dress I sent to y