“G-good afternoon, ma. How may I help you?" The guard asked, almost losing his composure when he saw that the owner of the car was a young beautiful girl. He was expecting someone that is a lot older to be the owner.“I came here to seek an audience with the Anderson family." Rose replied, finally turning her head to look at the guard.“Um…..which of the Anderson family are you here to see, ma?” The security guard asked again."I believe the person I'm here to see is whoever is the head of the Anderson family.” Rose casually replied. She didn't know who was the head of the family but she knew whoever is the Patriarch is the person she wanted to meet. “Do you have an appointment with the Patriarch then, ma?” The guard questioned again but Rose shook her head.“You won't let me in because of that?" Rose asked back.“Yes, ma. I can't let you in because only family members are allowed in. You can only enter if you have an appointment and I get confirmation from the main mansion about you
Luthor couldn't help but smile in amusement when he heard the security guard. Rose had done it again. She just has a unique way of making people agree with her and getting what she wants. She was right, the more time he spends with, the more he knows about Roseline Gray.“Let them know that I came from the Gray family. They might not know my name but inform them I'm related to Ruby Walter.” Rose told the security guard."I-I understand, I will inform them now, so please wait a bit.” The security guard replied and walked back to the guard house to make a phone call to the main mansion.A few minutes earlier before Rose arrived. In the main mansion of the Anderson family mansion. Frank had gathered almost all of his family in the main living room. Just like he had told Julian, he asked Julian to come along with his wife after she arrived back in the country yesterday with his own wife.“So you're telling me that Ruby's daughter is back in the country? Since when have you known about th
She was the reason why he asked the maids to clear everything that was related to Ruby in the mansion when she died because Anne was the only person who didn’t get over the news of Ruby’s death. She was even more devastated when she heard that William had sent Rose out of the country.Anne was not the only problem he had that time, Karen was also a problem too as well. “I understand, but we have to do something about this. That is why I didn’t make a decision until you and Karen came back.” Frank replied.“There is nothing to do other than we should go to the Gray mansion and retrieve her. I just want to see my granddaughter.” Anne didn’t waste her time thinking about it before she answered.“Um……. grandma, the girl you are talking about isn’t really your granddaughter though.” Leo who was sitting beside his older brother, Nicolas suddenly remarked. He wasn’t sure what was going on properly but based on what he was hearing, this situation had something to do with a girl. He hadn'
Everyone could tell that it was something serious because of his expression so they paid attention to him.“Go ahead, Anthony." Frank nodded his head at Anthony.“I just received a report from the security guard, who said that the security guard at the main entrance said that there is a guest that is requesting an audience with you." Anthony informed Frank who frowned." Frank, are you expecting someone?” Anne asked her husband who shook his head." I don't remember having a guest coming to see me.” He replied before turning to look at Anthony. " Did the person leave their name?” Frank asked him." According to what the guard told me. He said the guest said she came from the Gray family and is related to Miss Ruby Walter if that would be better.” Anthony revealed. Everyone's expression suddenly changed when they heard him. Even Nicholas who has remained calm raised a brow when he heard Anthony.Why did someone from the Gray family and also related to Ruby Walter suddenly come here? T
After a few extra minutes of driving, they finally arrived at the gate of the Anderson main mansion. Because they have already received an order from the Butler, the security guards didn't bother to stop them and allow Luthor to drive in.Just as Luthor stopped the car in front of the mansion, Rose caught a glimpse of an old man standing outside the entrance dressed in a Butler uniform with two bodyguards and two maids behind him.“Brother Luthor, would you like to go with me?" Rose asked Luthor. She didn't want to leave him alone in an unfamiliar place since she wasn't familiar with this place as well."Do you want me to go with you? I can escort you if you want and feel uncomfortable.” Luthor replied, taking a glance at Rose through the rearview mirror." Let's step out of the car first.” Rose told Luthor who nodded his head and she opened the car door. The moment Rose stepped out of the car, straightened her dress before turning to look at Luthor who had walked over to her side. T
After he left, she looked around her, taking a moment to admire the grandeur of the living room and the fine details that were incorporated into its creation.Just as she was busy admiring the beauty of the living room she couldn't help but imagine what kind of reaction the Old Master and Madam would have when they saw her. ‘I just hope they wouldn't turn out to be a family that I would have to deal with again. Mother was so sure about them.’ She thought. Rose was so caught up in her thoughts that she almost didn't notice the footsteps, until they were right behind her."Are you the young lady asking to have an audience with me?" A cold and stern voice asked.Rose stood up from her seat and slowly turned around only to see that the footsteps belonged to two elderly people."Oh my goodness...wh...who are you?" Old Madam blurted out with a shaky voice. She had a look of surprise and confusion on her face as she saw Rose in real life.Rose blinked her eyes when she heard the old lady's
"No sir. This is not a joke," Rose said firmly as she met his gaze without flinching. Even though he was a bit terrifying she was able to maintain her calm demeanor."Like I said earlier, I am Roseline Gray, the daughter of Ruby Walker. And I can assure you, I came here on my own accord." Her voice was calm and steady."What?" Old Madam's reaction was a stark contrast to what Rose had expected, and it was clear that her words had taken the elderly woman by surprise.Rose turned her attention to the old lady and studied her properly. Old Madam, on the other hand, was the epitome of grace and elegance. Her gray hair was tied in a tight bun, but her posture was still straight. If Old Anderson demeanor and stature exuded power and experience, the old lady beside him possessed grace and refinement. Despite the fact that both of them had white hair due to their age, they appeared quite different in terms of the energy and aura they emitted. "Are you sure of what you are saying?” Old Ander
"I feel left out, like my presence isn't noticed!" Old Anderson complained."Your intimidating look on your face and presence scares her to approach you." Old madam retorted."Dear, how can you push the blame only on me. We both agreed before we came here to be intimidating to whoever the person was. Now that you are sure that she is really Ruby's daughter, you want to blame me for reacting that way.” Old Anderson raised his brow at his wife who scoffed at him." We did agree to do something like that but you were too much. What if the poor girl had been too intimidated by you?” Old Madam argued back.Rose just stared speechlessly between the two people. First of all, Old Anderson's expression had completely changed from the menacing look he had earlier. " Um….. I'm sorry for interrupting your conversation but I don't think you should argue with each other. Besides, I understand why Patriarch Anderson did that.” After much deliberation, she decided to interfere in the matter.“Child,
“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