“The thing is….. after my father sent me to school abroad, any time he called me he usually asked if I knew some information about my mother, most especially her passwords she used to save some of her possessions. From there I figured that there was actually something my father was doing secretly and it was something that my mother was involved in. As for how I knew about the will before coming to the country, I heard it from my father but he didn't know I overheard his conversation with someone when he called me.” Rose finally replied, quickly coming up with an excuse and lie that she hoped they would buy and believe. Nobody said anything at first after Rose replied and they all stared at her with different thoughts going through their head at the moment. They somehow felt like there was still something that Rose wasn't telling them but her explanation on how she found out about the will was believable a bit. It was possible that William wasn't aware that his phone call with Rose w
She looked at the envelope in her hand and raised her head up to look at Frank who suddenly smiled gently at her for the first time she had met him. She couldn't help but blink her eyes at the sudden gesture from the serious and stern looking old man.“You can go ahead and open it, child." Frank told her.Rose finally turned her gaze back to the envelope and opened it, only to find a few paperworks and documents inside which she slowly pulled out from the envelope and placed the envelope on her lap while she slowly went through the paperwork one by one.“Your grandmother is my younger sister and was once part of the Anderson family. Your grandmother gave her own shares and property she had in the Anderson family to your mother. Your mother is also a bloodline of the Anderson family which made her have her own shares too in the Anderson family. However, your mother never added her shares and your grandmother shares of the Anderson family to her will because she wanted you to have it. T
“There is one more thing. I can't take over everything now." She stated making the four men crease their brow a bit.“Why, little Rose? Didn't grandfather just say they belonged to you?" Leo asked.“It's true but I think I would get overwhelmed by this. It's a good thing that I'm aware of it but I'd like to ask a request from Patriarch Anderson?” Rose asked.“What request?" Frank nodded at her.“If it wouldn't be too much trouble, I'd like whoever is in charge of maintaining all of this property from my mother and grandmother to continue. I'm not sure I would be good at managing all this property and shares by myself." She said, not bothering to waste her time. It's true she had other things to do than having to maintain this property, so it would be best to let the person taking care of it continue.“Are you sure about this? What about the personal account that was created to save all the incomes?" Julian was the one who questioned her.“I will keep that as well. I don't really need
“Um……I don't really know how to address you guys though.” Rose replied, not knowing how to really react to Julian's question. She didn't even realize how formal she sounded until now. "Child, you can address us with whatever makes you comfortable.” Frank gently told her, so that she doesn't think she is being pressured. “Oh, okay. Then I will keep that in mind.” Rose nodded her head. " You will be leaving tomorrow right?” Nicholas suddenly asked, making Rose turn to look at him. "Yes, I am." Rose answered. “That's indeed a pity because this Old man would have wanted you to stay but we all understand your reasons as well." Frank remarked, sounding a bit disappointed. “I can always find time to visit regularly if that is okay with you.” She replied as she looked at Frank. “You can also visit the mansion too if it's too hard for you to come here. Don't worry about the entrance, I will take care of the security guards once I return back home.” Julian suggested, taking the opportun
They took their seats on their respectful chairs. Frank sat at the head of the table with Anne beside him, Julian and his two sons sat at the other side of the table. As for Rose , she ended up sitting in between Anne and Karen which made her a bit calmer. She felt the motherly aura from both Anne and Karen. No matter how dry and blank she looked, Anne did not mind her and just showed her love without thinking the same goes to Karen who had liked her the moment she set her eyes on her. Rose put a small piece of the meat in her mouth gracefully. Every gesture she made while eating was extremely refined and delicate from the way she moved her chopstick to how she cut the meat or moved her mouth to eat the food was screaming perfect elegance that even people from well reputed families can't imitate. Her action took everyone present by surprise. She didn't look like she had any idea about etiquettes but she just displayed a perfect eating etiquette that would take people years and ye
………On the other hand, after eating dinner the Anderson family gathered in the living room. Since there are still some things that needed to be done Frank decided to ask Julian about the things they were unable to say earlier. They both discussed the situation of the company and progress of the company when Frank suddenly changed the topic.“What do you think about Roseline, Julian?" He asked his son.“Father, there is nothing wrong with Rose. Except for the fact that I get the feeling that we are not dealing with a normal girl. There are still a lot of things she has hidden but I'm sure we will figure them out the more time we spend with her.” Julian honestly replied, those were the things he noted in Rose." I have the same thought as well. She seems way smarter and more mature than her age. It makes me wonder what happened to her for her to grow up quickly.” Frank nodded in agreement with Julian with a small frown on his face.“What do you expect, Old man? That child obviously had
Despite trying different sleeping poses she would end up opening her eyes unable to sleep. She didn't know what was wrong with her but sleeping was really difficult for her“Damn it!" Rose cursed as she sat up on the bed. ‘Water……I'm thirsty.’ She thought to herself, feeling her throat dry as she looked around the room.Left with no other choice, Rose sighed as she stood up from the bed and made her way out of the room to look for water herself. Although she wasn't sure where the kitchen was in the mansion, but she was sure she would find her way there eventually. It was late already and there was no maid around that she could ask to help her.It took Rose almost half an hour before she was finally able to find the kitchen. If she wasn't really thirsty she would have returned back to her room but she was fortunate to find the kitchen.After she was done drinking water, she poured herself another glass of water to take to her room in case she was thirsty later. It would be a hassle t
Rose let out a sigh of relief as she gently rubbed her wrist. “I'm sorry about that." Nicholas apologized, gesturing to her wrist she was rubbing. Their first encounter was with him hitting her with a door and now he nearly broke her wrist again which is all red because of how pale her skin was. “Ah, it's okay." Rose replied with a shake of her head. " What are you doing here? And why are you still awake?” Nicholas finally questioned her. " I was on my way back to my room when I noticed the door opened and saw you here. I was going to wake you up but it seems like you are very much awake.” She calmly answered. “What were you looking for outside your room? It's late to be roaming around.” He inquired again. “Nothing much. I came out to get some water to drink when I was thirsty and I couldn't call any maid to help me.” She told him again. “What about you? It's quite late and cold out here.” Rose asked and she looked down at Nicholas. "I just came out here to get some breeze.