Chapter 236

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The next mornings,

RING! RING! RING!

Rose was woken up from her sleep by the sound of her cell phone ringing. She lazily stretched her arm to the bedside table where she left her phone before going to sleep the previous night after her conversation with Nicholas.

Without checking the identity of the caller she just accepted the call and placed the phone on her ear.

"Hello, who is this?" Rose asked in a drowsy voice.

"Good morning partner, I can't believe you're still in bed sleeping by this time in the morning." A familiar feminine voice accused Rose who opened her half closed eyes.

“Mrs. Theresa?" Rose called as she wasn't expecting her to be the caller.

“Oh, yes. Dear Rose, it's me but it seems like you are still on the bed?" Theresa answered and asked with an amused smile on her lips.

"It is still early in the morning, so I think I'm the one who is supposed to be complaining about you calling at such a time, Mrs. Theresa." Rose retorted in a defensive tone.

Theresa co