The maid quickly handed the cup to Rose, collected it and had a few sips before she finally spoke. "What exactly did you ask me to home for, step mother?" Rose asked Beatrice.“Um…..I asked you to come so that I can introduce you to the tutor I hired for you." Beatrice was taken aback at first but she quickly controlled herself.“Aha, Just a tutor. I thought it was someone important." Rose said indifferentlyShe acted like a spoiled rich girl, and there was apparent disdain in her tone.Henry instantly felt like someone had slapped him hard on his face. He blushed with embarrassment. It was the very first time a girl had shown a dislike for him.Yet, he composed himself, forced a smile on his face, and carried on, "Roseline, I have to say you are very pretty and.."Everyone loves compliments. Girls love to know people think they are pretty. Henry thought he could use the same tactic with Rose since he saw her as an easy girl.However, before he could finish his sentence, Rose coldly c
Meanwhile, Beatrice is also in the same situation as Henry. She chose Henry because she was sure that he was the sort of guy Rose would like in an instant. Isn't he her cup of tea? Why is she behaving like this? She had no time to figure it out now, so she dropped the matter off her mind and quickly ran after Henry. "Mr. Walker, stay, please. I'm really sorry. It's my fault. You see, I've spoiled her too much. Please don't be angry." She pleaded. Henry thought here came the chance to retort. He glared at Rose, then turned back to look at Beatrice. "Mrs. Gray, you are a very caring mother, and you have done a lot for your daughter, but she's just too arrogant. Even though I'm not the direct heir of the Walker family, I'm still the second son and I have my dignity. I refuse to be humiliated by someone insolent like her." "Tut" Rose let out a loud noise of disapproval and accidentally spat out the tea in her mouth. ‘Dignity?! Hahaha. Did he actually say dignity?! How shameless! To lu
After Henry stormed out of the room in rage and was defeated. Rose felt rewarded and uplifted. ‘Aii, revenge does make you feel good. I shall do more of this often since I feel at peace now.’ Rose stood up from her seat and walked to her room while humming a cheery tune, dropped her school bag on the bed and went to open the window that led to the balcony. She intended to sit down and take some fresh air but paused when she saw both Beatrice and Henry standing by the spring in the garden. They both looked emotional, Henry was intending to walk away and Beatrice was also trying to stop him. Some words were exchanged, and a few minutes passed till Henry was finally persuaded as he looked calm and showed a wicked smile. It seemed they were conspiring against her. ‘Hmm, plotting against me, is that it?’ Rose thought as she stared at the two people outside. After a while, Henry walked towards the gate while Beatrice watched him. She stood there for a while as if she was in deep though
Rose threw another cheeky smile at Beatrice. “Well, that is something my father doesn't need to know. Moreover, father loves you so much so there is no way he would ever say no to you. You will stand by my side, won't you, mother? Huh? Please?” Beatrice didn't expect such cheekiness and had to give in helplessly, "Of course, sweetheart." ‘I will let you off this time, for now. I need to think of a better plan. A long-term one.’ Then she suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, where are the jade rings and bracelets I bought you? I will keep them safe for you, and you just let me know when you need them." Almost eight billion dollars, they cost a lot! ‘If the money was spent on my own daughter, Sophia, it's alright, but on this little bugger! Thinking about it just makes me angry. Now that people have seen her wear it, it's time to get them back.’ "Oh, but er…" Rose frowned, "About that, I've put them in the safe in the bank." ‘This little brat! You are quick, a
“Oh my, I'm sorry for disturbing you, young miss." The maid instantly knew that her presence her disturbed Rose so she quickly apologized. “Forget it. What do you want?" Rose coldly waved her hand and asked again. “Umm…..the master asked me to call you downstairs.” The maid informed, making the scowl on Rose's face deepened. " Tell my father I'm busy now so I will come later.” Rose said and was about to close the door when the maid stopped her. " Young miss, the master said it's something important and he wants you to meet someone so he asked me to bring you now. If I return back without you, I would get yelled at.” The maid told Rose, a pleading expression on her face as she looked at Rose. She was scared to lose her job if she didn't bring Rose since William looked to be in a bad mood already. “Someone?" Rose raised her brow. ‘Did he want me to meet that bastard, Henry Walker again? Beatrice wouldn't have told him, right?’ She thought. Normally, she still wanted to refuse
“Rose, you weren’t aware of this but your mother was related to the Anderson family before she died.”William said. “Roseline, your father is right. Your mother is my cousin and we on;y heard about your arrival in the country so we came to meet your father.” Julian suddenly spoke. “Are you saying that my mother had a relative that I wasn't aware of? Why didn’t you tell me about them before, father?” Rose asked, giving William a questioning look. William was caught off guard when he heard her question because he didn’t know how to reply back to her, not when she had that expression on her face. Seeing that her husband was in a tight position, Beatrice decided to come to his rescue and help. “Rose, please don’t blame your father. He just didn’t tell you all this because he thought you shouldn’t know about thi yet. He was only doing what is best for you.” She said and William quickly nodded his head. “Is that so? I know you care for me but that doesn’t mean you have to decide whethe
Rose raised her brow in amazement because this was the very first time she was witnessing Karen look this scary. The only expression she has seen on Karen’s face was a sweet motherly expression and Rose knew that Karen wanted to dote on her but it was because she had chosen not to live with them. “Mrs. anderson, i don’t understand why you see-” “Enough of this nonsense, Beatrice Gray. you are not the one to decide for Rose. let the child decide for herself if she wants to go with us or not.” Karen didn’t let Beatrice finish speaking before she cut her off. “Mrs. Anderson, I think you are misunderstanding what Beatrice is saying. She is not deciding for Rose. Besides, Rose is also her daughter and she knows what Rose would like or not.” William tried to defend Beatrice. “Father, it’s okay. I will make my decision myself and Ihave decided to go with them to meet my mother’s uncle.” Rose suddenly intervened, making everyone turn to look at her. “What?” William was completely surpri
“My dear, this would be your room. I have everything prepared for you but if you don't like anything there, let me know so that I can have it changed for you." Karen said as she stood in front of the room door she had paid her attention into decorating for Rose during the week. It was one the reason they didn't visit the Gray mansion earlier because she wanted everything to be perfect before they bring Rose. Rose smiled when she noticed the nervousness in Karen's eyes that she was trying to hide. “Thank you for taking care of me, Aunty. I'm sure you already did a good job with the room so don't worry about anything because I will like it no matter how it looks." She told Karen who blinked her eyes in surprise. “Oh dear, aren't you so sweet? You can tell that I'm nervous that you might not like what I did.” Karen let out a sigh of relief as she smiled back at Rose. She unconsciously reached out her hand and caressed Rose cheek gently. ‘You really left an image of you Ruby and sh