Rosaline’s heart went out to William when she saw him lying in the hospital bed - pale-faced, hooked with an IV line and wrapped with bandages.She closed the door of the private ward, pulled the curtains, and made her way to him.“Hey,” she slowly whispered.William was frowning in his sleep.She smoothed his furrowed brows and caressed his cheeks.He seemed uncomfortable, so she took a wet towel and gently wiped him clean.His face, neck, chest, and arms, without touching the bandaged part. The nurses did not seem to have cleaned him up.She did that the best she could without touching his wounds, disturbing or alarming him.Given what he had been through before he lost consciousness, he probably did not want to be touched.So, Rosaline wiped him without any skin-to-skin contact.William, in his subconscious, felt something smooth and cool brush his face and smoothen the wrinkles on his forehead. It felt familiar and calming, so he did not want to disturb it.He felt it leave him a
Rosaline woke up to a warm embrace. She looked up to see William gazing at her.“You are awake,” She mumbled, hugged him, and went back to sleep.William was dumbfounded at her reaction.Before he could react, Rosaline woke up with a start and nearly knocked him out of bed.He was even more speechless.“I must admit you do take good care of patients,” He teased as he made himself comfortable on the bed, avoiding the fall.“Are you okay? Did I hurt you?” Rosaline ignored his sarcasm as she asked in concern.“I’m fine. You did not hurt me. Just startled me, that’s it,” William replied seriously.“I’m sorry. I was sitting by the bed. How did I get into your bed?”“That would be my doing. You were sleeping so uncomfortably.” “Why would you do that? You have wounds all over your body. What if they had torn? You could have just woken me up.”“I’m fine. Don’t worry.”“Why did you remove your bandages?”Rosaline became alarmed as she noticed the visible bandages on his neck were gone.“I wan
Rosaline woke up when someone shook her by the shoulders.She drowsily opened her eyes to see the entire Brown family looking at her in confusion.That quickly woke her up.William’s mother was staring daggers at her.If not for Tristen and Ria holding her back, she looked like she would have beaten her up. Rosaline coughed awkwardly to hide her nervousness and spoke.“Aunty, Uncle, sister-in-law.”She slowly got down from the bed while fixing her clothes. She looked at Tristen and looked at him questioningly.He only gave her a helpless shrug. She could only close her eyes in resignation.“Uncle Tom, I can practically see question marks on your face. Please ask what you want to know.”“What are you doing here? How long have you been here? How did you even know about Liam? I was under the impression you two have never met.”Rosaline scratched her head awkwardly, “How about I call William, and we both answer you together? It will be better that way.”Rosaline called William only to fi
Rosaline smiled at William to soothe him.She tried to reason with Anabella.“Aunty, we don’t know each other. But I do hope you will grant me the courtesy of introducing myself to you and getting to know each other. You can’t possibly know me based on other people’s lies or exaggeration.”“People? Is that the way you treat your family? You call your blood sister - people. No wonder even your parents don’t love you.”“That’s where you are wrong, Aunty. If there’s one thing I can confidently say about my parents, it is that they have always loved me. Besides, a relationship is a two-way street.”“You are eloquent; I must give you that. You say a relationship is a two-way street. When your sister treats you well, you refer to her as an outsider.”“How exactly did my sister treat me well? By taking pictures of me with William and showing it to you all as proof of me cheating on William? Or did she personally tell you what a bitch or slut or liar or shameless person I am? I wonder how tho
Rosaline walked up to William and sat on his lap.William was surprised at that.She never took the initiative to be intimate unless it was to tease him or in the heat of the moment in the middle of making out.She simply wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him.It was then he realized she was silently comforting him. What could he do? The girl he was in love with was comforting him. He could only hug her tighter and enjoy it.He pressed his head on her shoulders and drew a sharp breath.He pressed a kiss on her neck when he heard her speak. “I wonder if things would have been better if I had simply agreed to the engagement.”He bit her as he replied, “It would not. I would not have agreed to it anyway.”“Should I be flattered or angry?”“You should be nervous.”“Why would I be nervous?” Rosaline did not understand his line of thought.He slowly drawled as he pressed her on the bed, with him on top, “Because you are stuck with me.”He did not wait for her to react as he kiss
On the other hand, Supriya had a hard time digesting the truth.‘He said he loves her. They fooled me with the truth. They are dating and still canceled their engagement. What a scheme!’She was furious.To add insult to injury, she did not even get to have her way with William and was interrupted by Pete, of all people.Thankfully, she had the foresight to hide her camera before the police showed up.She acted as naturally as possible, claiming that William was the one who dragged her to his room. He looked like he was not himself, and she could not leave. She had hurt him in self-defense.And what Pete and Tristen saw was not her trying to kiss him but her shoving him away when he finally passed out.It was her words against theirs.William was unconscious and had yet to file a complaint.They could only leave after telling her to stay in town and show up when called for further questioning. When they all left, she cried her eyes out for Anabella’s shake.Tom had been immune to he
While their families were dealing with a surge of various emotions, William and Rosaline were having fun.Tristen asked his family’s butler to pack William’s luggage and send it to Tessa’s place.He did not want to face his aunt anytime soon. He was not confident that he could keep his temper, so he thought it better to avoid her. William did not care about it as he did not have anything important in that house. The luggage and moving out were only for effect. William pretended to be pitiful to get Rosaline to pack a few sets of her clothes and bring them to the AR mansion.He had played the ‘I’m a patient’ card a little too much, and Rosaline was already angry.Sensing her temper, William became obedient and quietly followed her as they left Tessa’s house.However, he drove straight to a cloth donation bin close to the Red Cross and dumped his entire luggage.Rosaline was surprised at that.Then, they went to a mall.William asked her to help him pick clothes for him, and he secret
William smiled at Rosaline.She cared more than she let on.“I’m fine. It’s just itchy, that’s all.”“Do you want to cold compress the wounds? I think it helps reduce itchiness and inflammation. Though I am not sure if it’s advisable for open wounds.”“That’s alright. Can you help me remove the dressing?”“Why?”“It’s not that bad. I just had it bandaged for the show. As long as I apply antiseptic, don’t scratch it or get it wet, there’s no need to dress it.”“Are you sure? I think it’s safer to leave it be.”“I am sure. I feel like a Mummy right now.”“Hahaha!” “Let me grab the first aid.”“Thank you!”Rosaline removed all the bandages and was shocked at the wounds.It went all around him - under his neck, waist, v-line, back, arms, and legs.Though the wounds were not too deep and had already closed up, they still looked ghastly.She carefully applied antiseptic ointment and sprayed antiseptic power over it.“This must have hurt.” “Not really. I was intoxicated, and my head was ful
William lay on the bed with Rosaline in his arms and little Parth in his crib on the side. “Lexi?” William whispered. “Hmm?” Rosaline hummed in his neck. “Falling in love with you is the greatest achievement of my life. Thank you, darling. I never knew I could be so happy that my heart feels like it’ll overflow.” William said emotionally. “Don’t steal my line. That’s how I feel. With you by my side, I feel invincible.” Rosaline murmured. “I love you so much.” He said hoarsely. “I know. I would argue I love you more, but we both know that’s not true.” Rosaline giggled, peppering kisses on his neck. “Don’t do that!” William sighed. She teased, “Do what?” “Our son is here. We can’t do anything, so don’t provoke me. Besides, you have not healed yet.” William answered. “Teasing you is no fun. You have better control than me.” Rosaline complained. “You should be happy about that. I want you more than you want me.” William teased. “I have noticed our desire for sex and food follow
Everyone had gathered at the AR mansion early as Asteria was to bring Rosaline and William’s baby.Tessa jumped first and ran to the door.She could not snatch the baby from Asteria’s arm, and Asteria would not give him away.They argued as they reached Rosaline’s side.The silent baby finally made a cooing noise as he leaped at Rosaline.“You heartless brat, I have been looking after you for two days, and you did not even speak to me once,” Asteria exclaimed, making everyone laugh.She had become much more cheerful in Apex city. She was unrestrained and happy.Everyone was waiting to hold the baby.Leena whistled and said, “Don’t crowd around him. Give him some breathing space. Rosy will introduce everyone to him.”They all grumbled and sat down.Jack had to grab Tessa and Albert by the collar and make them sit.Meanwhile, the baby rested his head on Rosaline’s shoulders but kept facing outside.“Don’t be mad at Mamma. Mamma was busy. Look, Mamma brought Dada home.” Rosaline convince
Danial, Isabella, Rosaline, and William went to the Scott family mansion.They had identified and reported the spies to the authorities.Someone had screened the entire mansion for hidden bugs.They enjoyed a lively dinner. It was the most peaceful meal in over five months. They shared what was going on and celebrated the reunion.They had planned to fly to Apex city the next day.They had given a week off to everyone in both companies except the support staff. It was to gear everyone up for the drastic changes that were to happen in Scott Group and to set the pace they would pick up at AR Group. Finally, William and Rosaline were alone in their bedroom.He hugged her close as soon as they locked the door.“You worked so hard,” William sounded sad.“It was the only time I had gotten physically involved. I only worked from the sidelines and helped the rescued people. It was emotionally draining to see so much suffering.”“But I tried my best to channel it into helping others, spreadin
Rosaline tried to soothe her.“Forget those vile creatures. That phase in your life is over. It’ll never go away, but it’s only a past now.”“The baby is innocent. It’s 29 weeks old now. Already fully formed.”“That gives you three options - you can keep the baby.”“You can abort it.”“Or you can wait a few more weeks. After the 34th week, we can do a c-section. The baby will be kept in a NICU until it is ready to be taken away.”“It’ll have a very high chance of survival after 34 weeks. You need at least six weeks for your physical injuries to heal anyway. You will be in the hospital regardless.”“And even if you want to abort, you’ll have to wait two weeks before your other injuries are healed enough for the procedure to be safe for your body.”“You can sleep on it and make a choice.”The girl looked at her and asked, “If I give birth, what will happen to the child?”Rosaline answered, “Depends on what you want. You can leave it in CARE if you don’t want to raise it. I promise the c
Rosaline broke the silence before the reporters could ask anything.“This little girl needed 30 stitches to heal the wound caused by rape. I had qualms about signing the consent form to terminate the pregnancy, which she called a monster. It would have undoubtedly torn her already vulnerable body apart.”The host silenced the reporters and played another clip.It showed a hospital bed and a young woman with a big pregnant belly. Her face was blurred, but she looked young.A police officer took her statement while a nurse and Rosaline stayed in the room.“Miss , let me confirm the details as you have mentioned previously. You met Peter a year ago in a cafe. He asked you out, you refused, he started to harass you, and then you filed a complaint against him.”“We found the complaint in the FIR box in the police station of south branch-9, which is close to your house. You and your parents met with an accident five days after you had filed an FIR.”The girl trembled, and Rosaline hel
Rosaline asked.“Whose permission do we need to terminate any possible pregnancy? They are too young to consent to anything, and god knows when we will find their families.”She slumped down and leaned on the wall as she sighed.“On top of everything, I don’t want them to have to carry a pregnancy to term. Under a proper environment, there is a chance they might heal and have a life, a family, and a future ahead. Let’s protect that.”“Thank you, Chief!”“Can we also get permission for the girls to choose if they want to return to their homes or stay in CARE?”“I suspect one of the girls got sold by her family. The others were in unwanted, improvised conditions. Only the 13-year-old seems to come from a loving family. If they don’t have a healing environment at home, let them stay in CARE. When they are better, they can move out anytime they want.”“Thank you, Chief. I will get the documents from you and prepare them after I get checked at the hospital.”“Don’t worry! I won’t mess with
A reporter asked a question that was not related to the case.“Miss Dayne, there are rumors that all the rescued rape victims get forced to have an abortion before being admitted to CARE. Could you shed some light on the matter?”The host replied, “Please keep the questions limited to the case.”Rosaline smiled at the host and answered, “That is not true. But I think I should be able to answer more clearly if your question was specific.”The reporter was stunned but soon asked, “Is it true that you have signed the consent form for abortion for the rape victims who were underage?”“Yes, that is true.”The reporter sneered, “In that case, it is true.”Rosaline countered, “I think you should get your facts straight and understand the nuances while discussing a sensitive topic.”“I have signed a consent form to terminate the pregnancy caused by six months of continuous rape of an 8-year-old who was in no way capable of sustaining a pregnancy on her physically undeveloped body that needed
Chief Green continued after the reporters quieted down.“After an in-depth investigation, we uncovered some evidence which indicated Mr. Jackson Senior’s involvement in the accident of Mr. Andrew Scott’s pregnant wife.”“Mr. Jackson Junior’s involvement in missing funds and misappropriation of money and resources within Scott Group subsidiaries came to light. We also found evidence of him bribing many staff members of Scott Group.”“Ultimately, there was evidence of their involvement in child trafficking. It linked both cases together.”“Furthermore, Mr. Jackson Senior was the leading investigator of the case of Mrs. Andrew. He was also the senior leader overseeing the capture of the suspect - Peter.”“However, there was no motive linking them, and their accounts were clean. And the evidence was not enough.”“So, we had to dig deeper, and we uncovered Mr. Jackson’s sister, who had wanted to marry into the Scott family, had gone missing and was presumed dead two years before Mrs. Andre
“You bitch, you called the cops,” Michael said venomously, spittle spraying from his mouth.“Someone is indeed helping you from the inside. No wonder we failed three times.” Rosaline said calmly.“Hahaha, you are smart. No wonder you found all my hideouts. Too bad you can’t catch me, though.” He sneered.“For what you did to those little girls, I will make sure you get caught, even if it’s the last thing I do,” Rosaline vowed.“Those little cunts were so tight. I am getting hard just thinking of them. The youngest one, how old was that bitch again? Ah! 8, 7 when I bought her. She was one feisty bitch, so much like you. When I shoved myself inside her, she begged until she passed out. One day, I will make sure you do the same. I won’t kill you today. I am going to fuck you bloody first. And, you won’t be able to do anything because you can’t touch me.”Michael punched her on the stomach, spat on her face, and left.Rosaline took a minute before she managed to stand.She took off her ea