Rosaline cleared her throat and asked.“Anyway, what do you mean by she is stalking you?”William calmed himself and explained. For some reason, he liked explaining things to her.“Well, here’s the thing. I bought a house five years back. I have been trying to restore it and fix all the broken things since I came back.” “...” Rosaline was speechless.‘How is that relevant?’William continued, not noticing her expression.“I’ll take you for a tour one of these days.”“Hey, how about you help me with the interior design? I can hire you as a freelancer. I was going to hire a freelance interior designer anyway.”Rosaline could no longer keep up with his off-track plot.She interrupted him.“Hold on, will you? What are you talking about, anyway?”“Weren’t you going to tell me about being stalked? How did it turn into your house?”William joked at her confusion. “Damn. I was hoping you wouldn’t notice.”“Really?”“Alright. No jokes.”“Get to the point.”He went back to the point.“Well, th
“Alright, let’s lay out some details first,” Rosaline spoke after some time.William nodded, eager to hear her ideas.“I don’t want her to know my address and get to my family. That’s too much of a hassle to handle.”William immediately proposed.“I think we can get you a fake ID. That should solve your problems unless she finds a professional to dig deep.”Rosaline nodded. Talking to him was so easy.“We should also find out what she has been doing all these years, what she studies, what she is good at, who her friends are. We need to have better countermeasures in place.”William had already started to gather it.“On it! I asked Pete to dig something about her. She is likely to find that out. But I also asked someone I know to get all her data and hack her laptop, but not do anything with it. We should have that in a few hours.”Rosaline was curious about Pete and asked.“What’s going on between Pete and her?”William made a face and explained.“She labeled him a cheater based on yo
William asked her what was on her mind instead.“So what exactly are you thinking?”“I have a friend who happens to require restoring grandma's old house. It’s been vacant for the past five years since Grammy passed away.”She added, “I promised to help her with interior design, and we are looking for someone else to help with the restoration work. I guess you can help her with it. Her family owns a hotel close to her Grammy’s house.”“So?” William questioned with mischief in his eyes. “I think you said something about giving her content.” William did not like where her idea was going.“Are you sure about that? It’s most likely to spread out. The pictures were blurry the last time, but that won’t always be the case. We can get you a fake identity, but we can’t change your face. I don’t think that’s worth the risk.”“Don’t worry about that. A clean hand needs no washing. Let Supriya do as she wishes. We’ll collect evidence and sue her all at once.”Rosaline added as an afterthought.
They continued to eat and drink some more amidst the awkwardness with their thoughts all over the place. After a while, Rosaline excused herself to go to the washroom.William took this chance to open the windows and breathe the much-needed fresh air to calm himself down. Rosaline was the first and only person he was attracted to in his entire life.He had never thought about romance or even sex. His best friend, Albert, often teased him that he had a physiological problem or maybe he was asexual. William had never paid attention to it.But Rosaline was driving him insane.When she bit her lips, as she subconsciously tended to do quite often, it took all of his restraint to resist the urge to kiss her and maybe bite those lips until they became red and swollen. He could not take his eyes off her when she walked in today.The tattoo on her fair shoulders was tempting.He wanted to trace them with his tongue. Move up to Rosaline’s slender neck and touch and kiss every inch of her ski
Engrossed in their thoughts, neither commented on how long it had taken Rosaline to visit the washroom.They reverted to the casual conversion and ironed out some more details while waiting for Tessa to join.Some more food and wine later, Tessa made a grand entrance.The Pavillion’s security was top-notch.The waiter got the ID from Tessa, then asked William and Rosaline if they had called the person in the ID.Only after the guest’s approval do they let in the person.When Tessa came in, both William and Tessa were astonished.“WTF, boss! How do you know Rosy?” Tessa inquired of William.“She is the help you called?” William asked Rosaline, ignoring Tessa as he was wont to do. “Damn! Can you be a little more human, boss? I spent so much effort digging on your bitch?”“Interesting!” Rosaline finally said.William had a bad feeling about it. “Babe, who is he?” Rosaline asked Tessa.“Babe?” William frowned, not being the object of the address.“Senior Will, how do you know my Rosy? I
Rosaline and William filled Tessa with what they had planned so far.When they had just about finished, food also arrived.Tessa started eating like a hungry ghost and did not talk at all.Rosaline and William had known her for a long time and knew her well. They let her be and started chatting on their own. “How did you guys become friends?” William enquired.Rosaline explained. “She stole my food, and I poured water on her head. I got thirsty later on and stole her water. She got cold and stole the jacket that I had taken off. We somehow became friends after that, and the rest is, as you can see.” William could not help but smile. “This reminds me of how Pete and I became friends.”“How?”“We were in 1st grade at that time. I saw Pete was about to kiss Ria, so I punched him and gave him a split lip. Unexpectedly, Ria kicked me instead. She had a bet with her classmates that she could get Pete to kiss her in front of everyone. She had spent an entire day harassing him, and when she
By the time Rosaline, Tess, and Wiliam had finalized all the details, they were all slightly tipsy.Rosaline called home and said she would crash at Tessa’s. Tessa had lived alone since her Grammy’s death, and Rosaline would often crash at her place.The Dayne couple was used to their daughter staying away from home.Apart from the usual grumblings from her mother, Rosaline did not hear much.Exhausted and drunk, Tessa decided to party. She went to the dance floor and started to dance like there was no tomorrow. Tris had run into her classmates and was still there, so she caught up with Tessa. They looked like a pair rather than two girls dancing, so no one bothered them.They were childhood friends and had good chemistry. They set the dance floor on fire. “You don’t want to dance,” William asked Rosaline. She was looking at Tessa from their private box.“Can’t. Two left feet.” Rosaline replied honestly.“Let me help.” William offered and dragged her to the private dance floor on th
Rosaline woke up when she heard the relentless doorbell ringing and dragged herself groggily to check who was there through the peephole.“What the hell is wrong with you? Who wakes up this early?” Rosaline shouted as soon as she opened the door to a stunned William.“Good afternoon to you too.”“Huh?”“It’s 1 pm already, sleepyhead,” William said as he knocked on her forehead. “Annoying!” Rosaline murmured as she led him to the living room. William’s mouth twitched as she directly jumped on the sofa and continued to sleep, forgetting him completely.He sat on the ground on the sofa as he examined her. She looked so adorable and so damn kissable in her half-awake state. He held down his impulse, leaned in, and blew on her ear, neck, and face until she couldn't take the itch anymore and woke up with an alarm.“Now you are awake,” William snickered. Rosaline was speechless. She scratched her hair to make sense of what happened while William handed her a glass of warm water.She took
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