Kelly was surprised to hear Rose's name. Before she could react, Anastasia recognized Rose as well."Oh, it's you."She smiled slightly. She almost couldn't recognize her today, what with her kindly and ingratiating attitude. It turned out that she was the woman who had miscarried that day at the museum!She and Rose were enemies!"Are you her sister?"Anastasia knew that the woman who had bailed out Rose at the police station was her sister. However, Kelly looked confused. Seeing this, Anastasia smiled."Are you feeling better after your miscarriage, Ms. Shaffer?"Kelly was taken aback. She immediately remembered Anastasia: she was the woman in the toilet that day!She had been so focused on getting Rose in trouble that she hadn't paid any attention to anyone else.According to Nixon, another woman had been present as a witness when Rose had produced the surveillance footage. It was her! Kelly was flustered."It was all a misunderstanding," she explained hastily. "I was just
Silence hung in the air. Kelly stared at Anastasia, awaiting her answer anxiously. Anastasia laughed suddenly and turned to look at Kelly."Who said I didn't like her? She's pretty enough. There's nothing not to like about her, as long as Miles likes her too."Kelly could see the insincerity in her words. She truly did not like Rose. That was great news for her!Kelly felt vindicated. She did not continue to press the question.After a moment's pause, she said, "If you need anything, Ms. Young, you can just let me know."The meaning behind her words was clear."Thank you for that," Anastasia replied with a smile.She and Rose could never be friends, especially since Jonathan seemed to care so much about the latter. Even so, some things were easier if she had a helping hand.After Kelly left her room, still buzzing with excitement, Anastasia changed into her gown. When Rose arrived, the sky was dark. However, the Young Estate was blazing with lights.Miles spotted her as soon a
"Nixon Lane, what on earth do you want to do?"Rose did not bother to disguise her disgust for him. Nixon couldn't help but recall his grandma's words. Ever since leaving the Shaffer residence that day, she kept cautioning him to stay away from Kelly.If not for Rose's influence, his grandmother would never have harbored such ill feelings toward Kelly. Nixon felt that Rose was to blame. With that in mind, he shot her a stern look."I'm here to warn you not to try anything funny on Kelly. By the way, Oliver is welcoming his new granddaughter today, so behave yourself."She was surprised by his attitude. People might have thought that Nixon was an altruistic man had they not seen his expression. Did he seriously tell her not to harm Kelly and stop flirting around?"Fuck off. Does your mom know how busybody you are?" she snapped, staring straight at him.She would have kicked him if they were not at an event."You—""What?" she retorted.She couldn't physically get back at him, b
The hand immediately covered Rose's mouth, stifling her scream. She caught a whiff of strong alcohol and heard a man's voice close to her ear.In a low, deliberate tone, Jonathan spoke, "Keep quiet. If someone sees us together, it'll make headlines tomorrow. That'd be interesting."Somehow, he wished that someone would take photos of them, but he had to stay patient when he recalled Rose's disgust for "Mr. Finch".Tonight, he intended to spend quality time with Rose, hoping to change her opinion of him.Rose calmed down after hearing his warning. The man's alcohol scent reminded her of the Lane residence and "Mr. Finch.""W-Who are you?" she cautiously probed. "Y-You won't hurt me, will you?"Jonathan did not answer.She gulped and reasoned, "C-Calm down. We're on the Young Family's property. If you hurt me, they won't let it slide."Jonathan chuckled and let go of her."Don't worry. I could never bring myself to harm you."After Rose was freed, she took a few steps forward a
"You may leave," Jonathan sounded icy.It seemed like a deliberate attempt at masking some truth. His abrupt behavior change was suspicious to Rose.She mumbled, "You—""Don't you want to leave? If so …" Jonathan's voice faded.He suddenly glanced at her with a predatory look in his eyes, causing her to tremble.She chuckled dryly and said, "I'll leave."She was afraid that he might change his mind and refused to release her. She made her way back to the crowds. Anastasia Young slowly appeared from the intersection next to Rose. She heard that Jonathan was around, so she made her way here, only to run into Rose. Was Rose with Jonathan just now?Frowning, Anastasia continued deeper into the gardens and eventually found Jonathan by the wall of flowers, confirming her suspicions. Nevertheless, she maintained her pretense of ignorance and asked, "Jon, why are you here alone? I was looking everywhere for you. Why didn't you take my calls?"He sat on the bench without so much as
Miles smiled at Rose after he finished talking. But Rose was at a loss. Grandpa? The old man was Miles' grandfather? Wouldn't he be Mr. Young Senior of Regalia then? Also …She was the person he had wanted his grandfather to meet? Did she misunderstand something? It's not like a meeting with her lover's parents, right?Rose took a deep breath and avoided Miles' gaze. She told herself that it wasn't like a meeting with her lover's parents.Miles and her were friends. It was normal for someone to bring their friends to meet their older family members. But as a bystander, Zac was quite surprised.The way Miles had looked at Rose was suspicious. Suddenly, he realized something. Had Miles fallen for Rose now? Fuck!The relationship between Jonathan and Miles would never be restored now. That was Zac's first reaction. This time, Rose wasn't Harriette like before.Back then Miles developed feelings for Harriette that went beyond sibling affection. But he had always had reservations due
Kelly listened to the noises around her and found herself clenching her fists. How could it be Rose? Why was she the one?Not too far away, Nixon watched Rose with a shocked expression on his face. He would have given anything for it not to be Rose at that moment.However, Oliver seemed to be placing a lot of his hope on Rose."I guess I underestimated Rose."Chloe never thought that Oliver would end up asking Rose to be his granddaughter. This was such a huge opportunity, and Rose just walked right into it!If only Nixon had managed to control Rose back then, the Lane family and the Young family would have been in-laws by now!Everyone's eyes were on Rose. Rose, on the other hand, didn't know what to do or how to react. Suddenly, Oliver sighed heavily and a single tear slid down his cheek.Rose suddenly recalled how much Oliver missed his daughter when they were at the park. Eventually, her resolve crumbled."Alright," she said.Almost immediately, the light returned to Olive
Rose turned around. Miles' gaze made her freeze in place"Is there something you want to talk to me about?"Rose recalled the incident earlier when she admitted she was Oliver's granddaughter.Feeling like she should give Miles an explanation, she said, "I didn't know he was Mr. Young Senior, Miles. We met purely out of coincidence the other day … "She explained what happened the other day, including how she sent Oliver to the hospital."But I'm still not sure why he's taken me on as his granddaughter."As if recalling something, Rose then took out the card Oliver had given her during the event before."Could you help me return this to Mr. Young Senior, Miles?"It was too precious a gift. Miles remained staring right at Rose, not accepting the card she handed him. Silence fell in the air between them.Rose began feeling uncomfortable with his staring. She was about to explain herself further when Miles smiled. It was an exasperated, bitter one."If Grandpa hears you calling