As Roseanne was anticipating Nicholas to kiss her, she was breathing heavily. His finger came to touch her face but before anything could happen, he wiped her nose and said, “You have moisturizer stuck to your nose.”She felt like someone poured a bucket of cold water on her. She had an urge to be angry at him. But she had no reason to act like this. In the end, she just nodded and gave him a small smile. She said, “I think we should go to sleep.”He said, “What's the hurry?”“You have to wake up early for work–” Roseanne tried to speak but he softly cut her off to say, “No, I don't. I think we should talk.”Roseanne felt restless. Was he going to ask her about shifting to another room? What if he asked about it? How would she answer him? She had not been uneasy and awkward before him for five years. She didn't know what changed between them and that she had to act in such a way. This was frustrating her to no end. “Nicholas, I didn't find the time to see another room. I was busy th
“You look beautiful,” Nicholas said as he came to his room to find Roseanne beautifully dressed for the party. She looked phenomenal in the rose-pink silk dress. She had opted for minimal makeup but had given a subtle emphasis to her eyes. He was so mesmerized by her look that he didn't wish to go to the party thrown by Vance Taylor but rather stay at home and worship his beautiful woman's beauty. “Thank you,” Roseanne said. “Let's go. We are getting late. Coco and Leon are already waiting for us in the living room. More than us, they are excited for the party.” Vance and Bella had given special emphasis to bringing Leon and Coco with them. Roseanne thought that Leon was close to Bella, and that was why they urged them to bring the children. Anyway, she didn't have any problem bringing children to the party as she wanted them to learn social skills that she lacked as an introvert in her childhood, and later, she had to face a lot of inferiority issues due to the same. When they
“I put the children to bed,” Nicholas said as he came to the room and saw Roseanne pouring a glass of wine. She still had not taken off her dress. “I thought you were too tired to move.”Roseanne gave him a lazy smile. “I am. But I'm also feeling good.” As she poured another glass of wine, she handed it to him. He took it without saying a word and occupied a comfortable place in the room to relax. As they were silently sipping on the wine, she asked him a question, “Do you think Vance knows Coco is his granddaughter?”Nicholas said, understanding her trail of thoughts. “You should not worry about him.”Roseanne smiled and said, “I feel bad for him. If he doesn't know that Coco is his granddaughter, he is very unlucky. He likes her so much.”Nicholas took her hand and said while caressing it, “Oh sweetheart, you shouldn't feel bad for a man like him. You should be happy when he is miserable. If he knows the power that he holds, he will destroy us.”“I don't understand,” Roseanne whisp
“Rose, wake up!” Roseanne heard Nicholas waking her up. Since they slept late at night, she wanted to sleep more. However as she opened her eyes, she noticed that he looked very worried. “What happened?” Roseanne asked in worry. “Are kids okay?”She knew that something was certainly not right because he looked very worried at this time. He answered, “The kids are fine. We have to go to the hospital.”Roseanne asked, “What happened? Who is sick?”Nicholas took a deep breath and answered, “It is your dad. His condition is serious and we need to reach the hospital.”Roseanne was frozen for some time as she didn't know how to react. “How sick is he?”“I have no idea about it, Rose,” Nicholas told her. “Baby, I want you to be prepared for the worst. It may be the last time—”Roseanne shook her head and said, “No! Don't complete your sentence. Please. I'll get ready in a minute and we can leave.”When they reached the hospital, Mr Swift's condition was deteriorating. Nicholas had flown th
When Roseanne became conscious, she heard from Nicholas that her father's condition had stabilized. However, it was too soon to tell that his body had accepted the piece of liver. For the next five days, Roseanne stayed in hospital, slowly recovering from the liver donation. Today the doctor told her that her father was in good shape and the transplant was successful as his body started accepting it. It was also the day when she would be discharged from the hospital. However, before going back she wanted to meet her father. “Hello, Mr Swift,” Roseanne whispered as she entered his room. He is not staying in an ICU now. He appeared better than before and this made her heart take a breath of relief. “I came to see you,” Roseanne said. When she had to enter his room, she saw that he was awake. However, now he was sleeping. She knew that he was acting. It was probably because he didn't want to talk to anyone and was avoiding everyone. When he didn't respond she said with a chuckle, “I
“What are you doing here?” Roseanne asked. Bella smiled at her. “Shouldn't you be resting?”Roseanne sighed. If Nicholas saw her roaming in the hospital without anyone by her side, he would get very upset. She silently lay on the bed. Bella answered, “Your son told me that you are in hospital. Since Nicholas is not allowing him to visit the hospital, he requested me to see you and tell him that you are okay.” “I'm going home today,” Roseanne told her. Bella said, “Well, he didn't tell me that.” She added, “Do you think Jacob will harm your son if Leon visits you?”“It's not about him but all the people who want to get back at Nicholas. I don't want Leon to be exposed to any kind of danger,” Roseanne told her. Bella hummed. The ladies didn't say anything for a while. It was Bella who broke the silence, “Looking at your tear-stained face, I can tell you met your father, and it didn't turn out to be good.”Roseanne just sighed and didn't say anything. She just wanted to meet her fa
“Are you okay?” Nicholas asked with concern. Roseanne nodded with a smile. He had been very worried about her health. She knew that he had heard about her meeting with her father but he was not talking about it because he didn't want to trouble her. “We are going home,” Nicholas said with a smile. “Are you excited for it?” “Very!” Roseanne smiled widely. “I'll meet my babies! I missed them badly.” Nicholas said, “They missed you so much too. They had called me ten times in the morning asking when we would come back. Your son even accused me of kidnapping you.” Roseanne laughed. “Sounds like Leon!” Soon, they packed and left the home. Instead of going back home, he took her out for a walk in a beautiful and peaceful place. She was very grateful for this. She was not ready to go from one overwhelming place to another. She needed a transition, and Nicholas provided her with that by bringing her out. They stayed there for an hour and he made her feel amazing and easy. He w
Today was the day when Roseanne had decided to tell every secret that she held to Nicholas. She was not going to keep any secret from him anymore. She would tell him that they had a child and that child was Leon. Before talking to Nicholas, she met Leon. “Leon?” Roseanne called for him. They were seated in the garden where they were having tea. She was having tea and he was holding a cup of chocolate milk. “Mommy is here to talk to you about your dad, ”Roseanne said. “Your biological dad. I know you know many things. I will let you ask me questions. If you have anything to ask me, tell me, baby. Mommy will be truthful to you.” “Mommy, when will you tell Nicholas about me?” Leon asked. “I want you to tell him that he is my dad.” Roseanne nodded, emotions choked her. “Why?” “Because I want him to be my dad,” Leon answered her. “Mommy, am I hurting you?” She held his hand tightly and shook her head. “No, sweetheart. You can never hurt me.” Then, she paused to say, “I'll