At the design department of Imperial Landscapes.
After a few days of leave, Rosie finally appeared.
At noon, Alina invited her to have a meal somewhere near the office.
The dishes were not yet served.
Rosie's nose was in a magazine and she approached Alina with a shocked expression on her face.
"Alina, Alina, you definitely don't know about this. Look, these are the four most eligible bachelors of Jameson City!" She pointed at a picture in the magazine and showed it to Alina.
Alina glanced at the picture and saw four familiar faces. They were Wilson, Jayden, Bill, and Nielsen.
Who would have expected that they were the four famous bachelors?
Rosie had a bitter expression on her face. She gave a huge sigh. "Alina, I'm really in trouble this time!"
Alina couldn't help but frown. "What's up?"
The reason Alina invited Rosie for a meal was to ask her what had happened during her disappearance. Besides, Rosie sounded nervous over the phone when Alina called her several times.
Rosie sighed and shook her head. "Hey, Alina, why do you think I'm so miserable? This time, I'm doomed."
"What is it?" Alina frowned. What could possibly be such a disaster?
Rosie didn't want to keep Alina in suspense. Besides, she had been trying her best to keep the incident to herself, which made her feel really depressed.
She said with a dejected expression, "I had sex with Bill."
"What?" Alina cried out in alarm.
"Keep it down! Don't shout!" Rosie buried her head on the table and lowered her voice. "I'm begging you, keep this a secret!"
Her face was flushed.
Alina was still in disbelief. She lowered her voice and probed further, "Are you saying that you slept with Bill?"
Hearing Alina's words, Rosie's cheeks flamed red.
"Is that so?" Alina asked again.
Rosie nodded helplessly. "Yes. I really don't know how it happened. Alina, what do you think I should do?"
Rosie grabbed Alina's hand and pleaded for help.
"That day, I did drink some alcohol. After that, Bill brought me to his place to sober up. I was intoxicated and in my drunken state, I mistook Bill for Damon. However, I couldn't remember anything from that night. The next morning when I woke up, I saw Bill wrapped in a blanket, with a woeful expression on his face. He said that I have to take responsibility for taking away his virginity."
Just thinking about the scene was already enough for Alina to burst out laughing.
Rosie was furious. She pointed her finger at Alina. "You monster! Alina, how could you laugh at my plight? What should I do? He's one of the most eligible bachelors of Jameson City. I really can't afford to upset him, but I have nowhere to hide. I'm so vexed right now!"
Alina laughed even louder. This was just too much for her to bear! Whenever she imagined Bill wrapped in a blanket and demanding for Rosie to take responsibility, she couldn't help but roar with laughter.
"Stop laughing. What are you laughing at?" Rosie was really angry.
With extreme difficulty, Alina managed to stop herself from laughing out loud, but she couldn't hide her expression of mirth.
Rosie glared at her. "I say, you seem really carefree. Your life must have been quite comfortable recently!"
Alina was elated when Rosie shifted the topic to her life. "That's right! These days, I feel like I'm living in a dream. It's fate that brought me and Wilson together! Women really need to be nourished by love."
In front of Rosie, she could truly be herself. Alina knew that Rosie was the only person in the world who would sincerely wish her well. Therefore, she wanted Rosie to share in her happiness. Rosie would be happy for her as well.
Rosie rolled her eyes. "Alright, I know you love Wilson more than me. Now that you have found true love, you don't even care about me anymore. Hurry up and think of a solution!"
Alina raised her eyebrows. "Bill is a good man. Since you've slept with him, you should take up the responsibility!"
It was said that the best way to forget someone was to start another relationship. In the past, she did not believe that, so she struggled in pain for the last three years. If she had met Wilson earlier, she might have moved on and learnt to be happy sooner.
Since getting into another relationship could help someone move on, Alina certainly hoped that Rosie could find her own happiness as soon as possible. Bill was a good person. If Bill and Rosie could get together, it would be perfect!
Rosie clenched her teeth in anger. "Alina, you've gone too far!"
Alina chuckled. "No, I haven't!"
"Yes, you have!"
"No!"
"Geez, help me think of a way out!"
"I think you really should take responsibility for Bill. Anyway, you've already slept with him." Alina couldn't help laughing again.
Rosie grabbed a fork and threw it at her in jest.
Alina giggled happily.
Rosie rolled her eyes again. Her mood lightened considerably.
Although she was still upset over her issues, at least Alina was happy. That was all she asked for!
Rosie stopped worrying about what to do with Bill and inspected Alina's face closely. "Alina, I realised that you are really smiling a lot more recently!"
"Really?"
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