Attracted By My Ex-wife novel Chapter 214

"So that means Anne is indeed Dad's daughter, isn't she?" Rose repeated her question.

"It's not like that, Rose. Listen to me," Valentina nervously tried to explain.

"Why do you have to hide it from me, Mom?" Rose asked, ignoring Valentina's nervousness.

Looking at the disappointment on her face, Valentina was at a loss for words.

In the end, she just said, "It's all for your good, Rose." Although she was prepared to give her daughter a detailed explanation, she could barely muster the strength to say it out loud.

"I'm exhausted. I just want to go to my room and rest," Rose said as she walked straight to her bedroom, not giving any chance for Valentina to speak.

"This is all your fault, Liam. You were so busy with your stuff that you didn't even notice that Rose was here. And now, she doesn't even want to listen to me," Valentina grumbled.

"All right, all right. You can try to explain once she feels more at ease, then," Liam replied with an exhausted expression on his face.

All the décor in Rose's room was in various shades of pink, making it seem like a princess's bedroom.

Although the bed sheet was made from a very light and soft material, the wind was unable to ruffle it up, because there was a string of crystal beading holding it in place.

Rose sat on her bed with her legs crossed. Her heart was filled with sorrow, but her eyes were expressionless.

Even after giving it a lot of thought, she still could not understand how Anne was her sister.

"I should have seen this coming," she muttered to herself under her breath.

The first time she had seen Anne, she had thought that the latter strangely resembled her. However, she had not understood the reason behind it then.

Now, though, she realized why they looked strikingly similar.

In fact, they both looked a lot like their father, Liam.

'What should I do? Should I just give up on Kevin? But I can't. And anyway, he and Anne are divorced now, so what does it matter?' Rose thought to herself and sighed.

She did not know that she had been clutching her bed sheet and frowning in the process.

All of a sudden, there was a knock on her door. She chose to ignore it, but then she heard the door opening.

The minute Valentina walked into her room, Rose yelled, "Can't you at least give me some privacy, Mom?"

"I want to, but I'm so worried about you. And besides, your dad has gone out for a business meeting," Valentina said softly and heaved a sigh. Her face was dull and she seemed to be very upset.

Rose couldn't help but ask her the one question that she had been refraining herself from asking for all these years. "Mom, Anne's mom stole Dad away from you. How could you let something like that go so easily?"

For the past twenty years, Anne's mom and Valentina had gotten along harmoniously. However, Rose did not understand the reason her mother was still putting up with her father.

"What other choice do I have, Rose? Although your father has always treated me well, for some strange reason, I failed to charm him. With that being said, please don't pay any attention to your Dad's words and ruin your life because of Anne," Valentina said with a cold smile.

"What else can I do, Mom? It doesn't matter what I do. Kevin doesn't seem to want to be with me." Rose pouted slightly.

In order to win Kevin over, she had tried to please Selma, and had even tried to keep up with him. However, Kevin always seemed indifferent towards her.

Although Valentina knew about the situation, she was not willing to give up. "It's important that you win Kevin over, Rose. If you fail to do that, it's like you're losing to Anne...just like I lost to her mom. We can't let that happen again," she said with a bitter smile.

Valentina rarely sounded this serious, so Rose made up her mind to try again.

"When you go to meet Anne later, why don't you ask her to come live with us? Since your dad has already made it public that she is his daughter, there is nothing we can do about it. It would be better for you if you'd just try and accept the reality. Who knows! Your acceptance might even make your father feel guilty for doing such a thing to our family," Valentina continued.

Having been married to Liam for so many years, she knew well that it was better to accept his misdeeds than to fight against them.

"But if she comes to live with us, won't you feel hurt?" Rose asked with a puzzled look.

"If Anne comes to live with us, we can keep an eye on her, and in return, we can avoid the risk of your marriage being destroyed," Valentina said firmly.

The Luo Family did not have to worry about money, because they were very wealthy. However, Valentina had always felt that Kevin would be the perfect person to inherit their fortune, because he was a good man at heart.

"All right, Mom. But do you really think that I'm doing the right thing?" Rose's heart was in a knot, so she couldn't make up her mind.

"Let me tell you something, Rose, nothing can be easily categorized as good or bad, because there is a justification for everything. Besides, it's not like you're ruining someone's marriage, right?" Valentina said with a snort.

"Fine, then," Rose replied reluctantly.

In Claire Jewelry City

Although it was freezing outside, the interior of the shop was warm and cozy.

"Hello, Miss Rose. What can I do for you?" one of the store assistants asked.

Rose was dressed casually, and she was wearing a large pair of sunglasses that covered almost half of her face, but people still recognized her the minute she walked in.

In fact, everyone in A City knew her.