Kevin was not someone that Rose could deal with easily. If this thing went on, it would be impossible for her to get rid of him.
After a lot of contemplation, she finally made up her mind.
She stood in front of the East Mountain Villa.
The sun shone brightly but it wasn't scorching. Rose stood in amusement upon the breath-taking sight in front of her. The mansion that stood majestically in front of an enriched mountain made the place look almost surreal.
Her sight-seeing was interrupted when a servant approached her.
"I'm very sorry, Miss Rose but Miss Anne doesn't want to see any guest at the moment," the maid informed her.
"I'm not a guest, I'm her sister. Can you please let me in?" she insisted.
The attendant stared at her in confusion. She thought that she was Kevin's fiancee, but why would she call herself Miss Anne's sister?
Without hesitance, they opened the door and let her enter.
The first thing that she noticed when she went in was the refreshing plant inside. Now that she thought about it, she had hated Anne for a very shallow reason—for being unable to get Kevin. Now that she didn't want him anymore, she managed to look at Anne from a different perspective.
"Anne," she called with a smile as she put her gift on the table.
"What are you doing here?" Anne gaped at her visitor in surprise.
She instructed the servants not to let her in, but it seemed like they failed to comply.
"I have something to tell you," she began shyly.
Anne's heart ached at the sight. Did she come here to brag about her relationship with Kevin?
No, it couldn't be.
"Go ahead," Anne urged after she regained her composure.
"Please, take Kevin back." Her voice was so sincere that she didn't know if she was hearing things right.
What was she saying? Her face contorted with bemusement. When Rose noticed the skeptical look on her face, she added, "I'm being sincere. I don't like him, anymore. I will be happier if you come back to him."
That was for the better. After all, she didn't hate Anne that much.
"Did you come here to tell me that?" Anne raised her brows at her.
"I didn't come here to fight or what. I don't like Kevin anymore and I admit that whatever happened before was my fault. If I didn't stand in your way, you would have been living with him happily by now." She sounded so desperate that she was almost pleading.
Anne kept a straight face. There was nothing on her face and Rose couldn't figure out if she was pleased or not.
"You may leave now as I have nothing to say to you. Your relationship with Kevin is none of my business. In the same way, my decision whether to stay with him or not is not something that you should meddle with."
If Anne and Kevin had trusted each other and if they tried to resolve their misunderstandings, nothing could have destroyed them. Not even Rose.
"I know you're still mad at me," she muttered coldly.
Her coldness failed to intimidate Anne as she only answered her with a snort. "There's no reason for me to be angry at you. Stop overthinking things."
"Please just hear me out. I never slept with him and I'm not pregnant either. Everything that happened was all planned. I'm in love with someone else. If you don't take Kevin back, I won't be able to be with the man that I love." Even though begging was not her cup of tea, this was the only choice that she had to get rid of him.
Anne was taken aback not because of what Rose had done but because she dared to confess everything to her.
She inhaled deeply as she met her eyes. "Just go back for now. I'll think about it."
Once she sent her guest away, she flopped on the sofa. She stared blankly at the ceiling as her heart started to sway.
There was nothing between her and Kevin anymore but was that enough for them to get back together?
No matter how much she denied it, she knew too well that she and Eddy needed him.
It was busy in the L Group company.
Rose sat in the Vice General Manager's office silently.
She was wearing a pair of a professional suit as she did a thorough examination of A City's commercial property. She scrutinized every detail after she found out that it was near Mark's restaurant. Just by that thought, she became very excited.
This was an opportunity for her to meet with Mark without being suspicious.
The coffee on the table wasn't touched at all. Even without taking a sip, its bitter smell was enough to wake her up. However, her thrilled emotion only lasted until eleven o'clock in the morning.
"Come in," she answered casually after she heard a knock on the door.
Her secretary, Ayla Liu, came in. "Are you done sorting out the business reports and the budget for the sales of the building already?"
Even though she knew that her assistant was an efficient employee who graduated as a top student from a famous intentional university, she was still surprised that she could complete the work so fast.
That time, though, Ayla Liu didn't come for business. "Miss Rose, the president of AN Group wanted to see you in private. I told him to wait for you by the coffee shop opposite the company."
The superior couldn't help but frown at her. "How could you decide that by yourself? You should have discussed that matter with me."
Her boss's dissatisfied voice confused her. "Wasn't it always like this? Whenever you're busy, I'll ask him to wait for you?"
"Not anymore," Rose uttered.
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