As soon as Rose was released, she hailed a taxi and headed directly to the Fu Family's house in A City.
When the cab halted to a stop in front of the house, she frowned with confusion glinting in her eyes. The building, which erected tall, seemed very familiar to her.
Seconds later, bits and pieces of her memories came flashing in her head. Distressed, Rose smashed her head with her hand, trying to bring her back into her sense, but the scenarios in her mind only became blurrier.
She had an elder sister called Anne,
and it looked to her that she liked her sister very much.
But her memories served her differently. She remembered that she treated Anne terribly, but why would she like Anne so much?
For a moment, Rose's mind was thrown into a mess. She wanted to figure it out, but no matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't.
Suddenly, a black car stopped at the gate. When two people walked out of the car, Rose's eyes instantly lit up.
She recognized those two––they were Anne and Kevin.
At the sight of Rose, the two immediately looked at each other and frowned at the same time.
The Luo Family had been searching for Rose ever since she disappeared. But amidst their great effort, no result had come their way.
As for Kim's influence, Anne was well aware that no matter how hard Rose tried, she couldn't escape from his control. But seeing that she was here flesh and blood, Anne could only think of one explanation––Kim set Rose free.
But then, why did he let her go?
Anne suddenly recalled what happened a few days ago. Sam was still recuperating in the hospital, and now Rose had reappeared. What the hell was Kim thinking?
"Rose, what are you doing here?" Kevin asked while looking at her with evident disgust.
However, ignoring his words, Rose glanced at Anne with surprise.
She stared at her sister with utmost admiration, as if she was a dog who got reunited with her long-lost master.
But to her dismay, Anne took a step back subconsciously, sensing something bizarre with Rose.
"Sis Anne, I finally found you!" Rose stepped forward and threw herself into Anne's arms. "Anne, you're finally here! Don't you know? I've missed you so much! I tried so hard to find you, and now that you're here, please promise not to leave me alone. I promise always to listen to you and obey you. Just please, don’t leave me." Rose sobbed while burying her head in Anne's shoulder.
Meanwhile, Kevin's eyes widened in utter disbelief. He watched the scene with his mouth hanging agape.
There was much animosity between the siblings. Just a few days ago, Rose provoked and fought with Anne. But what the hell was she doing right now?
Smiling from ear to ear, Rose cupped her sister's face. Her face gently rubbed against Anne's.
What was going on? How could this happen?
Kevin was not the only one thrown in surprise. Even Anne stood frozen to her feet, flabbergasted and quite scared at the same time.
More than that, she was shocked to see Rose lose so much weight. Her cheeks had sunk, and her bones even felt frail against Anne's palm.
But what was crazier was Rose holding Anne and calling her sister affectionately, as if they had an unbreakable bond.
"What trick are you playing, Rose? Let go of me!" Anne managed to say harshly after struggling to find the right words to utter.
However, Rose held on to her tightly, unwilling to let go of her. With grievance and expectation on her face, Rose bit her lip slightly and said, "Anne, I know I have done a lot of things that made you unhappy before, but you can rest assured that I will never do it again.
I was young and reckless at that time. Can you please forgive me?"
Rose held Anne's hand and shook it slightly, much like a spoiled child expecting to be given candy.
With her eyes wide open, Anne felt as if she had been struck by lightning.
'Oh my god! What's happening?' she asked herself, completely flabbergasted.
Pulling her hand free from Rose's grip, Anne surveyed her sister from head to foot. After that, she turned her head to look at Kevin and then back at her before saying, "Rose, there's no one else here. You don't have to pretend."
Rose shook her head and grabbed Anne's hand tightly again. "Anne, I know I was wrong. I really do. Please forgive me. Give me one more chance. One last chance, okay?"
Then, she knelt on the ground without hesitation and begged Anne like the latter was some saint.
At the same time, Kevin stepped forward and immediately pulled Rose up and away from Anne.
Anne's scandal still hadn't been cleared, and if a paparazzi photographed this scene, one could imagine what kind of news would be released.
Now, Kevin had to make sure that there wouldn't be any more scandal to come her way.
"Kevin, what are you doing? Let go of me! You might be my brother-in-law, but let me tell you, I hate you very much. Stay away from me! I don't feel comfortable when you are this close to me!" Rose pushed Kevin away with an evident hint of disgust on her face as if the latter was some deadly virus.
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