After the game ended, Rose quickly walked into the restroom and splashed cold water on her face. Only then did she slowly calm down.
Rose forced herself not to think too much about it. It was just a game after all. Elliot's words were probably just casual remarks.
After mentally preparing herself, Rose took a deep breath and walked out of the restroom. But before she could take two steps, she heard two familiar voices conversing at the end of the hallway.
"What are you planning to do about Tom? After Rose died, he was convinced that you forced his sister to death and almost stabbed you with a knife like a madman. I still have nightmares about it."
Rose was caught off guard when she heard her brother's name and these things that she had never known before.
She covered her mouth in disbelief and silently retreated back into the restroom. She never thought that her brother would do such foolish things for her sake - even if it meant going against Elliot!
There were tears glistening in Rose's eyes as she realized that even now, her brother didn't know that she hadn't actually died! So was Elliot teaming up with someone else to get revenge on her brother because of what happened back then?
As these thoughts raced through Rose's mind, anger began to consume her until Henry said something unexpected.
"Even though Tom hurt you so badly back then, you didn't hold him accountable because of Rose."
"And now... I believe that you won't falsely accuse him."
Elliot only glanced at Henry without responding - he seemed annoyed by his excessive talking.
Rose clenched the hand by her side tightly as doubts filled up inside of her. Would someone who had been so cruel towards me really be kind enough towards my brother?
If Elliot wasn't trying to frame Tom for what happened back then... then why did he hide the surveillance footage? To find out what really happened, it seemed like they needed access to those tapes as soon as possible!
With the determination once again, Rose quietly left the restroom but just at this moment, Elliot also moved. He turned around, and caught sight of a fleeting figure disappearing down at end of hallway...
Later in evening, Leah kept pestering her mother, her huge eyes full anticipation, "Mommy, won't you come soak in hot springs with me?"
"That hot spring over there is so beautiful at night! Not only are there all kinds of lights, but you can also see the stars and moon! Uncle Henry said that the stars here are so beautiful!"
"And, and, the hot steam slowly rises up from the hot spring. It will definitely become as beautiful as a fairyland!"
Rose smiled helplessly when she heard this.
"Okay, Mommy will go with you. But you have to wait for Mommy to change clothes first, okay?"
"Mhmm!" Leah nodded happily with a smile on her face.
Ten minutes later, Rose and Leah set off for the hot springs.
After getting into the pool, Leah was like a happy little duck splashing around in the water.
Rose leaned against the edge of the pool with an indulgent look on her face as she watched her daughter play in the water with a warm smile on her lips.
At first, Rose had some energy left and was teasing her daughter absentmindedly. But maybe because she was tired today, it wasn't long before Rose fell asleep.
When Leah saw how peacefully asleep her mommy looked like Sleeping Beauty herself, an idea popped into her mind.
She grinned slyly and climbed out of the hot spring quietly before running away quickly on short legs without making any noise at all.
Several minutes later, Rose gradually woke up from being too warm. She rubbed her temples wearily after opening bleary eyes.
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