Mag-log inRose's eyes widened in surprise and she remained completely still for a moment. Then the warmth of his kiss slowly made her tense expression soften. Her fingers slowly curled around the front of his shirt before she hesitantly lifted her other hand and wrapped it around his neck. The moment she ki
The next day after school, Rose visited King Mansion, and just as Alex had promised, he had cleared his entire schedule for her. Alex had originally assumed Rose would want them to go somewhere, especially since she was always eager to go out, but to his slight surprise, she had no intention of le
King Corporation, Alex was seated behind his desk with several documents spread out in front of him. However, he wasn't exactly focused on them. His eyes moved over the pages, but he barely absorbed anything written on them. Every few minutes, his gaze would drift toward the phone sitting beside
Amelia's expression brightened at first, but the excitement quickly faded into uncertainty. "Rose..." "Yes?" "Are you sure I should do it?" She asked. Rose glanced at her, confused. "Why wouldn't you?" Amelia hesitated. "I'm still a trainee." She looked down at her hands. “If you ask Lon
After they finished discussing the plans for the opening ceremony, Rose remained seated for a while as she thought about something else. "Aunt Theresa." "Hmm?" "What do you think about us holding a fashion show?" Theresa looked at her in confusion. "A fashion show?" Rose nodded. "Yes." The
When Rose knocked on Theresa's office door, a voice immediately came from inside. "Come in." Rose opened the door and walked inside. Theresa was buried in work behind her desk, completely engrossed in the documents in front of her. She didn't even bother raising her head to see who had entered, as
“Head to the restaurant. Now.” “Yes, sir,” the driver replied immediately, changing lanes with sharp precision. Alex leaned back, gaze fixed on the passing cityscape, though he wasn’t really seeing anything. His mind was replaying Derek’s report, every detail, every movement of Rose’s. She was
The car was quiet at first. Luthor kept glancing sideways at Rose through the rearview mirror. She was doing that thing where she pretended she was “awake,” but in reality her eyes were one blink away from shutting down permanently. She sat stiffly, chin propped on her palm, the dark circles under
Not wanting to appear defeated by his niece’s words, Adrian swallowed his anger and forced a humorless laugh. “You’ve got Ruby’s sharp tongue, Rosy,” he said, the nickname twisting slightly on her nerves. “Don’t bring that name up here, Adrian,” William’s voice cut through, cold and dangerous. Eve
Sandra and Kehlani nearly screamed when they saw Rose walk into class like a possessed pillow. “Oh my god,” Sandra whispered. “Who beat you in your sleep?” “No one. Why does everyone keep asking me that question?” Rose said flatly. “I just didn’t sleep.” “You look like you didn’t sleep,” Kehlani







