로그인AUTHOR'S POVAfter Lavender is made to kneel and apologize, Rose carries what she bought and leaves.Lavender is so ashamed that leaving the mall becomes a major ordeal. Everyone is looking at her and murmuring. She prays silently that the ground would open and swallow her up, but sadly, that isn't going to happen. She has to bear the shame all by herself.She wants to go home but resists the urge; the shame she feels isn't enough for her, so she decides to go straight to Dante's office to confront the man whose woman made her go through that humiliation.She manages to get into her car, and that's the only time she can breathe properly, because outside, people are literally looking at her as if she has stolen something.She drives straight to Dante's office. When she arrives, the security doesn't want to let her in at first, but then she lies, claiming that Dante told her to come. She threatens that if she has to call him and he comes down, they'll be fired.Out of fear of being sack
ROSE"Yeah, she did. She stole from her husband just to run away with her boyfriend. So you all, tell me, is it wrong to date him if he's divorced? Mind you, we only started dating recently! They've been divorced for two years now! So what? What did I do wrong?" I ask but get no response.Then I turn to Lavender."If you think you can follow me around to make me a laughing stock, then I'll definitely make sure you pay for it! You're the one who ran away with your boyfriend. You clearly initiated the divorce, turning a deaf ear to all his pleas. You ran away with half of his fortune, for crying out loud! You only came back because the young man, who had other motives, ran away with all the money. He stole your money and used it to wed someone of his age. You even kidnapped your own son and faked his death! You made the world believe that he died in a fire accident that took place two years ago, and you think you're fit to judge me? Oh, come on!" I blurt out."She's a bitch! Isn't she u
ROSE"I've warned you not to lay a hand on me ever again, didn't I?" I half-yell."And what will you do? I just slapped you. Why not slap me back? You should know I'm your mom, and I have the right to do anything I want with you!" she fires back."I see, it's time to leave anyway. I'm not interested in whatever offer you brought this time around; you've overstayed your welcome. It's time for you to leave," I say, pointing at the door."You're chasing me out of your house? It's okay, it's fine. I'll leave, but have it in mind that a time will come when you'll come begging, but by then I won't even have your time... you'll regret this, mark my words!" I've heard that a large number of times, so it's fine. I just need her to leave; that's all that matters at the moment."You heard her, leave! She's not going to regret a single thing, and even if she is going to, it has to be her choice. So leave!" Arabella runs ahead and opens the door for her.She glares at me for a while, then at the d
ROSE"You! Look what you've caused! I'm going to kill you before your mom comes downstairs!" The next thing I hear is a slap, loud enough to send Arabella to the floor. I can hear her whimpering from upstairs, and that's when I rush down."What's going on here? Why did you slap my child?" I ask my mom, my fist balled so I won't lose it anytime soon."I slapped her because she deserves it, and if she's not careful enough, I might end up slapping her again!" she fires back.Before I can go help Arabella stand, she has already gotten up. The next minute, she's next to my mom, and what follows is a push. She pushes her down."Your worst mistake is believing you can come to my house and treat me any way! How dare you slap me?" Arabella asks, standing akimbo."You wretched witch! I knew you'd be worse than your mom. You dare push me. Don't you know I'm your elder? Even if you don't regard me as your grandma, then regard me as your elder." She manages to get up from the floor and dusts off h
ROSE"Let them in… tell her I'll be down in a jiffy," I tell Arabella.Soon I can hear my mom's loud voice from my room. She keeps asking where I am and why I don't want to come down to see them. She ignores everything Arabella says, sticking to the fact that I'm not willing to come see her. Or she probably thinks I'm scared of the people she came with?"My mom is taking a bath. You should wait for her to come downstairs," I hear Arabella's voice."You're lying! I know you're just going to turn out like your criminal of a father, because that stupid character of lying isn't something in our blood. You took it from your father!" she curses at Arabella.At first, I don't hear Arabella reply. It's after some time that I hear her voice."I don't know what you have against my mom, but I can tell that my dad never offended you. Please don't involve him in anything you say again! I don't like it when people insult my dad!" Arabella blurts out."How dare you talk to me in that manner? I know
ROSE3 months laterMonths pass after the incident. Lavender doesn't stop threatening me, from going to my parents to repeatedly visiting my sister in jail.My parents don't stop pressuring me to leave Dante, but unfortunately, the more they try to separate us, the closer we get. Dante and I do a whole lot of stuff these past few months; we travel with the kids to NY.Logan, at first, bluntly refuses. He states he'll only go if it's just him, his dad, and his brother. But that's impossible. I'm the one who suggested the trip, so there's no way Dante is going to go without me.At first, Dante thinks he's changed, but he's wrong; the boy only gets worse. He never stops feeding his mom with information.Jordan first catches him making a false statement to his mom, telling her he only did what he did to make Dante believe he's taking his side. He says he'll act once Dante least expects it; he's planning how to get rid of me with his mom.Then Dante finally catches him. He doesn't approach







