Chapter 34"What?" Margarita sputtered.Rose gave a beating to herself mentally. She had just told herself she didn't want to burden Margarita with that and in less than a second she jusr ratted herself out. Now Margarita was definitely going to be bothered."Why? How? When?" Rose didn't know which of Margarita's question to answer first and this was exactly what she was avoiding. She didn't want to get the old lady all worried especially about her. Rose didn't even like anyone get bothered it worried about her. It made her feel like a burden and she didn't like to feel that way.That was the way she felt when she was taken to a foster care home when she was six. She felt like a burden to her foster parents. Although her foster parents let her visit the orphanage a lot and even spend holidays with the other kids she just always felt like a burden that was why she worked hard to fend for herself. She was working ao many jobs just to take care of herself and cover all her expenses. She
Chapter 35Rose didn't know how but she was in a red dinner dress and silver peep toe heels. Her hair was gelled and styled to the side. Tiffany had helped her with that and her makeup and so here she was before Daniel. How he managed to get her to come, she had no idea but she was seated and had a plate of salad before her. She took a forkful of salad and directed it to her mouth.Everything turned sour when Margarita recievee the letter from Mr P**e. Mr P**e was the owner of the land the orphanage was built on. His father owned it but when his father died some years ago, P**e being the only offspring of his inherited the land. Mr P**e's father was really nice man before he died. He always frequent the orphanage and he always donated to any cause of the orphanage. He would bring lots of toys and food for all the children. Rose could remember having a doll he go for her fifth birthday. The toy was still at the orphanage till now.Mr P**e's father was also understanding with the paymen
Chapter 36"Christine! Christopher! It's getting late!" Roman called the twins. They had said they wanted to eat out for dinner and Roman had just learnt of a new restaurant that just got opened around the beach. "No pizza for you both if you're one minute late to the car." He threatened. In a twinkle of an eye, the kids were standing before their father but Roman gasped. "What are you both wearing?" The twins were in a pizza costume, the both of them were dressed in a big slice of pizza costume only thier hands, feet and head in view from the costume. "Daddy, we're pizza eating pizza." Christine giggled."Happy Halloween, daddy." Christopher embraced his father's legs. With a frown, Roman asked, "first things first, how on earth did you get this costume? And Halloween is eight months away. So why are you both dressed this way?""That's too far away." Christopher grumpled with a pout."Margot told us not to tell you we cajoled her to getting you the costume." Christine told her dad
Chapter 37Sighing, Rose strolled into the gate of the Hendricks mansion. "Good morning,Kola!" She greeted the security personnel at the gate whilst adjusting her purse on her shoulder. "Morning, Rose!" He responded. He flashed his yellowish teeth as he locked the gate. "I hope I'm not too late?" She asked, taking a quick glance at her watch strapped on her wrist. She was an hour late. She was to always report to work by five every morning but she was an hour late today. After the awkward meeting she and Roman had at the restaurant by the sea side she couldn't stop thinking about it throughout the weekend. She had also read all night long because she had a test and so she woke really late and practically had to run over to work."I don't think so. I haven't seen the boss all morning so I guess you're just in time." His Nigerian accent came out thick. "Alright. Thank you." Rose waved and walked to the mansion. She decided against going into the house through the front door so she w
Chapter 38He felt stupid to think the kiss meant more to her. Just because the kiss was a passionate one and it felt like heaven didn't mean she felt the same way. He couldn't wrap his head around the fact that the lady he was always thinking about and dream about just said the passionate kiss they shared a week ago in his room was a mere kiss which means she meant the kiss was just a mistake and wasn't meant to me. He felt his already shattered heart break again. He tried his best not to think about and not get his hopes up but he finally just understood what the heart wants what it wants means. He tried to top thinking about her but he only find himself waiting to have her return into the house so he could behold her beautiful face every single day. Seeing her at the restaurant by the sea side was what broke his heart. Hearing that she was at the restaurant on a date with her boyfriend made him upset. He didn't even let the teins eat at the restaurant like they wanted to because h
Chapter 39Sitting up from her bed, Rose's back kissed the head board of the bed. Her eyes were still clasped close as she had just woken up. Her eyes still closed, she moved her right hand on her bed trying to feel the bed for her phone. She moved her hands for a bit on the bed before she finally touched the phone. She double tapped on the screen and brought it to her face. She could already tell the light was really bright but she fluttered her eyes opened and he immediately regretted it. Her phone fell I her laps and she closed her eyes trying to let her eyes adjust to the day light. She fluttered her eyes open again and picked her phone. She gave the screen a double tap and it came alive, the bright screen shining on her face but it didn't hurt her eyes this time because her eyes had already adjusted to it. "Looks like sleeping beauty decided to wake up since no prince came to wake her up." Tiffany rolled the swivel chair around so she was now face to face with Rose. She had her
Chapter 40Roman stood by the window behind his seat. He his palms were on window and the venetian blind pulled up. He watched as a car reversed from the lane it was parked and drove out of the parking lot.He couldn't stop thinking about the short haired lady that worked in his house. No matter how hard he tried, his thoughts were stuck with her and most of all his heart. He had tried to stay away from her and decided never to have any interaction but it didn't help him cure his feelings for her. Instead, it only cemeted it and made him more hungry for her. He ran his hands in his hair. He was a finished man.He couldn't fire her. First, it was just selfish to have her fired just because she rejected him. She was really good at what she was employed to do. She knew exactly how to take care of the twins and he knew Christopher and Christine would never forgive him if he ever kicked her out so the thought never crossed his mind. He just couldn't act crazy based on emotions. He had lear
Chapter 41He was too upset to care about the pain in his hand but he was upset at the stupid he was with. Angrily, he crumpled paper then chucked it at the thrash can far at the door. It was a perfect shot because it went into the thrash can. "That bitch!" He muttered angrily. "That so- that daughter of a bitch!" He corrected himself and sent his fist at the wall again. "How can she dare to do this?"Roman pulled his phone out of his suit pocket. His hand flew rapidly against his phone's screen. It was a new one Esther had gotten him after he destroyed the last one. He placed the phone and his ear and waited impatiently for the call to be picked up. "I guess you must have received the letter from my lawyer.""How can you do this? Roman roared into the phone. "How dare you ask something this Hugh when you don't contribute a dime into taking care of Christine and Christopher?""Roman, you see, I have realized my mistakes and the only way I can make amends is by having my children wi