Rose was uncomfortable by the amount of thing she couldn't do on her own. Opening the doors should be done by the servants but one thing she felt most discomfort was by the gazes other servants gave to her. SomewhereShe learned to ignore their curiosity gaze and entered the dining room, greeted by the sight of three people, unlike her first assessment that there would only be two people, the duke and the Duchess, there was another young man who sat with his legs crossed on the chair next to him.Lady Ashely smiled when seeing her, "Dear Rose, come here. How was your morning?"Rose hesitated sitting next to Lady Ashley but walked and took the seat gratefully, "It was great because of your hospitality, I had an extremely good sleep, thank you your highness."Her green eyes slowly travelled on the Duke who sat on the end of the table, beside his wife. His eyes were glued on his dishes as if it was the only thing that mattered to him. Wanting to be polite, she greeted, "Good morning, you
Rose didn't know what he meant by his warning. She followed the Lady who had always been smiling widely. Walking through the wide and sparkling hallway, the woman asked, "How do you find staying in the castle by far, Rose?""It's a beautiful place, Lady Ashley," said Rose with a smile. The woman turned and nodded her head at her compliment."I don't want to bring this up as I am worried you are still traumatized. But do you think you are alright after yesterday's accident?" The woman looked at her with curious eyes."It still frighten me when I remember it, but I think I should be alright soon, thank you for your concern," though Rose reminded herself not to look too tense, she couldn't help looking like a rigid block of ice cube.The lady came near her, "Of course, that how it should be. I understand it is still difficult for you to fit in but you should not worry, everyone here welcomes you with open hands and Dommi seems to be fond of you very much. He isn't someone who could get c
Rose left the Lady before the evening. She took the chance to take a fresh breath of air for herself. Sauntering outside and around the hallways, she kept her eyes on the paintings on the walls.It was an oil painting of all the family members of the duchy. Rose saw the lady standing beside the duke. The duke had the same exact expression as he did in the supper earlier where his face showed no emotions. There was the younger brother and from the features, she guessed the picture was made not long ago.There were more portrait of the family but Dominic was not in the portrait which intrigued Rose. It was a family picture and yet as if he wasn't a part of the family, Dominic wasn't anywhere in the portrait.Rose continued to look over the portraits, wondering which wall have what and if it was possible to find a single portrait of Dominic."Shush!" From afar, Rose heard the hushed scream from the opposite end of the hallway. Curious, she walked nearer to the place, seeing the two maids
Rose prepared the question in her mind and Dominic who stood as if he had an upper hand to the small gamble he had offered, was much more in ease compared to her.She didn't back down, bravely asked her first question which she considered thoroughly, "Do you dislike having lunch together?""By together I assume with my family?" Dominic asked her. His black eyes stared at her intently. She nodded her head slowly, answered by his grin. "If you know my reasoning I am certain you would agree for me not to have any lunch with my family. Yes, I do dislike them.""Why?""Shush." Dominic placed one finger over his lips. "It's my turn now."In heat of the moment, Rose forgot their deal and at once nodded her head for him to go on."How did you arrive here? There was suppose to be another girl who should have taken your place," Dominic was certain it was a coincidence that Rose became his bride when she had saved him only a few weeks ago.With the experiences he had gone through in his life, he
During the day, Rose spent her time sauntering around the castle to know her way around the place. She didn't want to feel as if she was locked inside a large doll-like house. While Rose was uncomfortable with the gazes the servants threw and after the remarks she received, she didn't want to bend her head down as she had done nothing wrong.Dominic was gone by the time it was afternoon. She thought with such a large house, the place would become lively but it was the complete opposite. The duke left and Rose didn't bother putting her nose by asking where he was. Lady Ashley remain in her room while the younger brother of Dominic was gone from sight.Rose, now alone, sighed. She felt that the smaller a house was, perhaps the livelier it is.Standing near the garden, her eyes sparkled when she saw the roses that bloomed all over the place. The sweet fragrance made her smile blossom and she continued to walk, admiring the flowers around her.She noticed that the flower in the red color
Rose was told not to think much about the death which she witness by the maids but she couldn't help but rethinking the sight she saw.She wondered how can anyone manage to see the gore as a normal occurrence? It was because she knew she couldn't.And Dominic…Rose had seen him as a person full of smile and confidence. This wasn't their first time of meeting and after many exchange, she could tell he was similar to an onion. No matter how much she peeled the skin of the onion, there would always be a layer below him, hiding his core which is his true self.It made her question what side of Dominic that she truly knew about.That night at the dinner, Rose glued her eyes close to her plate. She could feel the burning gaze coming from Dominic. Unlike at the time of the breakfast, Dominic was now sitting in front of her. There should be lady Ashley, Shaw, and the duke with them but each of them had some prior agenda to attend.As if— Rose thought in her mind— that the family was avoiding
Josephine wouldn't said it aloud but she had always brood over her flaws. She knew that she was not as kind as her mother, father, and sister perceive. Deep inside her, she always find herself being jealous over her younger sister, Rose.Rose was a girl who would always put up a smile when meeting people. She wasn't noisy but eloquent with her words and a great listener everyone love to turn to during all moments.Josie would sometimes feel that her parents place more concern over Rose compared to her and after the great selfless sacrifice Rose had made for their father, she felt completely useless. It was as if she had turned into such a terrible person for not agreeing on marrying the Duchy's first son compared to Rose who had done it willingly.Her mother put up a smile when looking at her but the doubt in Josie's heart was wide, causing her to doubt all the people she saw.When Rose had left the house, Josie was glad for one thing. The attraction that she noticed Jayden had for Ro
Lady Ashley who was aware of what Dominic stated gripped her fork and went on to put the food to her mouth as if she had heard nothing. Dominic enjoyed torturing how the woman struggle to keep up her face on being the perfect mother she wanted to pose when in truth she was holding a dagger on her hand, waiting for the right time to attack him."The Opera have started again this year. I was thinking to hold a welcoming party for Rose both socially and privately," she then veered the conversation, trying to bury what Dominic had wanted to insinuate before Rose could tell what the underlaying meaning beneath his words."Privately. I can do that alone finely," Dominic replied while looking into Rose's eyes.The lady was annoyed by how Dominic remained nonchalant in attitude when they both knew her attention to kill him. He should have been angry or make a ruckus which she can then manipulate the situation to make herself as the better person but instead, Dominic had gotten under her skin