“Okay, class, let's give a round of applause to thank Mr. and Mrs. Townsend for letting us know how a winery works and Jasmine for bringing them in today.” Mrs. Greenman, Alec's teacher, encouraged the class as the little red-haired girl's family took their seats again to the sound of class applause, although it was quite noticeable that most of the children were more concerned with talking to their parents than paying attention "Now...” the teacher held the roll call up to eye level for a moment, before smiling “How fast time has flown by. It's time for the last performance of the day. Alec and Mr. and Mrs. Vamcap, would you come over here, please?”With a smile, Rose got up from the small chair she was sitting in next to Aaron and Alec, accepting the hand that the little boy extended to her, leading them to the square and the eyes of the class, who now seemed more focused on them than all the other parents. And Rose couldn't understand why, until

“What is bothering you?” Aaron's question drew out a torrent of thoughts so intense that she ended up shuddering in surprise, turning in a rush to see that he was now standing behind the armchair she was sitting in, holding a cup of coffee that was apparently meant for her. "Uh... I... I think it's been a pretty intense day." Rose remarked hesitantly as she accepted the cup "I feel like I have a lot on my mind...""I'm sorry I ended up getting you into a sticky situation with Alec this afternoon." Aaron sighed, going to sit in the armchair next to hers, rolling up the sleeves of his shirt that was already without the tie and with the first buttons undone, even though they had just arrived “I should have made it clear to him that I wanted that you called me dad, but that the way you felt was very different. It wasn't fair to you or his feelings...""No, that's not why I'm like this." Rose interrupted him, agitated "Actually, I... I know I probab

Rarely in her life had Rose been so confused. In fact, that was probably the worst of them all, as nothing seemed to make sense and she hadn't even managed to sleep a wink at night, wondering what could have happened to Aaron for him to have that kind of reaction to something. which they had mutually agreed upon long ago. Would he have problems in the legal battle with Alphonse if he decided to get divorced after just one year? But why had he suggested that deadline in the first place, if that's what it was? Or had he overreacted because he was still emotional after everything that had happened at Alec's school?With all those questions in mind, Rose found herself standing in front of Aaron's bedroom door even sooner than she intended, practically at the same moment that the sun had risen in the sky. It probably wasn't a good strategy to start a conversation like that at this time of the morning, especially knowing that it didn't take much for his mood to turn bad, but she just

"Miss Vamcap, you shouldn't..."“I don't care what you have to say!” Rose practically yelled at the maid, forcing her way through the front door of the Springs house, furious, “Just tell those two bastards you didn't see me come in here. Or call security for me, I don't care! Nothing will stop me from talking to them today!”“Then just wait so I can let them know you're here.” the woman tried again, nervously “Mr. Springs is still getting ready to go to work and your mother is sleeping, so if you can wait just a little while so they can get ready…”“The same way they waited for the perfect moment to stab my sister?!” Rose snarled, “No thanks. I have no intention of being considerate of them. Now, if you really want to keep your job, get out of here and just pretend you didn't see me..."“What is all this noise?” Elisabeth's irritable, sleep-hoarse voice rang out, causing Rose to

“Would you like to get out of the car for a bit and go for a walk and try to ease that tension?” Aaron asked, when they were on the road again, interrupting the long moment of silence that had fallen over them after Grace had hung up "Or are you just mad at me for calling you stubborn?""Very funny..." Rose sighed, genuinely grateful that he was trying to lighten her mood, because God knew how much she needed it right then, "I know I shouldn't be so worried as Grace really does have a point in the plan. who said he formulated it, but...”"You can't help but think of all the possibilities for this situation to go wrong and the worst to happen." Aaron added, mournfully “I know how you feel. Andy has also had some pretty bad experiences in the past, and if she was forced to face a situation like this, I would certainly be wracked with worry.”"Right? I mean, it's my little sister alone in a restaurant with some bizarre man who God knows why