At this mont, Martha brought so fruits and said, "Serena, you've been busy all morning. Would you like to have so fruits?"
Before Serena could thank her, Martha whispered, "Miss Serena, there's sothing I'd like to talk to you about."
Serena glanced at her, understanding what she ant. She saw another servant working nearby and stood up, saying, "Martha, take the fruits to the garden, and I'll eat there."
"Sure."
Carrying the fruits, Martha followed Serena to a secluded corner of the garden. Seeing that there was no one around, she couldn't help but express her concern, "Miss Serena, you've been through a lot! In
the past, you wouldn't have needed to go to such lengths to please Mr. and Mrs. McMillian." Serena lowered her gaze, her lashes hiding the disappointnt that emanated from her. While her eyes
couldn't be seen, her despondent aura was palpable.
In truth, she didn't want to act this way, but in this household, Rosemary's status would only grow stronger while hers would diminish. At this mont, she still had a chance to catch up.
"Miss Serena, these are all imported fruits, and I've cut so of each for you. Please, eat them. You didn't have much in the morning..."
Martha's empathy was heartwarming. "Oh, and I wanted to tell you that for now, they haven't revealed Ms. Collins's identity to the public, so in the eyes of outsiders, your engagent with Mr. McMillian is still valid..."
Serena's eyes instantly lit up. Yes, Roo, she still had Roo...
What did it matter if she was the daughter of the Collins family? As long as she married Roo, she would be on top of the world!
"You've grown up with Mr. McMillian since childhood. Although you haven't t often, you still spent more ti with him than that Ms. Collins! She probably hasn't even seen Mr. McMillian in person!"
"Martha, are you suggesting...?" Serena had a rough idea of what Martha was getting at, but she dared not say it, nor could she.
"I know so people from the McMillian family, and a few of them work at Phillip's villa. I heard that these days, in order to force Mr. McMillian to show up, Phillip hasn't been eating or taking his dicine,
and he's practically on the brink of collapse!"
Serena covered her mouth, clearly startled by the revelation.
"But luckily they got to him in ti and he's still kicking! He's hoping you and Mr. McMillian can pay him a visit. Don't you have Mr. McMillian's contact? Why not ask him out?"
"But..."
"He's running a huge corporation, so he's definitely busy. But no matter how busy he is, he's still a red-blooded male! If a pretty girl like you asks him out, he'll definitely be tempted."
Martha was confident. "Even if he's slow on the uptake when it cos to romance and isn't thinking about marriage yet, there's no rush. You can spend more ti with him, build a stronger connection.
Once you two are tight, who cares about Ms. Collins?!"
"Phillip has always wanted to arrange your marriage. If you gain his approval... what's there to fret about? You're practically gonna be his grandchild's spouse!"
Serena's desires were reignited, but her rationality held her back.
"Martha, the Collins and McMillian families are engaged, but we both know... that engagent actually belongs to my sister... I'm just a foster daughter."
Serena seed slightly swayed by her words.
"Now is the ti, while the McMillians are still in the dark about Ms. Collins. Serena, make your move.
This is your best shot!"
Martha had watched her grow up over the years and didn't want to see her in such a state.
With Mr. McMillian by her side, she could make a na for herself nationwide!
"Ms. Collins is of high status and won't have trouble finding a good family to marry into. But you're different! You don't have parents or a powerful backing. You're just a foster daughter of the Collins family, and who knows if they'll still acknowledge you in the future! You know how high society works.
As a foster daughter, marrying well is a tough sell! If you don't marry Mr. McMillian, you'll be overshadowed by Ms. Collins for the rest of your life, always inferior to her!!"
Upon Martha's persuasion, Serena took out her phone and pulled up Roo's WhatsApp. There were ssages she had sent before.
The ssages were things like "Are you asleep?", "Are you busy today?", "Goodnight", but Roo had never responded to any of them.
The last ti she made contact was yesterday, when she had just returned and asked him if he was there. He didn't reply.
"Miss!"
Martha said a lot more, and Serena finally stopped resisting. She opened the chat and sent several ssages in a row.
[Roo, are you there?]
[I heard your grandpa is sick and in the hospital. Let's go see him, okay?]
[When are you free today? Can you co pick up?]
[If not, I can have my driver take . It won't be any trouble for you.]
[I'm really worried about Grandpa Phillip!]
On the second floor.
Rosemary arrived at the spacious balcony and admired the view.
As she was looking, the noticed two figures in the distance apparently discussing sothing.
She was too far away to hear the contents, but the could tell that those two were Serena and Martha.
Serena was sitting in a white wicker chair, and Martha was standing next to her, seemingly persuading her about sothing
Rosemary wasn't bothered, and after admiring the views bit more, she went back inside, leaving only Serena and Martha in the garden, nervously staring at the phone. Unlike before, a new ssage alert quickly appeared on Serena's phone screen Serena's heart nearly pumped out of her chest. She looked closely, and sure enough, it was from Roo.
Roo had replied
Roo had finally replied
But his response was [ No need]
Serena's burning heart felt like it had been doused with cold water It went cold in an instant.
Martha's bad influence, Serena sent a few more ssages, saying she was really worried about his grandpa, and knowing he was sick, he'd probably appreciate soone visiting She was just looking
out for Grandpa Phillip on behalf of the Collins family.
By the ti lunch was over, Serena still didn't hear back from Roo.
She had a hunch that Roo on the other side was probably not gonna reply.
anwhile, Rosemary was sitting on the couch with her phone in hand, sending out orders.
"Look up the cause of the fire at rcy Hospital on September 10th, eighteen years ago for "
"Jeff Boss? Are you pulling my leg? rcy Hospital??"
That was located at the intersection of three cities, with a hella big and complicated population, and so much ti had passed, that place was long gone
"Jeff Boss, why are you looking into this? Does it have sothing to do with your past?"
Rosemary "Mhm"
Rosemary always felt that the fire was fishy Everything was fine one mont, then suddenly there was a fire?
Her mom told her it was a rainy night. Even if soone accidentally started a fire, it shouldn't have spread that fast.
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