It wasn’t until Yolanda showed up that Rosemary’s goons finally stopped what they were doing and bounced off without a care.
After getting the green light from the cops, Yolanda had just stepped inside the room when she saw her mom being tortured to the point of passing out. She was scared out of her wits, rushing over to her mom and asking, "Mom, what happened? Was it those two guys?"
One of those guys Yolanda had seen before. He was one of Rosemary’s! Who would have thought Rosemary would be so bold as to pull off sothing like this in a police station?
Olga was soaked to the skin, crying her heart out, "It’s over. Yoli, we’re done for."
"Mom, don’t be scared. We still have Dad. He’ll figure sothing out."
Olga shook her head in despair. She knew they were caught in Rosemary’s web this ti.
"Mom, about the land deal, I think Rosemary did it," Yolanda voiced her suspicion. "The shares you sold recently have all ended up in her hands! Plus, with those shares and Grandma’s will, she’s beco the head honcho of the company! She even changed the company’s na! It’s called the Moonlight Group now!"
Olga nearly passed out.
"And we got kicked out of Grandma’s villa," Yolanda filled Olga in on what had happened at the villa gate. "I rented a small apartnt with the money I got from selling my jewelry. We can probably only stay for a short while. The creditors are hounding day and night."
"Yoli, it’s all our fault," Olga hugged Yolanda, crying again. They thought bringing her back would provide her with a better life. In the end, they couldn’t even afford her college tuition.
"Mom, it’s not your fault. It’s all Rosemary’s doing!" Yolanda was seething with anger toward Rosemary. She wanted nothing more than to smash her to bits.
"Yoli, listen to ," Olga suddenly seed to rember sothing. Wiping away her tears, she urgently said, "From now on, don’t ss with Rosemary."
"Why?" Yolanda asked, puzzled.
"Because your dad is not Grace’s biological son, I was the one who caused Grace’s death. Rosemary won’t let off that easily. She’ll tornt , your dad, and even go after you. Rember, don’t ss with her! Otherwise, you’ll end up dead!"
Yolanda was dumbstruck. How could this be? Her identity as the proud daughter of the Harris family was a sham.
"Rember what I said, alright?" Olga reiterated, still worried. "Your father has nothing to do with Grace. Rosemary started treating us like this after she found out. Rember what I said? Promise !"
"I got it," Yolanda bit her lip in defiance.
"Where’s the lawyer? Why didn’t he co with you?" Olga suddenly rembered.
"Mom, I think Rosemary spread so rumors. No one wants to help us now."
On their way ho, Roo noticed Rosemary had fallen asleep, her face still wet from tears, probably from dreaming about her Grandma.
When their RV pulled up to the gate of Reflections Villa, Roo didn’t wake her, letting her sleep on. If she could see her Grandma in her dreams, that would comfort her.
Considering she had been through surgery from 2 a.m. until 1 p.m., attended an engagent party, worked at the company, and dealt with everything afterward, she must be exhausted.
Roo gently cradled her in his arms, letting her sleep peacefully.
The chef watched as Mr. McMillan cradled Ms. Rose to sleep in his arms and wondered if his arms were getting tired. But seeing the contentnt and indulgence on Mr. McMillan’s face, he knew that he was thoroughly enjoying the mont.
Roo signaled to the chef to fetch a blanket. The chef tiptoed away and returned with it. Roo gently draped it over Rosemary.
Inside the house, Louisa was checking the surveillance caras. She found it odd that Roo’s car had been parked outside for quite so ti, yet Rosemary hadn’t gotten out. She wondered if Rosemary was upset and Roo was comforting her, or if sothing else had happened.
After a while, Louisa decided to go and check for herself. As she stepped out the front door, the chef got out of the car to report to her.
"Ma’am, Ms. Rose is asleep. Mr. McMillan thought she was very tired, so he wanted her to sleep a bit longer before coming inside."
Louisa nodded. "I see. I’ll have the kitchen prepare sothing for when Rosemary wakes up. When she does, have Roo co inside for dinner."
The chef responded, "Understood."
So ti later, when Rosemary woke up, she found herself still in the van, with Roo replying to so texts on his phone. Sensing her movent, he imdiately turned his gaze to her, whispering, "Awake now?"
Rosemary asked, "How long was I asleep?"
Roo replied, "Not too long."
Looking around and noticing that it was already dark, Rosemary felt a twinge of guilt. "Your arm must be sore."
Roo countered, "My arm’s not sore. I could hold you till midnight."
Rosemary gave his arm a rub, to which Roo held her hand and said, "I’m kinda hungry now. Your mom invited in for dinner. Would it be rude if I didn’t go?"
Rosemary just chuckled and said, "Go if you want to. And if there’s any urgent stuff you need to sort out, feel free."
Roo was quick to say, "I have nothing urgent. Carl’s handling the company stuff pretty well."
anwhile, at the office, Carl had a bitter look on his face, still buried under a mountain of work. He was probably going to pull another all-nighter!
Rosemary said, "Then let’s go." As she stepped out of the car, a suit jacket was imdiately draped over her shoulders.
Roo helped her put on the jacket, saying, "You’ve just woken up. Don’t catch a cold." He then held her hand as they walked into the house together.
The chef watched them, feeling a pang of envy. He was left to his own devices for dinner in the van.
Rosemary’s brother, David Collins, saw that Rosemary was back and hurried over, saying, "Rosemary, you’re awake? Dinner’s ready. Let’s go eat!"
Seeing Roo, he frowned and asked, "Why are you here too?"
Roo responded, "Your mom invited ."
Seeing Roo so cheerful, David was a bit miffed. After a while, he turned to Rosemary and said, "Rose, you must be starving! We’ve got all your favorites for dinner tonight!"
He knew about the day’s events: Rose losing her grandmother, the ruined engagent party, and her confrontation with the villain. He didn’t dare bring up anything related to the day, fearing it would upset his sister.
Rosemary suddenly realized, "Why have you been wearing this outfit for the past few days? And your movents..."
His actions earlier were quite deliberate, as if he were striking poses. It was a bit odd.
When David heard her question, he quickly explained, "You said I looked like the handsost man in this outfit. And those poses, you always said I look cool when I do them!"
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