"Alright." Mr. Brodie was awam that the old geezer was ready to make tracks, so he respectfully accepted. His attitude, though, was as if he was ready to give soone the boot.
Serena didn’t expect Phillip to do a 180 on her after he t Rosemary. She was beyond embarrassed.
Even though the old man asked Mr. Brodie to show her around, she was too mortified to stick around,her face burning up.
Rosemary, that country bumpkin, must be a regular troublemaker. How could she possibly have won Gramps over?!
What was her secret? How did she manage to get his approval in such a short ti?
"Since Grandpa is tied up with stuff, I’ll drop by another day" Serena stood up, leaving the gifts behind,
"Please, Mr. Brodie, pass these things to Gramps."
"The doc said he doesn’t need any tonics, and these things won’t be of any use to him." Mr. Brodie replied respectfully. "Miss Serena, please take them back and give them to your own parents"
"Take Serena’s stuff to the car Brodie knew why she was here today. Wasn’t it because she still had the hots for the young master, hoping to be the daughter–in–law of the McMillian family?
Unfortunately, the young master’s got eyes only for Ms. Rose now, and the old man was quite taken with Ms. Rose too.
She wanted to muscle in? That was wishful thinking!
On the other side, Rosemary finished her work and called Louisa on her phone, "Mom, don’t bother making dinner for tonight"
Before she even explained why, Louisa happily said, "I know, I know! Phillip called earlier. He’s getting discharged today and he wants you to have dinner with him."
Rosemary was surprised that Gramps had personally called her mom to relay such a small matter, and she felt warm inside
"I also heard from Gramps that you once saved him! Although he didn’t go into details, he couldn’t stop singing your praises in that 10–minute phone call. He’s very pleased with you, his granddaughter–in–law!" Louisa said.
Rosemary was taken aback that Gramps had brought up that incident. Good thing Gramps didn’t ntion the details of the rescue.....
"Dear Rose, how co Mom didn’t know you were a lifesaver? You’re amazing!" Louisa said
While Louisa was very happy, she also felt that the Harris family didn’t appreciate Rosemary enough.
They had such a wonderful, obedient, and sensible child, but they didn’t appreciate her and even put her personal information on a missing person’s website.
Unbelievable!
"Have a good ti with Gramps tonight." Louisa said a few more words before reluctantly hanging up.
Just as Serena got ho, she heard the news and asked in shock, "Did my sister save Phillip before?"
"Yeah! I only found out from Phillip himself! I can’t believe Rose is so modest!" Louisa was beyond pleased with her daughter. Rose was satisfactory in every way and becoming more and more likable.
Serena thought to herself, it must have been when Gramps was sick and Rosemary happened to be passing by and saved him with CPR. That was how she won Phillip’s heart? She knew CPR too! It was not rocket science! It was in the textbooks on how to do it!
What a pity, she didn’t get the chance to show her excellent self in front of Grandpa Phillip. If she had such an opportunity, Grandpa Phillip’s affection wouldn’t have shifted to that country girl!
As dusk fell,
Phillip was standing at the door, craning his neck. Finally, he saw two familiar figures.
Roo was holding Rosemary’s hand as they got out of the car. That affectionate scene made the corners of Phillip’s mouth curl up. "Rose, you’re finally here! Are you tired from work? Did you have a hard day? Co inside"
As soon as Phillip stepped in, he addressed the dozens of servants waiting there, "This is my daughter, you guys better show her so respect from now on."
"Good evening, Miss!" The servants stood in unison, all smiles, eyes locked on Rosemary. It was obvious they had been waiting for a while, so of them were even sweating through their clothes.
Rosemary felt a bit helpless. She thought there was no need for them to be so formal.
"Hey there." Rosemary nodded and went inside with Roo.
The flowers and plants in the yard were adorable, Rosemary was a bit puzzled. Wasn’t this her grandpa’s place? Why were there so many cute plants?! Roo noticed the changes too. Everywhere he looked, things were fresh and clean. Clearly, they had gone all out to make a good impression on Rosemary.
"Rosemary, you hungry? Dinner’s ready." Phillip led her to the dining room.
Four chefs and eight servants greeted her with respectful bows. Rosemary was speechless. Seriously,no need to be so formal.
"Rosemary, co sit next to !" Phillip patted the spot next to him.
One of the servants pulled out a chair for Rosemary. After she sat down, Roo took the seat next to her. Four chefs served the dishes. Each plate not only slled and tasted amazing, but also looked stunning.
"Rosemary, give it a taste." Phillip was about to put a whole steak on Rosemary’s plate. But Roo beat him to it, he picked the at out of a Boston lobster and naturally put it into Rosemary’s plate.
Phillip thought, "My grandson is actually being considerate?! Did I see that right?"
Brodie, sitting nearby, was wide–eyed, clearly unable to believe what he was seeing! Their young master was actually taking care of this girl at the dinner table?
Next, Roo removed the crab shell and put the at into Rosemary’s plate. After spending these days eating together, he had gotten used to serving her, caring for her feelings. But in Phillip and Brodie’s
eyes, what Roo was doing seed unbelievable.
"You like seafood. Have more." Roo thought of her, but didn’t eat a bite himself.
Phillip, shocked, quickly asked with a big smile, "Rosemary, how’s the taste?"
"Delicious." Rosemary said.
"Thank you for your complints, Miss!" The four chefs bowed in unison, extrely grateful for Rosemary’s comnt.
The old man had said, if the young lady was satisfied with tonight’s dinner, they’d get double pay this month!
"You should eat too." Rosemary didn’t want Roo to keep fussing over her. But Roo kept serving her, noting what she liked and disliked. He was silently serving her more of her favorites.
"Rose, when you’re free, co visit more often. It’s been a long ti since this place was so lively!" Phillip said.
Before, Roo was always busy with work, sotis even not visiting for a month or two.
Although Fairfield Manor had many servants, Phillip always felt lonely. But today was different, having family around made the al extra delicious.
"Sure." Rosemary obediently agreed.
"We’ll co back often to keep you company." Roo said.
Hearing Roo say this, Phillip felt a bit annoyed. He thought of how Roo used to always be busy with work and not visit him, but now he was always following his wife around!
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