The Forgotten Prince Chapter 172

Chapter 172: Chapter 172

Rose sat by the window to watch as Anna’s suitors were welcod inside the gates. She couldn’t tell from where she sat but there seed to be gifts or flowers in their hands.

Rose’s quiet ti was disturbed by the maid dropping the plate with the slice of apples Anna had been eating.

"Forgive , milady."

"It was only an accident," Rose replied, not thinking anything of it. "You are the one who tends to my room. Thank you."

"It is my job," the young maid said, her head bowed to avoid Rose’s gaze.

"Yes, but it feels nice to be complinted for your work. Let

help you," Rose offered since she had nothing to do.

"Oh!" Hailey panicked. If Emtt were to pass by and see the young lady helping her, he would scold her for the next few days. Hailey bent down to pick up the apple slices before Rose could help her. "It is fine, milady. This is my job."

Rose wished she could voice that she was once a maid so this was not new to her but she knew it might start a wave of gossip should the maid speak. Rose was only embarrassed of her ti in the brothel, not working as a maid.

Rose remained in her seat after noticing the maid panic. "What is your na? It would be wrong of

to see you in my room and not know your na."

"It is Hailey," Hailey answered, placing the last apple slice back on the plate.

"It is a pretty na. Hailey, do you know if it is important for a young lady to have a trusted maid by her side? What are those maids used for?" Rose questioned.

Hailey stood up as she thought about the answer. "We are there to do anything you need. Hold a parasol when it is too hot, fetch sothing for you, or hold your bags when you shop."

"I can do all of those things," Rose muttered. What was so important about her hands that she needed soone else to do so many things? "Do young ladies like myself cook when they wed?"

"No," Hailey shook her head. "You will have cooks to do that. When I marry, I would do the cooking."

"What is so important about my hands?" Rose asked, showing Hailey her hands.

"If you an about you not having to lift a finger, it shows the difference between you and ," Hailey said, knowing her hands were not the prettiest because of the work she did.

"Oh. I am starting to wonder if my mother has plans of making you my maid. You have been in my room and even now, you were the one they sent to clean up while I am here alone. If it is true, I hope we get along well. Other than my family, I don’t have anyone to speak to," said Rose.

"The butler and head maid have spoken of picking soone to be your maid. I was never told that I was considered but even if I am not, I will gladly do what you need. So ladies use their maids to do their dirty-"

"I will not do that," Rose interjected before Hailey made the offer. "I think it is wrong to use others to do your dirty work. Then it will be you who finds yourself in trouble if the lady who sent you feigns innocence. It is cruel."

Rose was reminded of Kiara sending her maid to ruin her dress at the festival. It was a horrible thing to do and Rose never wanted to stoop so low.

"I need soone who can help

learn about others in town. I have been learning about the Ambrose family but I know nothing of who resides nearby. I will pay you for your ti in helping . If it goes well, I shall pick the one who becos my maid," Rose said, wanting it to be her choice.

"You are kind. I will do my best to aid you. Excuse ," Hailey said, going to the door to see who knocked.

Rose wondered if it was her mother since she had said not to allow any suitors to co to her.

Hailey returned with a smile like there was good news. "You are asked to go down to the front doors as there has been a delivery for you."

"I have already inford my mother that I do not want to see any suitors," Rose replied, uninterested.

"I believe it is not sothing you would want to miss. I must keep it a surprise," Hailey said.

Rose thought it over and knew her mother wouldn’t place her to sit with anyone after she turned down eting suitors. "Very well," she decided, standing up to see what ca for her.

Rose left the room and went down to the front door where the butler was telling two n where to place boxes. "Emtt," she addressed the butler. "What are all these boxes?"

"Gifts from Mister Hamilton to you. It was a request he sought for

to do the night before he left," Emtt answered. He had to use the family na to get everything delivered in ti so the surprise would not be ruined.

Rose recalled her mother speaking of Zayne wanting to spoil her. Rose didn’t think it would be so much that it would create a pile by the door.

"Should I have it taken to your bedroom or to another room for you to go through?" Emtt asked, stepping to the side as Rose first inspected the boxes. It was quite the gift to court her.

Emtt glanced at another suitor for Anna entering with flowers and maybe a few treats. He couldn’t tell if Zayne’s gift for Rose had co at the right or wrong ti. It could make the suitors think their gifts to the Ambrose girls were small and have them co again with far more than flowers and treats.

Zayne’s gifts had the maids giggling amongst themselves which ant the news of this might spread to others in town. Emtt noted to speak to Madeline if he should warn the maids not to speak about the gifts.

This could present Zayne in a new light and have others anticipate his courtship with Rose or it might make others question why the Ambroses allowed a man courting their daughter to stay in the sa ho as her. It depended on what the Ambroses wished to portray.

Rose opened one of the boxes, wanting to get a glimpse of Zayne’s gifts to her. She laughed as she took out a scope he once explained to her that it was used to see what was ahead of them at sea.

’What an odd gift,’ Emtt thought. When he saw the list, Emtt wondered if Zayne realised he had placed a few things for himself on there but from how the lady smiled, it seed that it had been for her all along.

"Please take them to my room carefully," Rose said, placing the scope back in the box.

She knew others might not understand her interest in such things since Valerie spoke of the sea as sothing a woman should not be interested in but Rose still enjoyed it. She didn’t need anyone to understand what occurred between her and Zayne.