Rose took a deep breath to calm down. Maybe the car parked here was someone else’s, not for her.
She pulled the belt of the tote bag, looked forward and walked ahead.
“Ms. Linder, please wait for a while.”Suddenly a familiar voice appeared behind her.
Rose froze, turned around slowly and a smile appeared around the corners of her mouth, “Hey, Bill.
How coincident. Why are you here?”
“It’s not a coincidence. I’m waiting for you.” He replied frankly.
“Waiting for me? What’s up?”
Rose’s eyes moved slightly. She quickly glanced at the inner side of the car, trying to make sure
whether Brightwas inside by seeing through the dark glass window.
The car window was slowly rolled down and no one was inside.
Bill’s act obviously indicated that he understood what she was worried about. He said, “Mr. Lee isn’t
here.”
It couldn’t be better. Rose got relieved.
But Bright couldn’t disengage himself. A CEO’s special assistant was unlikely to wait for a small potato
like her.
Yesterday she hung up the call from Bright at the excuse of bad signal. She was sure that he would
trouble her.
It never happened to her that Bright sought revenge for the smallest grievance. He arranged his
assistant to block her in such an early morning. Did he mean to make her work in a bad mood for the
whole day?
“Bill, tell me what Mr. Lee wants you to do here.” She faced the reality, trying to figure out how he would
“torture” her.
“Mr. Lee arranges me to pick you to work.” While talking, Bill walked to the other side of the car and
respectfully opened the back door, “Ms. Linder, please get on the car.”
“…” Rose’s eyes flashed and her smile froze.
She showed disrespect to Bright, but he returned her the highest courteous reception. Bill was
arranged to pick her up. How flattered she felt!
“Ms. Linder, you didn’t mishear. Please get into the car.” Bill seemed to see through her.
“Bill, it’s unnecessary. You can get back to your own business. I can go to work myself.” Being a driver
really wasted his talent.
She turned around to leave, but Bill stopped her, “Ms. Linder, please don’t put me in a pickle. I’m
worried about Mr. Lee’s blame. He said if I couldn’t deal with such a petty thing, Zimbabwe was my
destination.”
“…” Rose frowned. Was it so exaggerating?
“Ms. Linder, if I am sent to Zimbabwe, my wife might get divorced with me…” Bill said pitifully, “You are
such a beautiful and kind lady. I’m sure you won’t be so hardhearted.”
The words made Rose feel if she didn’t cooperate with him, she would be a sinner.
She had no choice but get on the car. Bill closed the door and became as happy as a fool when turning
around.
He sat on the driving seat and drove away happily. He sent her to the branch office of YM Group in City
H.
He got off the car and respectfully opened the door for her again. Rose got off. She smiled and nodded,
“Thank you, Bill.”
“Ms. Linder, I’ll pick you up here at 5.” He smiled at her.
“Not necessarily. I’ve something else to do after work.” She would pick up Doris from Nora, or Grandma
would get angry.
“No worries. I’ll do it for you.” After a pause, he continued, “Mr. Lee invites you for dinner tonight.”
“I really have something to do.” She felt vexed as soon as she heard his name.
“He is sincere. Ms. Linder, please show your mercy on me. Even if you wanna refuse the invitation,
please tell him in person, or I…” Bill shrugged his shoulders, making a pitiful face.
Rose was defeated.
“Ms. Linder, see you at 5.”
Rose entered the company. As soon as she went into the lift, she saw Matthew who looked like an
urban elite and sent out the charm of a middle-aged man.
“Morning, Mr. Sue.”
“Morning, Ms. Linder.” He pushed the glasses on the nose with a long finger, “Just now I saw you
getting off from the car in front of the company. Is it your husband?”
“No. He’s a friend.” She explained, “He sent me here on the way.”
“Don’t worry. Dating is allowed in our company.” Matthew smiled faintly, thinking she was too nervous.
Rose looked at him, giving a slight smile and trying to relax herself.
She only wanted to work hard and live a good life with Grandma and Doris. Also she wanted the people
who owed her repaid a debt as well.
Such as Sophie who plotted against her over and over. She wouldn’t let Sophie go.
This morning the call Joy received was from Sophie.
She stayed in an unimpressive hotel. When Joy arrived, she jumped into Joy’s arms, crying.
“Mum, mum… what can I do? What can I do?” She held Joy tightly and the fingers clasped on Joy’s
back.
Joy was painful, but she kept patting on her back and comforted Sophie, “Don’t cry. Tell me what’s
happened?”
Sophie gradually stopped crying and retreated from Joy’s arms, “Mum, I, I was raped by Timothy,
purr…”
“Rape” was like a sharp knife cutting into Sophie’s throat, making her so painful that she cried again.
“What?” Joy’s eyes widened in shock. She couldn’t believe it for a long while. “Why did it happen?
Haven’t we planned? We replaced Mark with Timothy and then fed Rose the drug to make them have
sex. After that, we took the picture of it as proof to make Timothy marry her. As long as she got
married, she wouldn’t stay in our house. We would live a life as before. We wouldn’t need to see her
anymore.”
This was Joy’s solution to make Rose disappear from the Linder family.
They didn’t hope Rose would marry up, so they contrived the plan. To their surprise, it reversed. Her
cherished daughter was raped by Timothy while Rose was safe.
They had looked down upon Rose!
“Mum, it’s Rose’s fault. She is so wicked. I’m very anxious to scoop out her heart and drink her blood!
Or I can’t swallow!” She wore tears in her eyes, looking resentful.
“Who else knows it?” Joy asked her calmly?
“No one else except Timothy and me.”
“What about Rose?”
“Timothy didn’t arrive until she left. And the bitch asked a pimp to rape me…” Although it failed, she
was still raped by Timothy.
“So you stayed here the whole night?” Joy looked around the hotel and found it really bad.
“I didn’t dare to go home. I called Sky and told him I was staying with you at home.” She rolled the
sleeves and patches of bruises were found on her arms, “Mum, I can’t see him for a week. If he finds it,
I’m done…”
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