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Alyssa lowered her eyes and moved Jeremy’s hand away. “We should get the door first,” she said as she brushed past him.
It was evident to Jeremy that she wasn’t being herself. It felt as if she was feeling a little resentful toward him.
Alyssa hurried to the entrance and opened the door.
“Mrs. Rosie!”
“Madam!”
Rosie dropped the bags that she was carrying and held Alyssa in an emotional embrace.
“Madam… I’ve missed you so much!” Rosie cried. She sobbed like a child even though she was already in her 50s.
Alyssa stroked Rosie gently. She choked back her tears, saying, “I’ve missed you very much, too! I’m glad to see you energetic and well.
Jeremy had tagged along behind Alyssa. He was surprised to see. Rosie.
Without a doubt, it was Alyssa who called Rosie over.
“Mrs. Rosie, Mr. Walsh hasn’t been feeling too well recently. I’m. quite busy, and I’m afraid I might not have the time to look after him. Sorry to have to trouble you with looking after him,” Alyssa explained gently.
“It’s my duty to do so! But, the fact that you’re willing to look after Mr. Jeremy. Truly, I…” Rosie responded. She was on the brink of tears again.
Never had she imagined that she would be able to see Jeremy and
Jeremy’s heart gradually sank upon hearing Rosie’s words.
He knew Alyssa well. She was someone who could care for herself independently. More than that, she usually avoided troubling others.
However, she had summoned Rosie over from Seaview Manor this very night. There could only be one purpose-she no longer wanted to spend time alone with him.
He surmised that she no longer wished to do so, yet, at the moment, was unable to ask him to leave. Consequently, she opted to call someone they both knew well to circumvent any potential awkwardness under the same roof.
At that thought, Jeremy slowly clenched his fists by his side. Simultaneously, he felt his chest tighten.
The night before, they had been entwined with immeasurable affection for one another. Yet today, it seemed as if nothing had transpired the previous night. This sensation suffocated him, tormenting him to the brink of despair.
Upon Rosie’s arrival, she refused to sit idly by. Despite the late hour, she industriously took on tasks like laundry and cleaning the living room for Alyssa. Rosie was determined to prepare meals for them as well.
Despite the attempts to dissuade her, Rosie remained as busy as a bee.
After the meal, Alyssa offered to help with the dishes, but Jeremy insisted on taking care of it himself.
“Oh my, Mr. Jeremy! Who are you kidding? You’ve never done such labor ever since you were young! Leave the dishes there. I’ll do the casually remarked as he put on the gloves. Even though it was just a passing remark, it caught Alyssa’s attention.
Her face registered surprise for a moment. Despite their time. together, she was largely unaware of his childhood experiences.
Nevertheless, she returned to the room alone, leaving Jeremy and Rosie in the kitchen.
Evidently, she didn’t want to come into unnecessary contact with him.
A tight knot constricted Jeremy’s throat, leaving him breathless. All the energy drained from his entire body.
Love made him fearful. It made him afraid of gaining and losing.
Rosie took the plate from his hands. “Mr. Jeremy, I’ll do the washing up. You don’t look too good,” Rosie offered with a concerned look on her face.
“Mrs. Rosie, could you possibly go up to have a chat with Lyse later?” Jeremy asked.
“What is it? You’ve just reconciled with one another. Did you two bicker again?”
Jeremy looked worried and helpless. Rosie felt bad for him.
“I feel like I don’t understand her at all, Mrs. Rosie. No matter how I try, I couldn’t get her to open up to me.”
Jeremy let out a dispirited sigh. He felt terribl
“I hope you can go and talk to her. Back then, at Seaview Manor, she was the closest to you. Maybe she’ll open up to you when you chat with her and share some things she isn’t willing to tell me.”
Alyssa had her bath and did her skincare. Then, she climbed into the bed and heaved a quiet sigh.
The past version of her wouldn’t have wasted energy on men. She likely would have gone out drinking and partying with her brothers without a care in the world.
However, the conversation she had overheard between Jeremy and Landon that morning had invoked many painful memories for her. She was no longer in the mood for anything else.
She didn’t even want to see Jeremy’s face.
She knew that it wasn’t his fault that she had lost her child.
Regardless, she still simply couldn’t get over it.
Although she didn’t bring it up or think about it, it didn’t mean she had forgotten.
A knock came on the door. Alyssa assumed Jeremy was back to bother her, so she closed her eyes and pulled the covers over her head.
She intended to ignore him.
“Madam, it’s me, Rosie. Are you already asleep? If you aren’t, do your want to have some milk? I’ve warmed a glass of milk for you.”
Rosie’s sounded warmly familiar and close. Alyssa jumped out of bed and wasted no time opening the door for her.
When she opened the door, Rosie stood before her with the glass of milk she had mentioned earlier, smiling.
Unintentionally, Alyssa’s gaze darted around the surroundings.
Rosie could see through her immediately. “Mr. Jeremy isn’t here. It’s just me.”
Alyssa pressed her lips together in embarrassment. Then, she invited Rosie into the room.
Both women chatted like a pair of mother and daughter. Rosie was sincerely concerned about how Alyssa had been doing recently.
Rosie’s every word was heartwarming to Alyssa.
Seeing that Alyssa had finished her milk, Rosie let out a satisfied smile. She pulled her by the hand and sat her down on the sofa.
“Madam, Mr. Jeremy has shared many things with me.”
Alyssa was taken aback. She blurted, “Including how Sophia set things up to cause Anne’s death?”
Rosie’s eyes widened. Suddenly, her palms became clammy with cold sweat, and she tightened her grip on Alyssa.
“Is it true? Is it true that Sophia was the one who did that?”
Alyssa could tell that Jeremy was selective in his sharing. He only told her the less-significant news and didn’t mention this important matter to her.
She felt a little bad as her carelessness with her words seemed to have wasted his efforts.
Rosie let out a number of consecutive sighs. Her eyes turned red.
She uttered, “Actually, I’ve long ago suspected her. Other than Sophia, who else would have had the opportunity to do something like that to Madam Anne at that time? Liana and Betty were still kids back then.
How could they have committed any murder?”
The look in Alyssa’s eyes gradually turned dim.
Who was to say that children couldn’t do evil?
Although Liana and Betty didn’t have the capability to set up such a sinister plot for Sophia in the past, they had gone out to spread malicious rumors about Anne.
That caused Anne, who was already suffering from severe depression, to plunge into extreme humiliation and pain.
Some kids were not innocent at all. They were just little devils.
“But, Madam, that is just my speculation. I do not have any proof,” Rosie clarified.
Tears began to roll down Rosie’s cheeks. Her heart ached. She ridden with guilt.
