Chapter 414


    William, who was cooking seriously, did not see his daughter’s daze.


    Creamy potato soup kept boiling in the pot. William picked up a bowl and scooped a little. “Rose, help


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    me taste how this soup is.”


    Rose was washing the cabbage. She was going to make a sd. “Okay.”


    Rose turned around and drank from William’s bowl. William was afraid that it would be hot, so he blew


    on it again. He was still worried and reminded Rose again, “Slow down. Be careful. It’s hot.


    This scene happened to be seen by Grace, who was done with her work. She looked at this scene with


    mixed feelings and subconsciously smiled. “Are the two of you preparing to finish eating beforeing


    out?”


    Rose shifted the me. “Grace, William made me drink it. Go ask him.”


    “Honey, do you want to try it? Rose, how does it taste?”


    “It’s so delicious. You don’t need to add any more salt,” Rose replied with a cheerful smile. This


    atmosphere was wonderful, making her feel warmer than dining at a fancy restaurant. The food William


    prepared was truly delicious. Every sip of the soup she took in seemed to spread warmth throughout


    her body


    Rose’s cooking speed was rtively fast. In a few moves, she was done. Grace instructed the evening


    shift servants and maids to take a day off. The three of them harmoniously prepared for the pre-dinner


    arrangements.


    William was in a good mood. He poured himself a ss of red wine and another for Grace. “Grace,


    Rose and I cooked together today. Do you want a bit of red wine to join in?”


    “One ss will be okay. There was work to be done that night.


    Grace instructed, “Rose, have a drink.


    “Okay, then I’ll have apple juice. It’s for vitamin supplements.


    Anyway, Rose did not like the taste of alcohol. It could be said that she never drank it. Even if she went


    to y with her friends, she would say that she was allergic to alcohol.


    Rose had a low tolerance for alcohol. The most she could handle was fruit wine, but the condition was


    that she had to be around people she trusted to drink. Living on her own, she had learned to be


    cautious,


    At the dining table, Rose leisurely ate the dishes cooked by William. The taste was really good.


    “William, your culinary skills are not bad.”


    Seeing his daughter eating so happily, Willian was satisfied. “If you like it, I wille back early and


    make it for you every day.


    When William said that, he was happy but also a little sad. “Grace, the sd, the pasta, and the


    meatball were all made by Rose. I didn’t help at all. Try it.”


    Grace’s hand that was holding the fork paused. She nced at her daughter who was eating seriously


    as if nothing had happened opposite her. Grace picked up the fork and ate some. As she chewed the


    vegetables, tears welled up in her eyes. Grace kept her head down and forced the tears back. “Your


    culinary skills are not bad either.


    Rose changed the topic to smooth the atmosphere. “Then I’ll cook with William in the future. Our maids


    might lose their jobs. Father-daughter teamwork is a perfect match when ites to getting things


    done.


    “William, if Frank can’t support this family in the future, the two of us will definitely make a lot of money


    by opening a


    restaurant.”


    Upon hearing this, William raised his hand and high-fived his daughter. This action made Grace smile.


    Her sadness dissipated as she looked at the father and daughter joking in an indulgent manner.


    In the end, William and Grace ate all three dishes of Rose, leaving not a single vegetable leaf behind.


    In the room on the second floor, Rose was lying in her tortoise shell after taking a shower. She sent


    Edward a 1. The secret signal was sessfully connected.


    Edward sent over the video call in an instant. Rose looked at Edward’s room in the video. It was


    extremely monotonous and as clean as Edward himself. It was very simple. “Your room is the same as


    you.”


    In front of the screen, Edward was wearing pajamas, and sses, and had an unlit cigarette in his


    mouth. He had originally nned to smoke after taking a shower, but now that he had picked up the


    video call, he did not n to smoke any more. He took the cigarette from his lips and ced it on the


    table.


    “Is it not nice?” Edward asked.


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    “No. It’s just quite simple. Let me show you my room. My parents helped me design my room. It looks


    good, right?”


    Rose scanned the room with her phone and pointed the camera at herself at the end.


    “It looks pretty good. Did you buy your tortoise shell online?” Edward also sat on the bed and leaned


    against the back of the


    bed.


    “Yes, it’s cute, isn’t it? Last night, I bought a very interesting quilt called the sandwich quilt. Actually,


    there are many types of quilts in that shop. There’s a cabbage quilt, a pizza quilt, and a tomato quilt. In


    the end, I think the sandwich quilt is the best pleasing to the eye.”


    Edward was stunned for a moment. It was hard for him to imagine how it felt to cover himself with a


    nket like a sandwich.


    In any case, Frank had already reminded Edward, and Rose had new ideas every day. Edward had


    plenty of opportunities to experience and adapt to the uninterrupted joys of life.


    “When the quilt arrives, feel its quality and see how it is. If it’s of good quality, I’ll buy one too.”


    “Do you like strange things too? Frank detests it very much. Even my tortoise shell is despised by


    Frank. He keeps saying that I’m crazy to buy such strange things. Actually, I’m telling you that Frank


    has double standards. If Ava buys this thing. Frank will happily hide in it to sleep. Now that he’s done


    proposing, he still doesn’te back.”


    Rose took advantage of Frank’s absence toin. However, she was still happy for Frank. They


    were finally engaged. Edward felt that Frank was really good to Rose and wanted to exin on Frank’s


    behalf. “Actually…”


    The knock on the door interrupted what Edward wanted to say next. Rose lowered her voice and said,


    “Wait a moment. Don’t say anything.”


    After saying that, Rose ced her phone on the nket and went to open the door barefooted. “Grace,


    what’s wrong?”


    Outside the door was Grace. She came with snacks again. There were two big bags of snacks. This


    time, it looked like the high-end snacks were all imported. “It’s not good to eat potato chips too often. I


    bought you some dried fruits, canned fruits, and nuts.”


    Rose felt a little guilty. She scratched her head, not knowing if she should call Grace in. “Thank you,


    Grace. I love you.”


    “You…”


    “Edward, do you want to eat watermelon? Your dad bought a very sweet watermelon today.” A sudden


    voice interrupted Grace.


    Rose was stunned for a moment.


    Rose busily waved her hand and said, “I’m on a video call with Sherri. I think it’s her mom’s voice.”


    Rose’s smile was a little awkward. Grace naturally noticed it and did not expose her. “Continue


    chatting. Eat less at night. I’ll go to the study.”


    “Okay, Grace. Good night.”


    “Okay, good night. With that, Grace left.


    Rose closed the door and exhaled. She patted her chest and jumped to the side of the turtle. She


    picked up her phone. Edward was probably afraid that she would not be able to exin if Grace heard


    the sound and hung up the video call.


    In the end, Edward even sent a message. [I’ll call youter.]


    Rose replied, Okay.]


    When Grace returned to the study, she felt that something was wrong. She was sitting on a chair, her


    mind elsewhere. One hand was half-clenched by her mouth, and the index finger of the other hand


    tapped on table. William, who was at the side, asked curiously, “What’s wrong, honey? Is there


    anything you don’t understand?”


    “Do you know anything about the Landor family’s son?”


    Grace’s sudden words made William very puzzled. “No, didn’t we see him once when Trevon held the


    wedding banquetst time? He looks quite refined and polite.


    William didn’t know much about Edward, but at the wedding, he felt that Juana wanted to ask about


    Rose. William thought about it.


    Seeing that Grace was still silent, William asked again. “Is there something wrong? Didn’t Frank


    cooperate with him on transportation? Did something go wrong?”


    Grace stretched out her hand and made a banning gesture. “Don’t talk for now. I’ll make a call.”


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    After Grace said this, William really didn’t say anything. With just a look, William knew that Grace had


    found a clue. The call was connected on the other end, and Frank’s voice came through. “Hello”


    Grace went straight to the point. She saw the panic in Rose’s eyes and the embarrassment she was


    hiding. If Rose was chatting with Sherri, this would not be the case. “Is Rose in a rtionship?”


    William at the side was totally shocked.


    At Sapphire Hotel. Frank had just taken a shower and was about to dry Ava’s hair when he received a


    call from Grace. His phone was on speaker. There was nothing that Ava could not hear. When Frank


    heard this, he turned off the hairdryer and picked up his phone to answer seriously.


    Ava, who was sitting quietly, was also shocked when she heard this. Rose was in a rtionship. Who


    was her boyfriend?


    What was going on?


    Frank frowned. “What do you mean?”


    Didn’t Frank tell Rose to be reserved?


    Frank and Ava just got engaged a few days ago, but Rose was already in a new rtionship?


    Frank pinched the area between his eyebrows that was hurting. What a troublemaker. Rose had


    promised just to know about Edward. But what did she do? Grace’s voice overflowed from the phone.


    “You know?”


    Frank replied honestly, “I’m at Sapphire City.”


    How would Frank know?


    Then, Frank added, “Give me five minutes. I’ll call her. I have a way,”


    After saying that, Frank hung up the phone and touched Ava’s head. He looked at Ava’s confused eyes


    and said, “Wait for


    me.”


    Frank used one hand to make a call and the other to wipe Ava’s hair. Seeing that he was very busy,


    Ava took the towel from his hand. “I’ll do it myself. You call first.”


    Frank sat down and ced Ava on hisp. He took the towel from her hand again and said, “Use my


    phone to call Rose.” “Okay” Ava sat on Frank’sp and called Rose. Frank wiped Ava’s hair carefully


    inch by inch.


    The call was quickly connected, and the speaker was turned on. It was Frank who asked Ava to do so.


    “Frank, what’s the matter?”


    “Yes, my men saw you getting out of the same car as Edward. Tell me. What’s the situation? Didn’t you


    tell me that you were just to know about him? What’s the matter now? Are you in a rtionship?”


    Rose, who didn’t doubt Frank’s words, panicked. Before she could confess, she was seen by Frank’s


    men. “What a coincidence. Athana is so small. I was just waiting for you toe back to tell you. How


    would I know that you wouldn’t be able toe back?”


    Is your reservedness separated from you? Are you a fool? Is the phone just for show?” Frank was very


    angry and mercilessly exposed Rose with three consecutive questions.


    Ava held the phone with one hand and kissed Frank on the lips. She whispered into Frank’s ear, “Don’t


    be so fierce.


    Frank’s back stiffened, and his Adam’s apple moved unconsciously. Ava listened to the gossip while


    ying with his Adam’s apple. She was very curious and yed with it happily.


    “Then I’ll be honest with you now. We’ve only been in a rtionship for a few days. Actually, you can’t


    me me for this. It’s mainly because you and Ava are so happy. I was envious of you two and wanted


    to have a sweet rtionship, so I agreed to Edward…


    “The night you proposed, he came to the airport to pick me up, and I promised him. Well, that’s it. I’m


    done confessing”


    Rose’s attitude was very proper. “I didn’t tell Grace and William. Frank, could you help me tell them?


    I’m too embarrassed to say it.


    Frank was furious. “You are so bold to be in a rtionship secretly, but you don’t have the courage to


    tell Mom and Dad? Did you tell Edward when you’reing back?”


    ‘No, I definitely didn’t tell him. I’m not crazy. Why would I tell others in the middle of the night that I’ll be


    in Athana? Besides, it was early in the morning.


    Frank understood. Edward had waited at the airport. He was quite determined.


    “Alright, I’m hanging up. I’m busy.”


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    Without giving Rose a chance to continue speaking, the call was cut off by Frank.


    Rose was stunned for a moment. So what was the point of making this call?


    What should Rose do next? What were Frank’s opinions?