hapter 409


    With a charming smile, Leah nodded. “Thanks for setting this up, Sophia. I won’t let you down.”


    When ra returned to the maid’s quarters, she barely stepped in before Rose shrieked, “Oh my gosh!


    What happened to your face? It’s so swollen!”


    Hearing the voices, ra finally came back to her senses, touching her swollen cheek.


    “Ouch…”


    “Good heavens! Did the butler hit you? He has no right to raise his hand! Come, I’ll confront him for


    you,” Rose dered, heading towards the door.


    ra quickly pulled her back!


    “No need, it wasn’t the butler. I… identally ran into a wall.”


    Rose frowned, puzzled, “How could you hit your face on a wall?”


    ra was silent.


    Faced with such a persistent questioner, ra was embarrassed.


    “I… I just ran into the wall, that’s all… Don’t you have anything else to do?” she quickly changed the


    subject, fearing Rose would obsess over her injury.


    “Nothing else to do.” Rose seemed to realize something. She sighed softly before saying, I have some


    anti-swelling cream. It should help ease the pain.”


    ra smiled gratefully, “Thank you.”


    She carefully applied the cream on ra’s face, then went to the kitchen and got a bag of ice for her to


    use as a coldpress.


    “You really don’t have to be so nice to me. I’m not Mrs. Melendez anymore.”


    “Even if you’re not Mrs. Melendez, you’re still my roommate! We have to live together,” Rose smiled,


    squinting her eyes, “I know, rich young masters pamper their women when they’re interested and


    discard them when they lose interest. That’s how they always portray it in the movies!”


    ra was taken aback, thenughed at Rose’sment. She then said seriously, “But Emmett is not


    like that. We just have some misunderstandings…”


    Rose tilted her head, puzzled, “If you know it’s a misunderstanding, why can’t you clear it up?”


    That’s the problem.” Seeing that Rose couldn’t understand, ra smiled, “Have you ever been in


    love?”


    Rose shook her head, “No, I’ve been working for the Melendez family for two years now. I want to earn


    some money for my brother’s wedding, then think about myself. My mom says I’m a girl, and I don’t


    need to rush to find a boyfriend. I can get married anytime.”


    ra felt a pang of sympathy for the naive young girl in front of her. “Do you have any paper and pen?”


    “Paper and pen?” Rose was stunned, “Yes, I do!”


    ‘Can I have them?”


    “Of course.” Rose quickly got up and rummaged under the bed for a notebook and some ballpoint


    pens, “What do you need them for?”


    “I like to draw designs,” ra smiled.


    “You can draw designs?” Rose looked at her admiringly, “I dropped out after middle school. Do you look


    down on me?”


    “Not at all! Education only represents a person’s qualifications. Nothing more! You’re so kind. How


    could I think


    ess of you?”


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    Rose smiled sweetly, “That’s good to hear was so nervous when I found out that we’d be sharing a


    room. Earlier, when we were cleaning the backyard, someone warned me to be careful of you. They


    said if I wasn’t careful, I might offend you. Then, if you and the young master got back together, I might


    be driven out of the Melendez family.”