Chapter 417


    The voice on the other end of the call dered before promptly hanging up.


    The butler blinked in surprise, then sighed and set down the phone. “Alright then, let him sleep it off


    here tonight. I’ll inform the bosster.”


    Rose led ra through the Melendez family’s rear garden, straight into a small copse of trees.


    ra had never looked at the ce carefully before. Even when she had been Mrs. Melendez, she had


    only walked in the rear garden.


    “Look at this! These are some of the saplings the Melendez family imported. Virtually no onees


    here,” Rose exined.


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    “Oh, I see.” ra looked around. Indeed, all the trees surrounding them were unfamiliar to her.


    “Come look over there!” Rose pointed to something in the distance.


    Following her direction, ra saw, through the canopy of leaves, arge swing! She had no idea the


    Melendez family had such a thing!


    Was it Emmett’s doing? Or perhaps Sophia’s?


    Rose skipped excitedly towards the swing and took a seat, patting the space beside her. “Come, sit!


    Wait until all the starse out. It’s truly beautiful. Whenever I’m stressed or tired from work, Ie


    here to stargaze. It’s therapeutic!”


    ra took a seat beside her, looking up at the twinkling stars against the dark canvas of the night sky.


    She felt a pang in her heart.


    She missed her mother.


    Would her mother be disappointed if she knew ra was working as a maid now? Would she think


    ra had let her down?


    “What are you thinking about?” Rose asked suddenly.


    “Nothing much. How did you find this ce?” ra diverted the question back to Rose.


    “I got lost here once, while cleaning. That’s when I discovered this ce. And if you look further back,


    there are roses growing over there!”


    “Roses?” ra turned around and squinted in the dim light. She could make out the red blossoms not


    too far away.


    She stood up and walked towards the roses. “Did the Melendez family import these too?”


    “I’m not sure about that. I never dared to ask the butler. I was afraid he would ban me froming


    here,” Rose confessed, sticking out her tongue. “So, do you like this ce?”


    Yes.”


    “Do you feel better now?”


    ra looked at Rose, a small smile ying on her lips. “Thank you, Rose. I do feel better.”


    “You’re strong, ra. I know you wouldn’t cry unless something serious happened. I can’t do much, but


    I can share this ce with you. I hope it helps.”


    “It does, Rose. This ce is wonderful.”


    ra crouched down to smell the roses. Her heart felt a little heavy, a little bitter.


    They stayed there for a while before heading back…


    As soon as ra stepped into her room, the butler’s grumbling voice rang out behind her. “You’re a


    maid. Have you forgotten your duties? Young Master is drunk. Go attend to him at once!”


    ra was taken aback. “He’s drunk? But isn’t it inappropriate for me to attend to him now?”