Josephine took off the instrument in an exasperated manner. When she saw Rose, she pulled it over her eyes once more. She asked angrily, "Why are you here?”
Rose sat beside her and sighed quietly.
"What’s gotten into you, Josie? You must at least give me a reason for why you're angry at me."
Josephine grabbed the mask open again and said to the beautician, "You may leave for now."
The staff got up and left.
Rose noticed how swollen Josephine’s eyes were that she could no longer keep them open. She immediately felt a stab in her heart.
How long would it take for someone to cry to become like this?
"Didn't you say that nothing's going on between you and Zayne, Rose Loyle?"
"Of course!" Rose nodded.
Josephine was so angry that she lifted the pillow and threw it over. “You're a liar. When you entered the emergency room yesterday, Zayne rushed over to see you. He was so worried about you that I could tell he cares about you even if I'm an idiot!"
Rose was dumbfounded.
Why did Zayne's attitude toward her change so drastically and so fast too?
"Is that true?"
"Are you delighted and especially proud..." Josephine said sarcastically, "A man like my brother is utterly devoted to you wholeheartedly, and the way Zayne adjusted himself to your monotonous life... Your love life’s truly blossoming all over the place..."
Rose felt insulted by Josephine. Her temper rose to her head and she finally roared, "Josephine. I, Rose Loyle, have only had your brother in my heart my whole life. Why don't you believe me?" Her eyes were crimson red. No one knew how painful her love journey had been.
"Do you think I'm a three-year-old child? If you truly love my brother, then why do you constantly think of leaving him?"
"That's because..." Rose hesitated and stopped.
"Because of what? Can't make up any more stories, can you?" Josephine roared back.
Rose covered her face with her hands and burst into tears.
It was all so wrong!
The man she loved painstakingly was after her life.
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