Chapter 148
"Trick?" Madeline repeated. "You think I would pull a trick with my daughter’s return? She isn’t comfortable speaking about where she has been and if you cared for her, you would respect it. I am not pulling any tricks, I am merely protecting my daughter."
"Protecting her from what? We are all family here besides the outsider. The two of you think I am cruel and harsh on you but you never think of how it hurts for you to always leave me in the dark. That is the only reason why I am angry with you," said Valerie.
Valerie felt like she was last to know or had to hear something from outsiders when it came to her family. She wasn’t informed by Victor when it came to him leaving the palace. He just left, taking a woman carrying another man’s child with him.
"I am sorry for lashing out," Valerie apologised, sensing she could be kicked out. "I don’t like the secrets but I can wait."
Madeline looked at Victor. She knew it wouldn’t be long before Valerie caused the good mood in the room to change again. It was always like this. The only issue was how would it look for Rose if they forced Valerie out. That was not the family Madeline wanted to show to Rose.
"I won’t keep it a secret forever. It is just hard to speak of it sometimes because I don’t want to be judged. If it’s going to cause this much conflict, I should just do it," Rose decided, feeling guilty as she was the reason the others were arguing. "I lived in a brothel. I didn’t have any customers. It is up to you to believe me or not. I won’t try convincing anyone."
Rose no longer cared to convince anyone what she did in the brothel. She knew what she did and didn’t do.
"Zayne won’t harm you. He helped me when I didn’t have anyone. I found my way here with Zayne’s help. There wasn’t any trick with my mother as I don’t have any memories of my time here. Again, it is for you to believe me. That is all for now," Rose concluded.
Madeline smiled, proud of Rose for having the courage to speak. "Well done, Rose. I just need you to know that we are not arguing because of you. It was a little disagreement that had nothing to do with you. I promise."