Chapter 80 - Roses Are Dying

*smack* " You are useless!" A woman in her 30s said as Rose stood there silently with a red handprint on her face.

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"I am sorry...." Rose said as she looked at that lady with a straight face.

"Sorry! Do you think a sorry would clear the chaos that was caused here today!!" That woman with violet hair and pinkish eyes with a mole on the tip of her nose and a scary look on her face, scolded Rose as she sat down on the chair.

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"No, it won't but...it was you who invited Lady Balke, And I already told you *smack*" Rose wasn't able to complete her sentence as another slap came right into her face.

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"How Dare you blame me!! Did you forget who I am!" The woman said as she pulled Rose face close to hers. Which made Rose stomach turn upside down as she felt shuver down her spine.

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"No, I haven't...Nanny..." Rose said as she tried to calm herself down. 

" Nanny at least you remember that much, Then you must also remember what my Goal is...Don't you Rosey..." That woman said with manipulative eyes.

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"I remember...." Rose said as she gulped.

"Then tell me what is it?" The woman said as she stroked Rose-red hair.

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"It is...to become a crown princess...and..then the next empress," Rose said as she looked at her nanny with emotionless eyes.

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"Good and for that to happen, you must be perfect in all sense and you must be close with the crown prince and the royal family. Do you understand what I am saying?" Nanny said as she held Rose hands.

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"Yes, I know that..." Rose said as she took a few steps back.

" Hmm, if you know that then why were out of site today?" She said as she held into her arms strongly.

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"That I had to attend other guests and he already had company, so I thought approaching him at a time like this won't be good," Rose said as she struggled to remove her hands from her shoulders, which felt like breaking at any point now.

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" You do you think I will be convinced with these lame excuses of yours!!!" She said she tighter her grip.

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"Ahh! Nanny, it's painful...please losses your grip." Rose said almost on the verge of tears.

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"What are you about to cry now? Or Are you trying to make me look bad? You are such an ungrateful bi**h just like your damm Mother!!" She said before pushing her down on the ground.

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"Only your face is like your father but your personality is sh**y just like your worthless mother! If not for her...I wouldn't be here like this 

and serve brats like you! If not for her I would have been the next duchess." That woman said as she looked at Rose with hateful eyes.

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"I...I am sorry...for...everything.." Rose said as she looked at the floor with a trembling body.

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"SORRY SORRY !!! I AM TIRED OF THAT WORD SO JUST LEAVE!!" She said as she slammed at the table.

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"Then have a nice day...." Rose said as she left the room and outside the room, Harris was waiting for her.

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"Sister!" Harris said as he looked at his sister with a worried look in his eyes.

"She hit you again...." Harris said as he touched her face which was swollen.

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"Don't worry it doesn't hurt at all. It just feels numb and that's all." Rose said as she removed his hands from her face. 

"What do you mean by that it doesn't hurt.....even by looking I can say it must be so painful...This won't do I have to talk with her!!" Harris said with rage in his eyes.

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"No need to talk with her!" Rose said as she stopped Harris who kept moving towards the room.

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"Why not? Just how long will you take her beating like this...as your brother I feel so sad and worthless..." He said as she moved her hands from his hand and went straight to the door.

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"Don't do that, She is in a bad mood! What if she takes it out on you too. Please!...please stay...Brother.." Rose said as she back hugged him tightly.

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" Sister you know she will never lift even a finger against me...so relax and let me go..." Harris said as she touched her arms around his waist but Rose didn't let go of him.

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"You never know what she will do....so instead of going there, help me apply the medicines...okay.." Rose said she hide her face on his back.

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*sigh* " Fine...I will do as you say..." Harris said as he turned around and patted his rose head.

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After that, both of them went to rose room and right now they are applying the medicines to Rose wounds.

" She slapped you extra hard today. You even got a cut inside your mouth." Harris said as he applied for medicines on her swollen area.

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" Ah, that I did it myself...I was angry..." Rose said as she looked at herself in the mirror.

" This looks bad, Doesn't it?" Rose said as she looked at Harris who had a dark expression on his face. 

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" Sister....why don't you run away from here...why do you stay here even after receiving this kind of treatment...why!!" Harris asked as he looked at Rose with teary eyes.

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"Harris....running away from the problems is never the correct solution. At least not for me." Rose said as she held Harris's hand and gave him an assuring smile.

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"Hah, sister just why are we like this? This is all so tiring..." Harris said as he laid down his head on Rose lap.

" Don't worry one day everything will be fine...remember mother always told us to be strong..." Rose said as she ruffled his hair.

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" Hah, but Nanny is too much...ever since we were kids she has always been harsh on us especially you...and every time she mentions our dead mother, just why? Is money, status, power so important that people even forget their humanity." Harris said with anger.

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"Sadly it is....after all, if not for our mother she might have become the duchess," Rose said as she looked at the picture of their family on the wall.

With gorgeous shiny black hair and orange eyes and an elegant look on her face was the second duchess of the Willson Dukedom, Coming from a prestigious count family Roslin Benigno Taylor was the eldest daughter of the Taylor family. Her love story with the Duke was loved as well as criticized by many. 

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And the simple reason behind it was that the Duke was already a widower, his first wife died due to a genetic disease. And he was still young and a golden bachelor who got many eyes but his eyes only caught onto Roslin whom he loved dearly. 

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And for her, he wasn't afraid of going to any lengths which are why, without thinking of the society he married her and they lived happily and also had two babies, that too twin. 

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The Duke household was full of happiness and prosperity but the second duchess too got sick and not long after the twins 4th birthday she died living behind lots of memories.

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The Duke was once again heartbroken but he couldn't deny the fact that he had children to take care of, so he suppressed all his sadness and spent his life working around and looking after his kids. They were living happily until Jessica entered his life. 

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Jessica was his supposed to be fiance before Roslin, of course, his family was the one who forced him but he didn't like her and all.

But she was persistent to be with him or more like to become the duchess.

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This is why she gave up everything and ended up becoming his kid's nanny hoping that he would bait her some eyes but 4 years have passed and till now she has reached nowhere.

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So she changed her static and now she wants Rose to become the empress and grant her the power and money she has been after.

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And unluckily the Duke supports her not knowing that Rose doesn't want any of it. And the fact that her thinking and aims are a lot different than becoming the empress and ruling side by side with the emperor. 

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"Kelly, Kelly? What are you thinking?" Molly asked as she looked at Kelly who was lost in her world." Kelly said as she looked at Molly.

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"Nothing sister...I just....thought we should never judge someone based on what they look or act like...

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"Hmm, that true but where were you for so long?" Molly asked but Kelly hesitated to respond "...Sister I...I just got lost..." Kelly said as she looked at the other side.

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"Are you hiding something from me?" Molly asked with suspicious eyes.

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"No, I am not!" Kelly said as she looked outside the window.