14 Clear threat

"Did she just walk out on us, her parents?" Mrs Katz frowned as she looked at her daughter walking away elegantly, as if she did not just shut down and rudely replied to her parents.

Well, according to them, she was rude and ill mannered, maybe they could punish her later on.

Mr Katz looked at his daughter's direction with a complicated gaze but did not want to voice it out to his wife and instead took her hand and walked away with her, putting on a smile on his face as he socialised with his fellow parents and upper nobles of the society.

Rose did not dare to look back as she felt like her parents were a past chapter in her life and the her right now is in a new chapter in her life.

Before she could even get to Cora, she was tackled in a huge hug, almost being squeezed out of air. But instead of being mad, she smiled at the girl gently as she patted her head.

The people who watched this couldn't help but feel their hearts skip a bit as they were amazed, for that was the first time they saw president Katz smiling during the entire event. And my Oh my..her smile is enough to move mountains and drain all the lakes and oceans.

The men around couldn't help but feel the the adrenaline shooting up as they wanted to conquer this beauty, a beauty that they could call their own. The women, on the other hand, felt threatened, as some even experienced some Bi panic.

The people in question were least bothered with the crowd as Rose went ahead to hug the Aldrich couple, who pampered and treated her like their daughter.

If anything, she is their second daughter. The couple had a short discussion with Rose as they laughed and shared some light moment. The people who were keeping a keen eye on the Aldrich family wanted so much to introduce themselves in an attempt to gain favour but knew they couldn't easily trap the prestigious family that has been around for ages.

"Thank you so much, auntie. I appreciate for the love, the constant support and of course, we will continue winning together. I will head over when I'm free auntie and uncle."

The couple's eyes immediately lit up and Cora couldn't help but scoff. Her parents were bewitched with Rose's food and would always try to find tricks to make her stay the moment she visited. "Oh shut up C and learn from your sister." Mrs Aldrich immediately counter attacked her daughter as she lightly smacked her head as they all burst out laughing seeing her pout and her wronged expression.

Rose couldn't help but wish deep down that this was her true mother, because as much as she would try to act as a cold and distant lady, her heart somewhere deep down ached and wished for parental love.

After some moment of socializing with the couple, Rose decided to take a short bathroom break. The moment she slipped out of the crowd, one man who was constantly looking at her and monitoring her keenly immediately slipped out of the crowd too. His movement was extremely smooth, to the point that Abigail and the rest of the Hart family were unable to notice Andrew's absence.

The more he followed followed Rose the more his heart beat with excitement, his adrenaline shooting up. According to him, his girlfriend has been teasing him throughout the whole night and maybe it was time for a little session.

He patiently waited for her to be done with her business and the moment she got out of the washrooms, he couldn't help but pin her on the cold bathroom wall. Rose who was caught unaware, immediately lifted her hand to punch the person but her hand was caught mid air as Andrew gave her a gorgeous smile, and if it were the previous rose, the girl would have melted but currently she only felt nothing but disgust towards this guy.

"What on earth are you doing, Mr. Hart?" Her voice came out dangerously cold as her cold eyes looked straight at him making the man feel nervous for the first time before a lady.

"Who is Mr. Hart Baby, it's me, your man, I'm so proud of you. You have been teasing me all night baby.. I know we have not spoke for the past few days, I know it's a lot, but I will make it up to you. How about dinner, baby? We can sort out everything. Don't worry about everything that happened. It was just a PR stunt, you know, I....."

"Shut up. SHUT UP! . Are you retarded? Are you mentally challenged or do I look like some sick joke Mr Hart? Huh?"

Rose immediately used all her strength to push the man away as she folded her arms and regained her posture.

"I am trying to understand what your problem is Mr Hart. I don't see a reason as to why you should be following me around and I think I made myself clear the last time that I stated how you chose your path and we were done."

" What do you mean? We are not done, baby. It's just me and you. You know you love me. And you know, I appreciate you..."

"I said shut up. I am giving you a very serious warning Mr. The next time you try to blubber nonsense to me then I promise you, I am not responsible for what will happen next to you. Get that straight, get out of my sight."

Her words held so much power but Andrew gritted his teeth as he tried to withstand the pressure she was currently releasing. He was not ready to give up, if anything, he wanted to pin her and kiss the life out of her.

As if she could read his mind, Rose scrunched her nose up in disgust, not bothering to hide the disgusted look on her face making the man's desire flare up.

"Bother me next time and I will give you a reason to stick to your business. This is a clear threat young man."

With this, she flipped her hair as she turned her back to him, walking ahead, her sinful curves swaying beautifully, acting as a magnet to any man who saw her.

Once again, Rose couldn't help but feel deeply disappointed. Somewhere deep down her heart she thought she had found love but instead, the world was silently laughing at her, taking her as the biggest joke to ever exist.

Because she was not keen on where she was going, she suddenly bumped on a firm wall and couldn't help but scrunch her nose in pain as her hand automatically went to her forehead in an attempt to sooth the pain. But in that in that moment, due to the strong impact of the firm wall that she just hit, she lost a little bit of balance and almost tripped on her heels. But as she waited to fall down, a strong, masculine hand suddenly wrapped around her waist.

" I'm sorry, milady. You are not keen on where you are going and I apologize for the sudden appearance."

A deep, electrocuting voice sounded shocking the girl, making her insides feel like they were on fire as she immediately raised her head, Her brown eyes directly meeting Rowan's Ocean blue eyes.

And for some reason, she just couldn't look away. Rowan, on the other hand, felt his heart beating at a rate that it has never beat before. And at the moment, he could have sworn that the more he was close to Rose, the more his heart beat excitedly and at this point maybe he has developed a heart problem.

Instead of answering, Rose took her time to study the man before her. His chiseled jaw, his beautiful ocean eyes, his nicely shaped brows, his naturally curly and long lashes and his smooth skin. Some little freckles could also be seen at the corner of his eyes.

Say she promised herself not to fall for any man, but she knows how to appreciate a good and beautiful man when she sees one and the man right in front of her is just an epitome of beauty and perfection.

Rowan stood still, his heart once again accelerating its speed the moment he noticed her checking him out.. Oh how he had wished for this moment. How he had been praying for such a moment, and the opportunity was right before her. He wanted to use this moment to strike a conversation, but the girl suddenly came out out of her little bubble and immediately left his arms.

His arms felt empty immediately she put a distance between them and he couldn't help but feel a little heartache. He doesn't care what others would say, but one thing is for sure.

He knows that the woman before him has the power to put him down on his knees and the woman before him has the power to say anything and he will go beyond far and beyond just for her.

'Man, I am whipped.' He internally groaned as he spoke to himself, watching the girl trying to straighten her clothes, giving him a brief smile.

A soft small thank you came from her as she walked ahead, not minding the fact that she had just left a handsomely, strikingly beautiful, gorgeous man behind her. A man who was ready to offer himself to her. He couldn't help but feel disappointed but the moment he looked straight ahead he met Andrew's angry eyes and couldn't help but tilt his head and put out a smirk of provocation.