Chapter 1042 - Looking Like A Million Dollar (1/2)

”Why are you grinning?” Rose whispered to Rune when she saw his expression. ”Is there something funny?”

Rune nodded. ”Yes.”

”Care to share?” Rose asked him.

”Uhm... you will know tomorrow. I don't want to spoil the surprise,” Rune replied with an even wider smile.

Seeing the man seem so happy about something, Rose couldn't help but feel happy too. It's good to see something positive happen for a change.

All right. She wouldn't force him. He must have his reason why he didn't want to share this funny thing with her right away.

After seeing the shocking picture, Rose was no longer in the mood to continue talking with the journalists. She politely asked them to leave and her lawyer made sure they all had signed the legal agreement and ushered them to the door.

Now, there were only the two of them in the living room. Rose nudged Rune's arm and tilted her chin toward the dining room. ”Do you want to have dinner? I think my parents are already there, waiting for us.”

”Yes, sure,” Rune replied. He took her hand and walked together to the dining room. There, they saw the Fourniers were sitting on the dining chairs, waiting for them.

”How did it go?” Duchess Fournier asked Rose. She looked really tired. Maybe the whole situation finally took its toll on her.

After two years of suffering humiliation from her husband's sudden statement that he cheated on her with their maid and it resulted in a bastard, today she also had to see her daughter suffer the same humiliation because the press mercilessly wrote about how she was a homewrecker who dated her own half-brother.

Words could hurt so much more than actions. She was so tired of dealing with everything that happened to her family.

And to add insult to injury, she also had to attend the royal wedding tomorrow with her whole family and pretended that they were okay.

The duchess felt like going abroad after the royal wedding and lived in exile, where no other socialites knew her and the scandal that involved their family.

She would take Rose with her. Let her husband deal with everything in Medion. He brought it upon himself and this family when he accepted the king's plea.

King Henry Camille was a coward who couldn't even own up to his past sins and acknowledge his biological son.

Duchess Fournier resented the king so much. Unfortunately, there was nothing she could do. He was their king, and she was only his subject.

”It went well,” Rose replied. She decided to lie to her mother because she saw how tired the duchess was and how much she had suffered for the past two years.

The last thing Duchess Fournier needed to hear was the fact that some random magazine had a picture as evidence that Rose and Leon were in a relationship in the past.

This would really break her. Rose didn't have the heart to tell her mother about this. She would try to handle it herself first before she came to her parents.

”Ah, okay. That's good.” the duchess breathed a sigh of relief. She turned to her husband and said, ”I think we should go on a holiday after the royal wedding. What do you think?”

The duke nodded. ”Yes, love. I agree with you.”

He too wished things would end quickly. He couldn't wait to take Rose out of the country to calm their minds. He would just need to reveal his identity tomorrow.

He believed that should be enough to counter all the negative press about Rose.

Because... who would think Rose was a homewrecker who wanted to stand between her half-brother and his wife if she had someone from the Schneider family for a boyfriend?

The thought made him feel calm.

All right. He had to end things tomorrow.

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