Finally losing the battle to keep calm, Kaylin pushed Carlos who was on the way to go to Rosabella, slapping her in the face.

Fanny screamed and ran over, grabbing Rosabella to pull her aside.


"How dare you?"

"You two need to shut up. Get out of our faces or you'll be next, Fanny."

Knowing that emotions were running high and that grief for Bellamy and Kieran was most likely weighing heavily on female member Black Roses, Fanny dropped her shoulder and decided not to push it any further.


No, she will wait for Michel to come home and, in the meantime, get to the bottom of her own question.

Specifically, facts that everyone but her seemed to already know.


---

"Why don't you tell me? All this time you've led me to believe that you hate Charles when in fact there are clearly emotions involved." Fanny asked Rosabella gently as they were both in one of the smaller living rooms, waiting for someone to come and give them any news after that night's incident.

Rosabella used her sleeve to wipe the unceasing tears from her face, taking in a shaky breath.

"Because I'm pathetic. I have a big mouth but it's mostly hot air. It's nothing..."

"Rosabella," Fanny gently placed a hand on the leg of her best friend she'd pulled to her chest, perched on the wide padded windowsill.

"It can't be allowed to go on like this. What we're doing, Archibald, the war... That's all." She suppressed another sob, but without success.

She could still see that Fanny was having trouble processing all the new information she had received in the last thirty minutes, but she was surprised that her best friend wasn't judgmental at all.

In contrast, when she was informed of her relationship with Charles, Fanny almost expected the revelation.

Rosabella couldn't say this when she confessed to killing Archibald.

She discovered some sympathy from Fanny when she told Fanny how they were attacked and how she defended herself, noticing how Fanny was probably recalling her trauma with Mr. Aiden.

It almost feels good to finally unload all this and talk about it honestly.

Still, it didn't do anything to ease the anxiety and guilt that was weighing on her chest about Charles and what had happened.

All she wants, is to see his face and assure herself that he will be fine.

Her last words to him couldn't be that she hated the fact that she loved him.

Fanny inched closer and hugged her as she sobbed harder, the terrible feeling of the end haunting her.

"It's okay, Rosabella..." Fanny soothed Rosabella as she let her best friend leave a wet patch of tears on her dress.

"It's okay to love him, Rosabella." She rubbed a hand on her back.

"I've judged you so much..." Rosabella hiccuped.

"For Michel... For loving him." She admitted, mumbling into the role of Fanny.

Fanny nodded.

"I know you did. Karma huh..."

Rosabella laughed through her tears, but couldn't help but feel that the joke wasn't enough to make her stop crying.

She is not the one to cry. Nothing.

Though now, after she's gone public with her feelings, it's like she's opened Pandora's box.

---

About three hours later, Michel was back home.

He filled in his members and went straight to his bedroom and Fanny, where she had been waiting for him, insisted that Rosabella stay with her the whole time.

Seeing him enter the room, she immediately jumped to her feet and ran to him, pulling him tightly into her arms.

"Michel." She leaned back just a few inches to examine his face, to check for any injuries.

"How can you? Are you okay? You..."

He cupped her cheek to reassure her, pressing a light kiss to her forehead.

"Don't worry, my love. The key is there." He was referring to a police officer who had been on their payroll for many years.

Fanny obviously breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh thank god... so what? Do you have to go to court?" She looked at him worriedly.

Michel shook his head. "No, Alexander is handling it. So far, we've made it look like the attack was on us. So unless they get someone convicted, there won't be any trial."

"And Charles?"

Rosabella, who was sitting silently on the sofa, turned and waited patiently, hoping that the leader knew something.

Michel nodded.

"Alexander made some calls. He said that Charles was still in the ICU. But I'm going there now."

Fanny's eyes widened.

"But Michel..."

"I need to go. He's my second-in-command, Fanny."

Standing up from the couch, Rosabella quickly walked towards them.

"Please. Please let me go with you."

---

Rosabella guesses that it must have been the puppy dog ​​eyes Fanny gave her fiancé that made him change his mind and decide to let her go with him.

So that's the truth.

There was a woman who made those evil Black Roses soldiers weak...

In any case, she is grateful that in just a few moments she will be able to confirm to herself that Charles will be fine.

She's a nurse anyway, so the moment she's led out of that waiting room, she'll be able to see his condition.

Beside her, she could hear Michel let out another breath of impatience as he crossed his legs and looked at his watch again.

"They said ten more minutes. It's been fifteen minutes."

Rosabella nodded.

For the most part, she felt uncomfortable during their drive to the hospital - fortunately not the hospital she worked at - and now she's sitting right next to him, Ms. He doesn't feel more comfortable.

At least they're both busy feeling worried about Charles so they're not too focused on the fact that they hate each other.

Another five minutes passed, and Michel finally got up and started walking.

However, instead of him going to the reception area again to request an update, he surprised her when he stopped in front of her and crossed his arms.

"I'll do this when we get back to the villa, but maybe the fact that we're alone will make this easier." He began, his eyes nailing her to her place on the uncomfortable plastic chair.

"You know Charles told me you were leaving after my wedding, but the moment you came back from that ward, I wanted you to go. Is this clear? We'll be back, you. Pack your things and leave."

Rosabella stared at him.