A Few weeks later...
"Rose, when will you be back, your father's firm needs you, your mother is trying to handle all by herself and I'm sure she needs assistance with this things, it's better you return home to take over his company", Granny spoke to her persuasively.
"I'm not sure I'm good with the things they do over there, so why bother, mum can actually handle it, she isn't the type that needs assistance, especially not from me, you know how she could be most times", Rose replied trying to make sense.
"Yes, I understand what you absolutely mean, but dear, you aren't doing it for her, you are doing it for your father", Granny stood her ground as she spoke wisely.
"Tell you what, I'm coming over this weekend", Rose suggested.
"Are you staying over temporarily or permanently?", Granny asked clearly.
"Let's see, I'll just have to think about it", Rose said.
"Okay dear, thoroughly think about it, I can't wait to see you, I've missed you", Granny affectionately spoke.
Rose chuckles as she replies, "Okay granny, I can't wait to see you also, take care". Rose closed her PC and walked out of the room to the sitting room.
"What are you doing, Vince?", Rose asked as she threw herself on the man who seemed to be busy with some papers.
"Just going through some documents I need to work on", he replied.
Rose playfully shoved the documents from his hand and sat on his lap.
"It's boring, let's do something more interesting", she spoke childishly as she took off his glasses and kissed him on the lips.
He couldn't say no to her, so he conveyed her in his arms and headed to their room.
_ _ _
"How was work today, dear??", Granny asked Ruby.
"It wasn't bad, but it was strenuous as always", she replied then drank her hot coffee.
"Well, you brought it upon yourself by not allowing your daughter get involved in her father's business, I called her today anyways, and she'll be coming over this weekend", Granny said and then took a spoon of the food into her mouth.
"Well, you wasted your time doing so, I don't need her assistance neither does the company, she should live her life the way she want to, the company is under my control and is doing fine without her", Mrs. Ruby spoke harshly.
"I don't understand why you've always been this way, neither do I understand what Rose has ever done to you that you distance yourself from your only child", Granny spoke with a raised voice.
"Okay, if you happen to die, who's gonna take over the business?", Granny asked calmly.
"Aren't you afraid to lose one more member?", Mrs. Ruby asked the woman while frowning because of the the old lady's last statement. "I have lost my husband and my son, losing you next isn't something I should be afraid of", Granny replied.
"That's harsh, granny" Ruby replied briskly and continued drinking her coffee. "Someone like you won't die soon, those like you tend to live longer due to their deviousness", Granny continued. Ruby didn't mind whatever granny called her and acted deaf to the rest of her words.
_ _ _
"Hello, Alessandra", the caller spoke.
The recipient answered in rage, "Why are you calling me by this late hour?".
"Didn't I warn you, stop calling me!!, is that too complex to understand".
"Alessandra, I've missed you all this years, why don't we get back together, I know you still love me and I also do, and I won't stop calling you, no matter how much you try to avoid me and block my numbers", the recipient didn't allow the caller to finish, she hung up on him.
She felt guilty after hanging up the call and quietly opened the door to check wether any member of the household might have eavesdropped.
She took a deep sigh of relief and went back to bed after shutting the door. The call came again, she immediately blocked the number and switched off the phone.
_ _ _
Rose woke up that night, she felt the urge to pee, so she headed to the bathroom. She came back to lay on the bed, seeing clearly this time, she noticed that Vince wasn't in the bed. She nodded her head and said to herself, "Why does he like to over work himself, so much, I'm sure his up to something that has to do with files and documents".
She felt too sleepy and weary to check on him, so she went back to sleep.