"Dad, how is Daddy when I'm not around?" Rose asked in Indonesian her father.
Why not just use a foreign language? The reason is that Black Jack prefers to speak in LANGUAGE because Rose is from the same country as his late wife. And when you talk to Rose like that, Mr. Jack is like talking to his family. "I'm fine. Maybe just the occasional lightheadedness. Forget it because my pain is not as bad as I miss you, Rose!" Daddy Jack said softly to her. "I missed you too, Daddy!" Rose answered while hugging her daddy's hand. For some reason, Rose has a very comfortable feeling even though with Mr. Jack, she does not have any bond other than the love of a child who has been lovingly adopted by Mr. Jack when Rose is at the toughest point of her life. "Dad, I almost forgot! There are many things I want to tell you about my family!" continued Rose, who suddenly remembered to tell about the fact that she had just heard from her grandfather."Where's daddy? Didn't daddy pick you up with Lily? And Lion?" Sky asked Rose after helping Rose sit on a chair at the dining table. Before Rose could answer, it was Lily who came from behind them who answered. "Daddy went to his usual place and Lion was in his room," answered Lily who sat down next to Rose and reached out to reach for the food on the table. Slight hits! Sky's hand hit Lily's hand directly. Rose immediately chuckled when she saw Lily waving his aching hand. "Wait for daddy and Lion first. We will eat together! Eat this first!" said Sky then threw an apple at Lily. With a sour expression on his face, Lily bit his apple in resignation. Rose was happy to see the familiar atmosphere again that she hadn't seen in the past few months. "Bro, since when has Daddy been like that?" Rose asked Sky. "Since you left. I'm also confused about why daddy looks sad and gloomy. I thought Daddy's attitude l
"It's not that simple, Bro," said Lion seriously, "let's talk about it after Rose rests!" he continued and started to put food in his mouth. While there was silence at the dining table, Lily with a complicated expression was waiting for Rose to finish with her stomach problem. "Why are you ruining your own body, Rose? You may be sad, but your body must also be strong to face this cruel reality of life! Look, if it's like this, who will be harmed? Yourself, right?" Lily scolded his sister who had been speechless for a long time. "Hey, mean big brother! Your sister is sick, why do you keep nagging me? Quickly help me to my room! It feels sluggish to walk. My stomach hurts!" said Rose whimpering weakly at Lily. Finally, Lily carried Rose's weak body and passed the dining table where their daddy and other siblings were. "Dad, I'm taking Rose to her room. You guys eat first!" Lily sai
"You think what Rose is facing now is because of my interference? You are wrong, son! Their meeting was purely fate, Lion. I didn't think Rose would have a relationship with the Garendra family," said the Daddy again. "Then why didn't you act and let Rose get to this point instead?" asked Lion who still couldn't accept the reality. "Do you still need to ask, huh? Should I turn a blind eye to your feelings for Rose all this time? For whatever reason, Lion, I don't interfere with Rose's feelings and destiny who will fall in love with anyone!" "I'm silent because I want to see how serious you are in life. If Rose chooses you to be her life partner, of course, I'm very happy. You children are my children. Love is what strengthens us all," "Who knows if Rose finally met that man and fell in love? I also want Rose to be happy with her choice without anyone's coercion. And if it ends up like this, we just have to accept it, Lion!" Mr. Jack tries to enlighten Lion. "Dad, isn't this
"Rose, take this medicine before eating so that you don't finish your food again,” Lion said softly to Rose who still looked weak. Rose rose to sit up, assisted by Lion slowly, and took the medicine.“Thank you, kind Doctor Lion. Don't you get tired of taking care of me, huh?” asked Rose with a smile.“No need to feel stale, Rose. You know I can't see you sick. But I think this time I should just leave you alone to deter you from repeating your hunger strike.” replied Lion mockingly. They joked for a while as Lion fed Rose with food bit by bit.“Lion, what exactly am I sick of? How can I be this weak?” asked Rose who was getting serious.“You have digestive problems because you refused to fill your stomach with food for so many days. Why do you still dare to ask?” Lion replied with a scolding. The lion was covering up the real reason. Lion felt that Rose was not mentally ready to face the fact that she was pregnant with Sean's child.“Lion, I want to leave the room. Can I learn to w
“Rose, calm down!” Lion snapped at Rose.“Don't hold me back, Lion. Dad has gone too far with me.” snapped Rose at Lion, “Or maybe, you knew this too and didn't tell me?” continued Rose with a question.“No, Rose. Lion and your other brother also found out yesterday after I told them,”“Even they knew before me, huh? Oh my God.” Rose couldn't believe it.“Listen first, Rose. Sit down, and let Dad tell the story. Don't you want to hear the full story? Dad must have had a reason for not telling you all this time.” Lion persuaded Rose to stay calm and listen to their father's reasons.“Alright, I'll listen to him again.” Rose agreed to listen and wait.“I'm sorry, Rose. It's not that I didn't want to tell you everything from the beginning. When I found out the ins and outs of your family, you weren't strong enough to face future difficulties either,”“You weren't skilled enough to take revenge on the family that had made you suffer, so I chose to wait for the right time,” Mr. Jack began,
“You're asking if I know the whereabouts and condition of Iris‘ child?” Mr Jack asked, “Yes, I know where the child is. He's fine as of now,” he continued.“Oh, yes? Thank goodness. So I can tell my grandfather everything later.” Rose said happily.“And you also know who that child is, Rose.” this time Mr Jack's words confused and shocked Rose even more, “Yes, you actually know who that child is. Because all this time-’ her Dad's words were interrupted by a knock on the door.“Excuse me, Boss. We have a visitor looking for Boss Rose, " a servant reported to Black Jack.“Who's there?” Lion asked the servant.“I don't know but they mentioned that they were from Eagle Murphy's group.” the maid replied again.Rose, whose mind was still confused by what her Dad had said to her, was distracted by the report of the visitors as the maid said, “Why are they looking for me again? My problem with them is over with Alfred's death,” Rose said to the maid.“Let them come in and wait in the parlor.”
While William and Jesslyn examined the contents of the flash drive Lion had given them by lending them Lion's men's laptop, Rose and Lion resumed their argument. "So, you've been hiding all this from me, Lion?!" asked Rose angrily. "Yes, I've kept it all from the beginning. But I did all this for you. So that you can think more clearly in making the decision to retaliate against that person, Rose." Lion explained. "You are crazy. Why didn't you just tell me so I could kill that bad guy before I went home?" Rose urged angrily again. "To what end, to deliver more trouble? Don't you realize what you did to slaughter so many people in that country was dangerous?" "After you're caught, can you tell them that you only wanted to save the life of a child?! It's not that easy, Rose." it was Lion's turn to yell at Rose. Regardless of whether William and Jesslyn understood what they were saying or not. Rose was silent. She felt that what Lion said to her was the right thing. It could have
"I've been watching the family myself, without you all-knowing, and right now, my men are always standing guard near them, keeping them away from mafia threats like us.""Only when you were there, I pulled my men back because I believed you could protect them," Mr Jack told the truth."What? Didn't I hear wrong? Lion, I think I have a problem with my ears too," asked Rose who was getting more and more clueless about the situation."Dad, Rose, that's enough. Don't say anything more. And you, Rose. You should rest now." said Lion who interrupted their conversation."No, Lion. Please be quiet for now. I want to hear Dad's reasons for hiding so much from me. I just found out today that we're related to Aunt Melati, and now, Dad has been looking after them without saying anything to me. What does that mean, Dad?" Rose asked for an explanation."Because Shine is my grandson, Rose. Shine is Iris' son," Dad replied softly without being able to hold back his tears this time.Rose's body became