How in the world did that bouquet get stuck on the chandelier!? Rose was baffled. Apparently, one of the flower bouquets was stuck on the chandelier, and they were fetching a ladder to retrieve it.
"It's a long story," the staff replied. Rose was annoyed by this, but she didn't want to ruin her mood further. Once they had retrieved the ladder, Rose turned to the staff."Hold it tightly." She ordered as she started climbing on the ladder. Fortunately, the ceiling was not insanely tall and Rose herself was pretty tall at 170 cm, so it was rather easy for her to retrieve the bouquet.
However, her action had caught the attention of some men in the room. They suddenly paid attention to her and found her really beautiful.
Who is that woman? She's so brazen and stunning. They whispered to each other.
At the same time, the children arrived and realized those men were staring at their mother. The kids quickly rushed over to her side protectively. Evan shot warning glares at the men who stared at his mother. So did the other children.
Rose climbed down the ladder and turned her attention to the staff.
Take care of this. Make sure something like this won't happen again. Do you understand? She said, and the staff nodded before rushing away. Another took the ladder off with him. The problem was solved.
"Mum, look, those ugly men are staring at you." Eric pouted.
If you want to, we can take care of them for you. We know Karate, mum! We can make sure they never look at you ever again! Evan said with the cutest, most innocent face, but those words were pretty terrifying.
"Yes, mum, we will protect you." Ivy said, reaffirming her brothers' words. Rose was so deeply touched and moved by them. She gave them each a kiss on the cheek and squeezed their cheek lightly afterward.
Thank you for always looking after me. But mum is the one who's supposed to take care of your babies. She reminded them. When you're a bit older, then you can start taking care of mum. The children were always a bit peculiar. They were always into martial arts, especially Karate and Tae Kwon Do. Rose always believed she should support her children's hobbies and interests, but there were times when she thought they were acting more mature than their age. They reminded her so much of Ricardo. Lots of their interests and hobbies were similar to his. Not only were they into martial arts, they were also into complicated subjects like science and business at such a young age.
These children can learn things faster than other children. When others their age were supposed to walk, they were already running.
My angels. You should go back to check on Aunt Gloria first, I still have some things to take care of here." She told them.
"Okay mum!" They replied almost at the same time. Once again, Evan grabbed his sibling's hand and they ran off. However, mid-way, their steps stopped at the same time. Their gaze was fixated on an individual.
It only lasted for a few seconds before they ran off again, leaving the room.
"Ah, I'm thirsty." Rose said as she walked over to the water section when someone suddenly bumped into her. She was wearing high heels and the force was enough to knock her down. When she thought she was about to fall down, she bumped into a hard chest.
She could smell a warm, boozy rum and woody scent of this man.
Rose turned around and saw a familiar face she had wished to forget. Ricardo.
No way! Ricardo, why is he here!? She started panicking inside.