The Ceo’s Convict Wife by Jennifer Mike

Chapter 195

When Rosalie finished her shift at the diner, she approached her boss, Amelia, and asked, “Ms. Haab, may I request a half-day leave for tomorrow? I need to see my mom.”

Even though the next day’s All Souls’ Day was a national statutory holiday, it was one of the busiest days for restaurants. Therefore, there was no doubt that the workers of restaurants wouldn’t have a holiday.

Rosalie’s request took Amelia aback. She was unaware of the other’s mother’s passing. She replied, “Of course, I’ll approve your leave. If you plan to see your mother in the afternoon, I’ll arrange some items you may wish to take with you.”

“No, thank you. I’ll prepare them myself,” said Rosalie. She even planned to show off her cooking skills to her mother.

When her mother was alive, Rosalie had been too young to showcase her cooking skills. Now that she had grown up and acquired culinary abilities, she desired to demonstrate them to her mother.

“I’ll head home now,” said Rosalie.

“Alright,” Amelia appeared to have something on her mind, but ultimately, she chose not to bring it up.

She considered that since Rosalie had claimed she didn’t know Calvin well, there was no need to involve her. She preferred to address it personally with Calvin when the time was right.

After leaving the diner, Rosalie didn’t immediately head back to the Youngblood residence. Instead, she made a stop at a supermarket to purchase groceries. Afterward, on her electric scooter, she visited a store to acquire the necessary items for paying her respects to her mother the following day.

“Mrs. Fanning, I’d like to purchase some flowers,” Rosalie requested from an 80-year-old woman at the shop. It had become a tradition for her to obtain these items from this store before paying her respects to her mother, except for the three years she spent in prison.

“It’s you, Rosalie. Are you preparing to pay your respects to your mother tomorrow?” Penny Fanning grinned widely at Rosalie, revealing that she had only a few teeth left.

“Yes,” Rosalie answered.

“I imagine you’re planning to showcase your cooking skills to your mother as well,” Penny remarked as she packed all the items Rosalie needed. She then handed them to Rosalie and added, “You’ve been absent for two or three years. I was starting to wonder if you’d come this year.”

“Well, something came up before, and I couldn’t make it here to buy them,” Rosalie explained as she accepted the items from Penny.

must be resting in peace knowing she has such a filial

“Regrettably, I couldn’t even preserve the album my mother left behind

she no longer had the opportunity. All

farewell to Penny, Rosalie returned to the Youngblood residence on her electric scooter. She intended to make her way to the kitchen through the living room to store the groceries she had

nearly dropping the items she held in her

revealing that a man was seated on

were in the living room?” she asked,

and

diner, I went to buy some groceries and items I need to see

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“See

your

tomorrow is All Souls’ Day. It’s time to see her.

he sound as if…” Rosalie paused, recalling

contemplate how they seemed to share a similar fate, especially when she considered the fact that they both had

in the refrigerator, she turned around

looking at her thoughtfully.

awkwardly averted her gaze, attempting to avoid his eyes. However, he caught her by the arm as she was about to leave the kitchen. “You haven’t said goodnight yet,” he

and quickly said, “Goodnight.”

smiled, and said, “Rosie, it seems your

didn’t know how to respond to

want you to like me, I should first please you.” Jonathan leaned in, locking eyes with the person before him.

when she heard his words. She stared at him with wide eyes, her thoughts racing. “What is he talking

so shocking to you that I said I want to please you?”