Chapter 233
Rosalie forced a smile. “Nothing interesting, Grandma. You know that I don’t have a job right now, so…”
“Oh yes. On the topic of a job, would you consider working at your mother–in–law’s bank? You majored in finance and that matches the opening they have.”
If Rosalie could work there, Rebecca would feel assured. Someone would be taking care of Rosalie and ensure she wouldn’t get
harassed. Sydney was slightly aloof by nature, but she was not wicked.
“I…” In fact, Rosalie didn’t want to work for any company associated with the Spencers.
She was happy to visit Rebecca and keep the latter company frequently, but she would rather avoid the Spencers as much as
possible in other aspects of her life.
Rosalie’s hesitation made the smile on Rebecca’s face fade. “What’s the matter? You don’t want to?” a
“Grandma, I’ll find my job on my own, so please don’t worry about it. Or do you find me so incapable that I can’t even find a job for myself, and have to rely on you all for help?”
Rosalie pouted to express her displeasure. Her feigned displeasure, that is.
Rebecca hurriedly explained, “I didn’t mean that. I know that you’re a smart girl. I just want to help you so that you’ll suffer less.”
“Grandma, I’m not suffering. In fact, I’m very blessed. Thank you for your guidance and care over the years. Things are great right now,
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really.”
Rosalie was speaking from the bottom of her heart.
She couldn’t ignore how well Grandma had treated her over the past decade just because of her relationship struggles with Theo. She was at least capable of separating these two issues.
Rebecca suddenly sighed. “You’re such a kind–hearted girl. Strictly speaking, the accident your parents were in was due to a problem with SK Enterprise’s chemical plant. And yet, you’ve never blamed us‘ for it.”
“Grandma, as you’ve said, it was an accident,” Rosalie said. “No one wanted it to happen. It was fated to happen, and I believe my parents have gone to heaven where there is no pain or sorrow.”
“Yes,” Rebecca lamented. “Your parents were good people. If it weren’t for them back then, I’m sure more people would have been hurt. You’re a good kid, too. That aunt of yours was too wicked to burn through your parents‘ compensation money and even abandon you. Who would have thought that she was that kind of person?!”
Rosalie was but ten years old at that time, and she was too young to receive the compensation money. Legally speaking, the compensation money had to be given to her guardian, who would manage it.
Many relatives fought to be Rosalie’s guardian for the money. Eventually, her aunt ended up assuming the tole as her closest kin.
Rebecca sighed, filled with remorse.
“It’s all my fault for not checking through things thoroughly and being so anxious to compensate you! Had I known that she was that kind of person, I would have adopted you no matter how troublesome it was. That way, you wouldn’t have needed to live with your aunt and watch her squander your parents‘ compensation money. I’m sure she
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mistreated you. You must have suffered under her care.”
Rosalie forced a smile. “It was all right.”
She did suffer during the year she lived with her aunt. Her aunt had a bad gambling habit and a terrible temper, and would often flare up at her. She was forced to do all the chores at home, and was treated like a maid, made to cook, clean, wash the clothes, and bear the brunt of her aunt’s fury.
Sometimes, when her aunt had a drop too much, Rosalie would run to‘ her room and lock the door out of fear. Her aunt would then hammer at her door, completely wasted.