CHAPTER 7: WELCOME BACK

  ROSE'S POV I burst out of my car, taking slow steps to the mansion, which belonged to my parents. After years of being separated from them, they wanted us to finally be back together. I couldn't even believe it, but I was blisteringly happy. This was something I thought would never happen again. But I guess luck had fallen on my side. Lizzie was the one who had called me and told me about everything. She's the one who sent me the surprising text while I was still at the hospital. Lizzie was my childhood friend. She invariably paid a visit to our house, making it look like she was also part of the family. We were really close, to the point that people started thinking we were sisters. She was never in support of my relationship with Eric, which had me thinking she was simply jealous. I had to cut her off the moment I decided to be Eric's life partner. But I had to regret my actions later on. Now something was finally clear to me: They weren't going against my relationship with