Devoted Love:The Billionaire's Precious Wife
Chapter 402

Chapter 402: Chapter 402

He turned to Rosemary again, "You all set?"

"Yeah." Rosemary didn’t blame him - he was busy after all, and being busy was a good thing.

"No worries, you don’t have to be on schedule when you come to visit us. It’s not like you’re clocking in at work." Kenneth laughed as he looked at his son-in-law, the more he looked at him, the more satisfied he was. "Please have a seat."

Romeo walked up to Jennifer, "Mom, come and sit with Dad."

"You men sit together, and we women will sit together." Jennifer held Rosemary’s hand tightly, seemingly reluctant to give up her spot.

Romeo looked at their closely held hands, "If you sit so close, Rose might feel uncomfortable."

"Who says that? We’ve been shopping and strolling arm in arm lately."

Romeo was speechless.

"It’s okay, the couch is spacious. You can sit here." It was Rosemary who spoke up.

Romeo’s eyes instantly lit up, as if to say "My fiancée loves me more."

Rosemary saw the laughter hidden in his eyes and couldn’t help but chuckle. Really?

Romeo sat to the right of Rosemary, while Jennifer sat to her left. George sat alone on the opposite couch, which was meant for two, feeling oddly lonely.

Louisa watched this scene unfold and smiled. She asked Edith to bring more pastries and coffee.

"Louisa, you’re too kind! How did you prepare so much?" Jennifer looked at the table full of fruit, pastries, and coffee, a mix of amusement and disbelief. "I’m going to gain ten pounds after this."

"No need to fuss next time. We’re just here to hang out." George explained with a laugh. "We’ve been abroad for a while so we didn’t have time to come visit."

"I saw your Facebook, you’ve been to some beautiful places. So where do you plan to go next?" Louisa casually asked a question that Romeo was dying to know the answer to.

Romeo’s gaze naturally fell on his father, waiting for an answer.

George laughed, "Ever since we found out Rose is our daughter-in-law, we can’t bear to leave. We want to spend more time with her, especially Jennifer. She’s changed our itinerary so many times, and we don’t have any plans to travel anymore."

Romeo was shocked.

No way! He totally couldn’t accept that!!

"We came to tell you that we’re very pleased with Rose. We not only approve of this marriage, we hope it happens as soon as possible. Of course, the exact timing depends on Rose." Jennifer said, casting an affectionate glance at Rosemary. If Rose didn’t want to get engaged and wanted to wait till after graduation to get married, that was fine too.

Rosemary chuckled, "It won’t be so soon."

"Rose is still young." Louisa explained with a smile. Even though she was eager to see the two of them get married, her daughter’s opinion was still the most important.

"No rush. We just wanted to express our stance, mainly because we like Rose so much." Jennifer looked at Rosemary again, "Take this time to test Romeo a little. Don’t let him off so easily."

Romeo was dumbstruck in silence. Every other couple’s parents were supportive, except his. Not only were they not supportive, they were actually holding him back.

Rosemary laughed and looked at Romeo, "Alright."

Romeo thought, "Not alright!"

"I guarantee that now and in the future, every member of the McMillian family will never mistreat Rose. Jennifer and I will treat her as our own daughter. We will cherish her for a lifetime." George also took this opportunity to express his sincerity.

Standing on the second floor, Serena felt as if she were rooted to the spot, unable to take another step. She hadn’t expected George and Jennifer to be so taken with Rosemary, nor had she anticipated their words of praise.

It was hard to deny that Rosemary was truly blessed! She had just returned to the McMillian family and was immediately showered with affection from her newfound parents and five brothers. From Grandpa Phillip to the house staff, everyone seemed to adore her deeply.

Rosemary was like a shining star, her brilliance causing twinges of pain in the hearts of those who watched from the sidelines. Serena felt as though she had been abandoned by the world, alone and helpless.

She looked at the happy families below. Once, she had dreamed of a future like this. But now, Rosemary was the leading lady, and she had been relegated to a mere spectator.

Meanwhile, Martha, who was resting in her room, heard from one of the maids that Serena had been standing on the second floor for a long time, seemingly crying and wiping away her tears in silence. Having watched Serena grow up over the years, Martha understood her feelings well. She quickly sent someone to comfort Serena.

Debby, who always followed Martha’s orders, quickly appeared with a change of clothes for Serena, feigning surprise, "Serena, what’s wrong?"

Serena quickly covered her mouth, "Shush."

Luckily, the people downstairs burst into laughter, their loud guffaws covering any noises from the second floor.

Seeing Debby holding her change of clothes, Serena remembered that she was supposed to take a bath, but she had been standing alone on the second floor for what seemed like forever. Was it because Rosemary’s happiness was too dazzling? Or was it because she felt so lonely after being abandoned by the world?

"Serena, have you been crying?" Debby asked, looking at her red eyes, "All of this should have been yours."

Serena shook her head, "Rosemary is the real lady of the family. I was just mistaken."

"Serena, the etiquette education you have received since childhood has made you a noble lady. You are way better than Ms. Rose in terms of characteristics, taste and aesthetics. Ms. Rose is just..." Debby didn’t finish her sentence. Instead, she apologized, "I’m sorry, Serena. It was out of place for me to say that."

She handed Serena the clothes and respectfully retreated, leaving Serena with more to ponder.

When George and Jennifer finished their visit and were ready to return home, Kenneth and Louisa escorted them to the door, returning their gifts. Rosemary wasn’t sure when her parents had prepared these gifts, but she could tell that both families valued her highly.

"Louisa, this is too much. We can’t accept them," Jennifer protested.

Louisa, however, insisted that her staff load the gifts into their car, "These are tokens of our appreciation. You must accept them."

Listening to their parents call each other in-laws and argue over the gifts, Rosemary was left in awe. In the end, Louisa won, returning most of their gifts and keeping only a few.

Romeo then politely said, "You should rest early. I’ll take Rose back to school."

But it seemed that Jennifer didn’t believe him.

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