Rebirth: Dancing In My Destiny
Chapter 347: Escaped

Chapter 347: Escaped

Rose was waiting for her aunt, Amanda Spencer, in the living room that afternoon. Meanwhile, Evan was in the study room with Oscar Jennings.

"Young Madam, Ms. Amanda Spencer has arrived..." said Laura, who appeared in the room.

Hurriedly, Rose walked out to greet her aunt. She hadn’t seen him in a long time because her aunt was too busy with her duties as CEO of several Spencer Group subsidiaries. And because of her busy schedule, she was often unable to attend family dinners.

Amanda Spencer was called a workaholic by her family. Because amid her busy life, she still wants to take care of small things such as wedding organizers for her brothers and niece. Not only that, but she also wants to be a stylist for other family members, including Evan Collins.

Seeing how busy her aunt was, Rose once asked her; why she still wanted to be a designer or stylist when she already leads many companies.

Amanda Spencer said it was because of her passion and dream to become the top fashion designer in this country. Meanwhile, working as CEO of several Spencer Group companies was out of necessity. Her older brother Jayson Spencer was starting to be active in politics. While Nicholas Spencer had no interest in business—she had no choice but to take over several companies.

Rose smiled. Seeing her beautiful aunt get out of the car, she quickly walked toward her.

After receiving Amanda Spencer’s warm embrace, she asks, "Auntie, why are you driving alone? Where’s your driver?" She was surprised to see her driving alone. Usually, a driver and bodyguard would accompany her.

"Blame your husband. He did not allow anyone else to enter this area. So, my driver and bodyguard can only wait at the guard post in front...." Amanda said as she hugged Rose tightly.

Rose was speechless hearing Evan do that.

"Girl, you look thinner? Is your husband not feeding you properly?" Amanda let go of her arms and studied her niece’s pale face. "Gosh... are you sick? Why does your face look pale?"

Rose sandwiched her cheeks with both hands. "My pretty aunty, I’m fine..." she smiled, "I even hiked to the peak, as usual..."

Then she took Amanda into the house. There were only two of them in the living room area. While Laura and the other maids were nowhere to be seen, there were various foods and drinks on the table that would accompany them to chat.

"Girl, I’m serious. You’re so skinny right now. If your father saw you this way, he would definitely be angry..." She paused as something crossed her mind—This Girl’s face was pale, and she had lost weight—Instantly, Amanda’s eyes lit up.

She just stared at Rose for a moment with a faint smile emerging from the corners of her lips. Then, Amanda’s eyes fell on Rose’s belly before she said, "Is my nephew inside?" she asked in a low voice, afraid someone would hear.

Rose, "..."

"A-Auntie, I’m sorry I’m not pregnant. Not yet." Rose couldn’t help but laugh, but Amanda clearly didn’t believe it; she rolled her eyes.

"Well, my body is like this. Even if I eat a lot, I won’t gain any weight. And, did you hear that I participate in a sniper training program? Grandpa planned my training schedule, so maybe because of that...."

"Geez! That old man, he’s still obsessed with recruiting all his family into the military!?" Amanda couldn’t help but laugh, imagining her father.

She had been in Rose’s position when she was a teenager. However, since her shooting ability was only average, she wasn’t forced to train anymore. "Well, my niece... you can still escape his trap. Don’t show your marksmanship, and he’ll leave you. This is what I did; the old man no longer forced me into the military...."

"It’s too late for me to avoid grandpa..." Rose chuckled.

Amanda’s eyes widened, surprised to hear, "Are you as talented as your father?"

Rose could only smile. She does not know. She had never seen her father use a gun. Several times she asked her father to show his skills, but Dad always avoided her. Was it because he didn’t want his grandfather to force him to become a sniper again? That’s why he refuses to appear at the shooting range!?

"Your father is very skilled; the best shooter my dad ever found." Amanda paused as she clapped her hands, "Girl... Congratulations, you won’t be able to escape the old man’s grasp. Unless...."

"Unless? Unless what?"

"Unless you are pregnant and you say you want to raise a child. That old man will definitely give up on you...."

Rose, "..." why does her aunt sound like her mother and mother-in-law? Lately, the two of them were always bugging her about pregnancy. Gosh!

She ignored her aunt’s comments about pregnancy—worried it would be a long conversation.

Instead, Rose said, "It’s fine, Aunty... I’m quite enjoying this process. Besides, I can use this ability as self-defense, right?"

"Yes... yes... you are right."

Amanda then started talking about her reason for coming to see Rose—telling her about the wedding reception. The ceremony will be held in late September, three weeks from now.

Rose was surprised to hear her aunt’s explanation.

Even though they were going to get married in her parent’s backyard, the guest list for her wedding reception was not ordinary people. In addition, her aunt also invited several TOP singers in the country, including Brother Noah Stone.

What surprised her the most was that her aunt even ordered her wedding dress from a well-known brand station in the fashion city of Paris.

"Auntie, does it have to be that big and luxurious?" Rose asked, "Didn’t Evan and I agree that this wedding reception could be held but not so grand!?"

"Girl! Do you say it’s luxurious? We only invited 100 people..." Amanda rolls her eyes before continuing, "And the reception will be held in the garden; backyard!"

If only her niece and Evan didn’t insist on that, she would have their wedding party on a private island or luxury yacht.

"Well, as part of the Spencer and Collins family, you have to get married in the ballroom of a luxury hotel or on a private island..."

Rose, "..."

Seeing Rose silent, Amanda vented her frustration at being limited by Evan to make this wedding reception grand.

"Did you know? Your first uncle still wants to invite more of his business and political friends... However, I can only give him 10 invitations." Amanda chuckled before continuing, "And, of course, I got scolded by him..."

Rose was speechless. She couldn’t win talking to her aunt and would just follow what her aunt arranged. After all, she would experience this wedding reception only once. Deep down in her heart, Rose wanted her parents, especially her father’s family, to witness it. This is because they were not present at the wedding ceremony a few months ago.

"As for your wedding dress, it will be finished and arrive next week...." Amanda’s eyes lit up when she talked about the wedding dress.

"Auntie, I thought you would design the dress for me. But it turns out you’re wearing that famous brand..." Rose smiled, remembering when her aunt was so enthusiastic about making a unique dress for her.

"Girl, don’t worry. The lead designer of the brand and I designed it together..."

It’s great to have a friend, now the head designer of a famous brand in Paris. Amanda just needs to call her and send the sketch she made. Then her friend will finish it.

Too excited to talk about the wedding reception makes Amanda and Rose lose track of time.

Amanda quickly said goodbye, but before she left the room, she suddenly thought of Jamie Stone. The last time she saw Jamie Stone was at Rose’s parents’ wedding. Since then, they have had no chance to see each other again. To this day, she regrets not having the opportunity to exchange phone numbers with the man.

"Did you meet Uncle Jamie when you returned to East City?"

"I didn’t meet him. But, I heard Uncle Jamie’s also moved to the capital. So I guess he’s living with brother Noah now. Why do you ask?"

Amanda was shocked.

Jamie Stone moved to this town?

Realizing the opportunity to meet him again was huge, Amanda smiled happily. "Well... I was just asking."

"Oh ok..."

"Little girl, do you have her cell phone number?" Amanda wrapped her arms around Rose’s arm.

Rose grew suspicious of her aunty. "Do you like him?"

"H-How do you know?" Amanda was surprised.

"I can tell from your dim eyes that suddenly sparkle."

Amanda, "..."

Immediately, Amanda Spencer excused herself after getting Jamie Stone’s number. She still had business to attend to at the office, and of course, she also wanted to get in touch with Jamie Stone. Maybe she could ask him to dinner.

She believed Jamie must be lonely since he had no friends in this town, right?

A beautiful smile framed Amanda Spencer’s blushing face when heading to her car.