The Forgotten Princess Rose
Chapter 152

Chapter 152: Chapter 152

"Why haven’t they told us about his family? This is exciting. Rose might marry a prince," Anna said, excited for Rose. "She might get to live in a palace if she is lucky. Oh, this is so exciting."

Valerie hit Anna’s arm to get her to stop talking. "You fool. What prince would marry a woman from a brothel? This doesn’t make sense. Are you certain his last name is Hamilton?"

"I am. It is what he was introduced as. What is so wrong about him being a prince? Is Rose in danger?" Anna inquired, confused by her grandmother’s reaction.

Valerie didn’t respond as she needed to think. She had a bad start with Zayne already. ’A prince wouldn’t marry Rose. Anna is more suited. I need those two together.’

Rose had come with something wonderful for Anna. Though Valerie didn’t want to send Anna far away, Zayne made a good candidate for a husband.

"You must court him," Valerie informed Anna. "If I had only known."

Anna stepped away from her grandmother, staring at her in disbelief. "I already told you that Zayne is smitten by Rose and he has turned down my advances. If anything, he would marry Rose. We should celebrate her getting to marry a prince. I have lost hope in doing anything with that man. He scares me as well."

Anna’s interest in Zayne quickly ended just as it started. She would focus on the men she had picked out to try courting. "We must catch up to the others," she said.

"You fool," Valerie scolded Anna. "You shouldn’t miss this opportunity. It would be good for our family if you marry a foreign prince. If the truce is successful, your name will go down in history books as the wife of a Hamilton. This is what we have been preparing you for."

"Grandmother, you are not listening to me. I told you that he is smitten by Rose-"

"That girl has taken men. He only seeks her body at the moment. A prince will want to marry a young woman like you. One that is pure and comes from a good family. With a face like Rose’s, no man in a brothel would leave her be. I don’t know why they keep trying to fool me," said Valerie.

Rose was everything to her mother by being a liar.

"Do you believe that she never once had any customers? That he is following her around because he just cares for her?" Valerie asked, knowing Anna had to be suspicious as well.

"I didn’t believe it at first but she is adamant so we must believe her. If this gets out, everyone would be against her so we should at least be on her side. I don’t want to talk about this anymore. It makes me feel like a bad sister," Anna said nervously.

They were standing out talking about plans to take Zayne away from Rose. Though it was only Valerie making the suggestion, Anna didn’t want to be standing here for anyone to think she was willing to go through with the plan.

"Let’s forget about this. She’s your granddaughter and she has already been through enough. He loves her," Anna said, hoping her grandmother believed her this time. "You said you would help to make her a good lady then that is all you must do to prepare her should Zayne want to marry her. I do not want to be with him."

Anna also didn’t want to leave and be so far away from her parents. While being a princess sounded to be good she would prefer to be the princess of this kingdom or even the queen if she were to marry the crown prince.

"Rose is an Ambrose so you must help her. Please grandmother," Anna pleaded.

"That girl is hardly an Ambrose," Valerie angrily muttered.

"What?" Anna replied, confused by what Valerie meant. "How is she hardly an Ambrose? She is my sister. Forgive me but have you drunk something?"

Anna was a bit relieved now since it seemed that Valerie wasn’t in her right mind. To say that Rose wasn’t an Ambrose when they were sisters was ridiculous.

Anna could relax now as this wouldn’t go on forever. Valerie would go back to being the sweet grandmother she liked.

Valerie didn’t regret the slip up. The secret had to come out at some point so Anna knew the truth. If Rose knew the truth then she would be more interested in marriage as Victor wasn’t her father to keep taking care of her.

"I want to go see what the aunts have brought for Rose. Are you coming?" Anna asked.

Valerie needed to speak to Zayne and Victor but she knew she had caused a bit of trouble. The best person she could talk to now for some answers and not get thrown out of the manor was Rose. "I am coming along with you. Excuse what I said."

"I will excuse it. It is not like you to be this way. You must be more shocked than I was. We must be prepared as there might be two weddings for us this season," Anna said, taking hold of Valerie’s hand once more.

The two continued to catch up to the others and entered another room.

Anna left Valerie’s side to see what her aunts brought while Valerie sat watching Rose.

Rose looked lost in Valerie’s eyes and she was certain she couldn’t make much out of Rose. A prince certainly wouldn’t want Rose so the only person they could wed her to was an older man but even then it might be hard to get one to want her since she was not pure.

Rose sat down, needing a break from her chatty aunts. There were more gifts than Rose could hold before her which she was grateful for but she wasn’t given enough time to properly enjoy them before another was placed in her hands.

Rose glanced at Valerie, surprised to see that she was already being watched. "Is there something you want to ask me, grandmother? I am willing to answer."

"What is your true relationship with that man?" Valerie asked, her curiosity needing to be fed.

"We are just friends," Rose answered, leaving out the rest. No one needed to know of Zayne’s confession yet. She was still getting used to his feelings and his ways of courting her.

"Of course. It wouldn’t make any sense for you two to be a pair," Valerie said, happy that she was right. Anna had seen it wrong.

Rose frowned, her confidence affected by Valerie’s words. Valerie sounded so happy to know that there was nothing between her and Zayne. "Why wouldn’t it? What if he has said he likes me?"

Valerie laughed at Rose’s innocence. How was it that a woman who lived in a brothel was this innocent? "A man can tell ten women that he likes them and not mean it. Most times they are just looking to get into bed with you. I certainly don’t see a prince truly liking a woman from a brothel. I hope you didn’t believe it."

"What? Who is a prince?" Rose questioned, looking around at the others to see if they were just as puzzled as her. Rose felt like the odd one in the room thanks to Valerie pointing out the one thing that made her not like herself.

Rose already didn’t think herself worthy of being with Zayne since he was a great general while she was only a woman who once lived in a brothel then worked as his maid. She didn’t feel like a lady of the Ambrose family yet to think she could be with Zayne.

"The man you came with is a prince. I think it is true that he is only toying with you since he didn’t inform you. Do not be fooled by what he says," said Valerie.

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