Tapping her fingers still on the table staring at her father, Rose shoots with a certain discomfort to see him looking at her without saying a word. - And then Mr Astolf, will you say what you want or did I waste my time coming here? With a yellow smile, he looks at her and nods. Gives a slight cough and speaks. - Rose, you didn’t waste your time talking to your father. I’m here just so we can fix the past. All these years I have suffered a lot for what I did to you and I have suffered even more after seeing you and seeing how cold, distant and indifferent you are. This whole thing is killing me, my daughter. - Funny you should say that. But if it was you who asked me to forget that I am your daughter, pretend that I did not know you and that if I returned to London someday, I would no

