Mrs.'s Garden（3）
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After that, Dan became even more enthusiastic about managing those parties.
This wasn't because I allowed or encouraged it, but because he knew who in this family he should really please, who was worth pleasing.
So, he tried hard to please, to secure a future where he could always eat, drink, and be merry.
It was at this time that Jack appeared.
By then, I had sent in I don't know how many young boys, of all types.
But Rose's interest in them never lasted long, at most two or three weeks before she tired of them and cast them aside.
I knew that what I wanted to do required patience, and even more time.
But "Madame's Salon" had been going on for nearly a year with no progress, and I was indeed getting a bit anxious.
It was at this moment that Jack appeared.
He was the son of my old classmate, orphaned at a young age, raised by relatives on his parents' inheritance.
He was a childhood friend who grew up with Anna, and now they were studying at the same university.
The news of "the Ma family's fun parties" had reached his ears through various channels.
He wasn't the most handsome, but he was fresh and clean; not the smartest, but steady and gentle.
This type of person was actually quite rare in my circle.
These pampered young ladies and gentlemen were either proud of their uniqueness or simply indulged in material pleasures.
They only had eyes for themselves, as if they were the only favored children of heaven. Being fresh and steady had become rare qualities.
I stood at a distance, watching him enter, with a hint of nervousness and a touch of confidence.
That feeling was familiar, like seeing a younger version of myself.
The moment I saw him, I had a vague premonition in my heart: he would help me accomplish this task.
He arrived like a ghost from the past, suddenly appearing and completely captivating Rose's soul.
It was he who truly opened the gates of hell for Rose.
9
Rose fell madly in love with Jack.
A month after she made her move on him, not only had she not grown tired, but she loved him even more passionately, even following him to his school.
Under the pretense of "visiting Anna," she was actually just trying to see Jack.
When Anna came back, she complained to me.
"I'm already in college, and she still comes to visit me at school. It's embarrassing."
"Well, it's because you come home so rarely. Your mom just misses you."
I didn't even believe these words myself, but I really couldn't bear to let Anna know about these messy affairs
"I don't want you to bear that kind of pressure. I'm doing this for your own good."
Jack argued reasonably.
Rose was silent for a long time.
"Actually, you're not really afraid of these things, are you?"
"Hm?"
"Actually, you just want to be with that woman, don't you?"
"I'm thinking about you..."
"Then come with me," Rose said.
"What are you saying!"
"I'll give up everything. I just want you. Let's go somewhere where no one knows us and start a new life."
"We might not live a life of luxury, but it will be enough to live well."
Rose said something shocking.
"Don't be ridiculous..."
"You're scared, aren't you?"
"You're not doing this for me at all. You're doing it for her."
Jack fell silent.
"Let me tell you, Jack, don't even think about being with that woman. As long as I'm alive, you two will never be together."
Jack's tone also became agitated.
"You're crazy!"
"Yes, I am crazy. Crazy for you."
After another moment of silence.
"Fine, let's leave this place together," Jack said.
"We'll leave in three days."
Hearing this, Rose excitedly embraced him, as if embracing a happy future.
Little did she know, she was not only walking towards her nightmare, but also dragging me into the darkest and most painful moment of my life.
10.
I listened non-stop to Rose and Jack's movements.
She was passionate towards him, but gradually, he didn't show the same enthusiasm for her.
She said, "I can give you everything."
Jack replied, "What would I do with everything of yours?"
She asked, "Then what do you want?"
Jack replied, "I don't want anything. I have everything."
She asked again, "Then when will you come see me again?"
Jack replied, "When I have time."
Then he hung up the phone.
She was like a love-struck girl, confused, suspicious, and full of possessiveness.
She paced back and forth in her room for a while, then called Jack again.
"Come see me tonight."
"I said I don't have..."
"I'm not asking you. If you don't come tonight, you'll face the consequences. I won't be lenient with that woman."
After saying this, she quickly hung up the phone, as if afraid to hear Jack's refusal again.
Who wouldn't she be lenient with?
It seems there's a third person between the two of them, and this third person deeply affects their relationship.
Things are getting more and more interesting.
That night, Jack did come to see her, and they started arguing in her room.
At first, Rose said she could plan to kill me, then marry Jack, and all the wealth in this house would be his.
Jack was shocked, thinking she had gone completely mad.
"What do you mean?" Rose's tone was very cold.
"Even if we're together, even if we get married, then what? Don't we still have to live our lives?"
Rose fell silent.
"How will our relatives and friends look at us? How will we continue to live after that?"
"Do you really think love is everything?"
"Without these friends and circles, how much ability do we really have on our own?"
"We won't be able to have a good life in the future."
"I don't want you to bear that kind of pressure. I'm doing this for your own good."
Jack argued reasonably.
Rose was silent for a long time.
"Actually, you're not really afraid of these things, are you?"
"Hm?"
"Actually, you just want to be with that woman, don't you?"
"I'm thinking about you..."
"Then come with me," Rose said.
"What are you saying!"
"I'll give up everything. I just want you. Let's go somewhere where no one knows us and start a new life."
"We might not live a life of luxury, but it will be enough to live well."
Rose said something shocking.
"Don't be ridiculous..."
"You're scared, aren't you?"
"You're not doing this for me at all. You're doing it for her."
Jack fell silent.
"Let me tell you, Jack, don't even think about being with that woman. As long as I'm alive, you two will never be together."
Jack's tone also became agitated.
"You're crazy!"
"Yes, I am crazy. Crazy for you."
After another moment of silence.
"Fine, let's leave this place together," Jack said.
"We'll leave in three days."
Hearing this, Rose excitedly embraced him, as if embracing a happy future.
Little did she know, she was not only walking towards her nightmare, but also dragging me into the darkest and most painful moment of my life.
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