Rose and Joseph did not speak all the way back to the villa, although he never let go of her hand even when in the car, he seemed to be preoccupied with something else. Rose could not care much whether he spoke to her or not but as they sat in the thick silence, she couldn’t help but feel a prick of hurt. Now that he had tied her to him, he couldn’t care less what she thought or felt. She tried to yank her hand from his but he held on tightly.
One look at Joseph and the servants scurried out of his presence. He had a murderous aura around him and even Rose could not help but feel a bit intimidated by his attitude. When they got inside the house, he looked at Eric and said, “I need to be alone.”
Eric nodded and just as Rose was about to give him space as well, he grabbed her hand again a
