Rose stared out the large hospital window. Spring had made way for summer, and now the flowers were in full bloom and the leaves on the trees had turned green and vibrant. Even the birds chirped loudly as they flitted from tree to tree. But Rose felt none of their joy. She crushed the paper in her hand.
In the three weeks since the incident had happened, her life had turned upside down. Though a r**e kit had pinned William as the assailant, he hadn’t been charged—his family’s power and money had buried the case without further investigation. Instead, the family’s lawyer had tried to offer her money to disappear, but Rose had shoved the money in his face and told him to get out and never return. She wanted nothing to do with them.
But it seemed the family had felt slighted by her rejectio
