Upon reaching Vincent's study room, Alfie knocked on the door and informed, "Master Vincent, Ms. Barlow and Lady Rosetta have arrived with me."
"Step inside," Vincent ordered. The butler pushed the study room's door and stepped to the side to give way for the two young women to step inside. Once they entered the room, they noticed the pureblooded vampire leaning his back against the front of his desk. He instructed the butler, "Close the door while you leave," and the butler bowed and left the room, closing the door behind him.
Rosetta suddenly turned guarded and gulped when Vincent's shrewd eyes fell on her. Eve, who noticed it, asked,
"Is there something you wanted to tell us?"
Vincent's eyes softened when they fell on Eve, and he offered her a smile,
"I was missing you and needed to speak to this one," he jerked his head towards Rosetta. He then remarked to the vampiress, "It seems like you are too keen on marrying me, Lady Rosetta. It seems like you don't like your life as much as I thought you would. How would you like me to end it?" He pushed himself away from the desk.
Rosetta stuttered, "I—I do not want to marry you! It is my parents who forced me to come to stay in the mansion!" She didn't know how her friend could be fascinated with this silver-haired vampire, who was crazier than he looked. "Why did you even agree to marry me?!" She questioned him back.
"It is all thanks to you. Your parents framed me for your aunt's death and threatened that if I don't comply, my family and Eve's family will suffer," Vincent glared at Rosetta as if he wanted to kill her for the mistakes she had made and the trouble it had caused them. "Had you not written the letter to Eve which your family found, we wouldn't be in this situation."
Nervously, Rosetta tried to remember which letter he was talking about and then remembered. She wanted to be eloquent in her words, but the first few tries, she had trouble phrasing her words. This had led to one of the initial, barely written crumpled parchment to get stuck behind the dressing table.
"But it is fine. It isn't something that you cannot fix," Vincent remarked and his words caught both the women's attention.
"Why me?" Rosetta asked him with her eyebrows knitting together.
"You were the one who started it, so I am hoping you will be the one to end it. Refuse the marriage with me or run away from here now, and we can report you to be missing," Vincent deadpanned, as he didn't have any interest in marrying the vampiress. The only woman who had in his heart was Eve and he wasn't planning to give even an inch of space to another person.
Rosetta turned worried, and she asked him, "How long should I go missing?"
"As long as we are alive." Rosetta blinked before she scowled. She couldn't do that! And even Eve was aware of it. "I would have killed you if you didn't like your life, but the deal in the parchment says that if something bad happens to you, I will be the one to hold responsible for it."
Rosetta held a look of shock on her face. She knew it! This man just wanted to kill her!
"You cannot kill Rosetta," Eve stepped into their conversation and asked Vincent, "Is there no other way for it?"
"There's one last option," Vincent hummed and turned to look at Rosetta, "Marry someone else and the deal will turn void. There's nothing anyone can do after it."
Rosetta's eyes sparkled and excitedly said, "I already found my groom!" She was ready to get married right this instant, but the next second the sparkle in her eyes disappeared. She let him know, "There's a problem… Eugene doesn't want me as his wife."
Vincent walked to where Rosetta stood and raised his hand for the vampiress only to end up closing her eyes. But he only patted her back, "If you truly love him, then it's time to move mountains so that he notices you." He then turned to look at Eve and asked, "Does he hate vampires?"
Eve, who was still digesting the news she had heard Rosetta being in love with Eugene, replied, "Not that I am aware of. He's never shown discrimination between any kind."
"If Eugene doesn't like you back, I have a few potential men whom you may be interested in," Vincent offered. He knew the only way to nullify the deal was for this vampiress to marry someone who wasn't him.
Rosetta was stuck between her mother and Vincent.
But then she thought. She could indeed use this time with their help to gain Eugene's affections. She nodded to Vincent.
"Okay. Eugene and I will marry!"
For a person who was crying over rejection just a minute ago, her friend had bounced back and was too optimistic, Eve thought in her mind and smiled. She hoped things would end well and not in a disaster.
Rosetta excused herself from the study room and left the place, while leaving Eve behind with Vincent. Eve looked outside the window at the sky which had somewhat turned orange and pink as the evening was soon turning to night.
"Still worried?" Vincent inquired with Eve, who was staring out the window.
Eve's blue eyes quickly shifted to meet his dark red eyes. She shook her head and smiled, "No."
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