When she was sure that she had gone far away from the hospital, she crouched down on the side walk and started shedding tears that she had been holding.

"How did my life turn to this? What did I ever do wrong to them that they have to treat me this way?" She thought.

Suddenly, she thought about her late mother and cried harder.

"I'm so sorry mom, for disappointing you. I'm so sorry for being a bad daughter. I'm sorry for everything." She said.

"Miss. Are you okay?" She heard someone asking but didn't reply. The person left after bearing the shame of being ignored by her.

She suddenly stood up when remembered something. She ransacked through her bag until she finally found what she was looking for. It was the note the stranger had left for her. She always took it wherever she went.

She stared at the note happily.

"I'm not going to bear this burden alone. He should at least know that I'm carrying his child." She thought.

She boarded a cab and set out to the location written on the note. She got there in no time and came out of the cab. She stared at her surroundings in astonishment. The Villa screamed money.

Though she came from a wealthy family, she had never seen luxury like this before. After gawking for a while, she decided to go meet the stranger.

She pressed the door bell multiple times before the security officer answered her. He opened the door and assessed her for a while and scoffed in annoyance.

"What do you want?" He asked rudely holding a displeased look.

"I'm looking for the owner of this house." She answered timidly.

"Who are you to him? Does he know you of if you were coming?" He asked again.

"No but he asked me to find him here. So I guess he knows I'm coming." She said.

"How?" He asked.

"Here, he gave me this note." She said placing the note on his palm.

He scrutinized it for a while before returning his eyes to her.

"This means nothing. Do you know how many girls have used thus tactic to try and see him? You are not the first lady nor will you be the last so just leave here while I'm being nice." He warned.

"I'm telling you the truth. Why would I lie about something like that?" She asked trying to reason with him.

"And why would boss want to meet someone like you?" He asked back eyeing her from up to down.

She stared down at her body. She knew she didn't look too good but she just couldn't take his insults anymore. She raised her head to glare at him angrily.

"Mister, just because I'm here like thus doesn't mean you have to look down on...."

"What's going on there?" She was cut off by a female voice.

She stared at the person ut came from and couldn't believe her eyes. The woman would be in her mid fifties but she look so young and beautiful. She was richly dressed and didn't look like a worker, more like a goddess.

"What is going on here?" The erderly woman asked again.

"Madam, this lady....." The security officer eyed Rosalie angrily ".... was asking to see the young master but I didn't let her in." He said.

"Why not?" She asked.

"I think she's just one of this ladies that are throwing themselves at the young master." He explained.

"You can't just send away all of his visitors just because of your thoughts towards women. You know what, you away. I'll handle this." She said.

"But madam.."

"Didn't you hear what I had just said?" She asked.

"Okay madam." He said and left.

"Young lady, why are you looking for the young master?" The woman asked Rosalie.

"I have to tell him something very important madam." She replied.

"Which is?" The woman asked again.

"I'm sorry madam, but it's a private matter." Rosalie answered respectfully.

"Okay then. But you're too late. If had come here earlier, you would have been able to see him. He just left for the airport. He has business overseas." She explained.

Rosalie felt like her heart was shattering into pieces at the news.

"Why today of all days?" She thought.

"Do you want me to leave a message for him?" The woman asked.

"Sure. Here's my number." She said and wrote her phone number on a piece of paper. She gave it to the woman

"Please just tell him it's from the girl he met at the hotel two months ago." Rosalie said.

"Uhm... okay. Anything else?"

"No thank you. I'll take my leave." Rosalie said and left.

She boarded a taxi again back to her home. She reached home in no time and went in.

There, she saw all her belongings outside with her father Robert screaming at the top of his lungs.

"Where is that bastard daughter that calls herself mine? Where's that daughter that wants to destroy my legacy?" He shouted angrily while Sofia, Rose's mother tried to calm him down.

Rose was also there with Jackson. She was still holding unto him like she left him for a minute, he would disappear.

Rose's eyes met with Rosalie's and she smiled evilly at her while Rosalie just scoffed angrily at her and her mother's pretense.

When he noticed that Rosalie had returned, he rushed towards her and gave her a resounding slap.

She gasped in pain and held the affected cheek. She stared at the father who had always adored her when her mother was still alive and asked with pain throbbing in her heart;

"Dad, why did you ......."

"Oh shut up." He said cutting her off.

"I have never been your father because if I was, you wouldn't try to ruin my name like you did." He said.

"What do you mean by that dad? How did I ever try to ruin your name?" She asked.

"You're pregnant right?" He asked releasing the bombshell.

Rosalie scoffed and stared at Rose which made her to grin wider.

"Did Rose tell you that?" She asked instead.

"I asked you a question young lady and I expect you to give me a straight answer." He said.

"Yes. I am pregnant. I'm two months gone.

"Okay then. Who's the father of the baby?" He asked calmly.

"I don't know." Rosalie answered truthfully.

Robert stared at her in shock and anger.

"After all the years and resources I have wasted in making you this fine young lady that you're, is this how you'll repay me??" He asked angrily but Rosalie just remained silent.

"I fed you, clothe you and even took you to the best schools that girls your age would just wish to attend but this is all you have to show for it?? A bastard in your womb with an imaginary father." He said.

"My baby isn't a bastard. Rose got pregnant out of wedlock too but I didn't hear you ranting the way you're doing now. I'm your own blood daughter. Why can't you respect and love me the way you do to her? " Rosalie said with tears brimming at her eyes.

"Young lady, don't drag my daughter's name into your mess." Sofia warned.

"Yes, she got pregnant but we all know who the father is but no one knows your baby's father. We don't know if he's still alive now or dead. Or whether he's a rich man or a poor person. No one knows and now, you dare compare yourself to Rose?? You know what, let's go back to the hospital so we can remove that bastard in your belly. I can't have a bastard lurking in my home." He said charging towards her.

She was able to dodge him and said angrily;

"My baby is not a bastard, the real bastard here is Rose from that wife of yours and I'll never abort this baby. I will give birth to it because it's my flesh and blood."

Her statement made Rose and her mother's face turn sour.

"How dare you call my daughter a bastard." Sofia said charging towards her but was stopped by Robert.

"Is that not what she is? If you and your bastard of a daughter didn't barge into our lives, my mother would have still be alive and my life would have been better. I wouldn't have been miserable in my own father's house." She said angrily.

Sofia stared at her in shock and turned to face Robert.

"You heard what you daughter just called me and my daughter. It seems like me and my daughter aren't welcome in this house anymore. Why don't we just leave." She said shedding crocodile tears.

"You are not going anywhere. Rosalie, apologize to your mother right now!!" He commanded.

"Why should I apologize for telling the truth? It's obvious they came here with the purpose of wrecking our family. If you hadn't cheated on mom with your mistress, all these wouldn't be happening right now so don't blame it on me. You ruined your legacy yourself." Rosalie said angrily.

"I'm your father so don't talk to me that way." He said.

"When last did you act like my father? If you want me to treat you as such, you should acknowledge me as your daughter too.

"Shut up." Robert said hitting her again.

"Since you don't want to get rid of that bastard, then leave my house. Pack all your things, leave and never come back." He said angrily.

"Okay, I will leave here. It's not like there's anything left for me in this house again." She said still massaging her hurting cheek.

She walked into the house brushing past a happy looking Rose and quiet Jackson. She packed the things her father hadn't thrown out yet and that included the money the stranger had left for her.

She stared at the untouched money.

"I guess I'll have to use you to sustain for a while." She thought.

The money was more than enough to keep her and her baby for one year.

She also took her credit cards and one of her mother's portrait. She stared at the rest of her mother's belongings sadly.

"I'll come back for you when I'm stable enough." She thought.

She took stared at them for a while before leaving the house. She arranged her suitcases that were scattered on the floor and walked away without looking back.

FIVE YEARS LATER

"Mom. Wake up." Rosalie heard and her eyes fluttered open.

She looked up to see a pair of beautiful eyes staring down at her. She smiled and sat up.

"How was you night baby." She asked ruffling his hair.

"It was fine mom and yours?" The little boy asked.

"Good." She replied smiling.

"Aren't you both just cute?" She heard and turned to stare at Jasmine, a friend she made after arriving at M city, someone who had saved her life.

"Good morning." Rosalie greeted.

"Morning." She said.

"Mom. It's late already and you promised me that we'll be going to the mall today to buy me a new birthday gift." He reminded.

She stared at him and noticed he was already dressed.

"Maybe it was Jasmine who dressed him." She thought.

"I hope you remember that we have a business meeting around 3:00 pm this afternoon. So you better get your butt off the bed now." Jasmine reminded too.

"I'm so sorry. Let me just go and get ready." She said and stood up from the bed.

She walked into her bathroom, took off her clothes, put on the shower and let the warm water cascade down her body.

Under the warm feeling of the water, she reminisced on all she had to pass through the past few years. She didn't know how she had been able to survive till this moment.

When she left J city and arrived at M city, she thought she would be able to survive with her unborn baby for about a year with the money the stranger had left for her but tragedy struck.

She was attacked by hoodlums and all her belongings were stolen. Including the money and her credit cards. She was left with nothing to fend for herself.

She had to sleep under bridges or rent tents whenever its raining and eat from hand to mouth. She worked different menial jobs to sustain herself, but they weren't enough. This continued for about two months until she met Jasmine.

Jasmine was on her way to a meeting when she saw Rosalie begging for alms that day. Jasmine felt pity for her because she noticed she was pregnant. She baby was already four months gone so her belly was protruding a little.

She took her home, cleaned her and fed her. Jasmine was working at a business company at that time so she introduced Rosalie to the business. When Rosalie was due for birth, she stopped working and gave birth to her son, Alexander.

Months later, she hired a nanny and continued working. Two years ago, she quitted the company with Jasmine and they both started a new business together with Rosalie as the president because it was her idea and Jasmine as her vice president.

Now, they are both one of the most successful businesswomen all over the world with many influential business partners. Wherever they went, different powerful men always kiss at their feet because of their beauty and the aura they emit whenever they were around.

All these was thanks to her savior Jasmine.

Rosalie put off the shower and wrapped a towel around her slender body. She came out of the bathroom and went into her walk-in closet. Alex and Jasmine had already left. She took out a black straight skirt and a white long-sleeved top.

She took out her under wears and put them on. She picked out her one of her heels and put them on too.

Then, she sat in front of her vanity mirror and fixed her hair and make up. When she was done, she stood up and twirled in front of the mirror.

"I look great." She said smiling.

She took her purse and went to the dining room where the met Jasmine and Alex serving the food.

When they were done, she took her seat and they ate in silence. They finished in no time so Rosalie packed up all the used dushes and kept them in the sink.

She came out of the kitchen and met Jasmine sitting in the living room.

"Aren't you coming with us?" She asked.

"No. I didn't have enough sleep last night so I'm a bit tired but don't worry. I'll be around for the business meeting." She assured.

"Okay then, whatever you say." She said, picked up her car key and left the house with Alex.

They walked towards the garage and entered her car.

"Seatbelts." She said and Alex but on his seatbelts.

She started the car zoomed off in no time.

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They had stopped at the front of a cross walk so pedestrians can pass.

"Mummy look." She heard Alex say and turned to stare at what he was pointing out. It was a billboard.

"POPULAR BUSINESS MOGUL TYLER HEMSWORTH WAS GIVEN YET ANOTHER AWARD AS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND YOUNGEST BILLIONAIRE EVER." It read out.

Then, they showed his photo. That feeling of familiarity came again as it had always done when Rosalie stares at his picture. That feeling that tells her that they had met before.