Royal Princess: Doted On By The Mafia King

Chapter 169 - The Cafe

Now, Rose had to rake through her brain for someone she could possibly go to since Liam was out of reach. "I . . . my best friend left the state and I don't think he will be back anytime soon so, I am not sure of anyone I could go to."

Her phone vibrated on her lab and she picked up. It seems someone was finally interested in her business. It was Liam. He sent her a text which she began reading immediately after picking up her phone.

He wanted her to stop at the café that sells her favorite cake and he will send one of his men to pick her up. She smiled slightly before replying his text with an okay sign. She really wondered how he knew she had left the Whitfred mansion.

Mara glanced at Rose who was smiling happily that she actually saw a dimple she has never seen in Rose's cheeks and found herself confused. Why did Rose look very happy to have left her foster family home?

"You look happy," she immediately commented when Rose placed her phone on her lap and stared ahead. Without waiting for Rose whose lips were parted but it seems Rose could not come up with the right words to say she continued "so, where are you going to?"

"I . . . I am going to stop at a café it is on the way to my alma mater," Rose replied looking down at her fingers on her lap when she felt heat rise to her neck she was certain that her face was tinted pink at this moment. She warned herself to not make things obvious although she was not sure of what she wanted to hide.

"Tell me when we get there," Mara told her as she did not try to dig further into the fact that she saw Rose blush but she now believed that Rose was not happy because she left the Whitfred family but because of a certain person.

"Okay. Thanks."

"You're welcome. I am just doing my job," Mara accepted her appreciation with a small smile.

"You do your job well. I will miss you. I don't think I will get to meet anyone who works so selflessly like you. I am grateful for everything," Rose said staring ahead when she began feeling emotional. "I will miss Joyce too."

"Don't bother with all these. Joyce and I are paid very well that is why we do our jobs well. You are a very good person to work for I guess that actually made our work easier. I hope you continue been nice to your employees this way. It is hard to find nice employers," Mara said seriously.

"No, I was nice because I did not belonged with them. I needed a few supporters to keep me safe and I did a good job," Rose lied with a joking smile across her lips.

"You are really funny," Mara laughed because she knew that Rose was lying. "I enjoyed working for you for a while. You were very easily pleased. I hope you get to live a good life out there. If you need a part-time job, I know a few places I could introduce you to. If you also need a place to stay before going to Star city, just call me."

"I will not hesitate to call you at all. Thank you Mara. I am very grateful once again. I hope you are okay and happy. Tell Joyce I wish her good luck too," Rose told her. "You can park, the café is over there," Rose said pointing at the building she was asked to wait in by Liam.

"Oh . . . I guess this where we say goodbye,"  Mara said as she found a spot and parked her car.

"Do you mind me hugging you?" Rose asked her carefully. She wanted to show Mara her sincerity.

"No. Definitely no. I don't mind at all," Mara said a little shocked. She pulled her hands out to Rose and hugged her. "Thank for that hug," Mara appreciated after sitting properly once again.

Rose got down from the car and walked into the café where she was welcomed well as a frequent customer with the smile of the employees. "What will you like?" an employee asked.

"I will like a glass of milk shake," Rose replied returning the employee's smile. "and a slice of toasted whole wheat bread." She could not come up with anything sweet to order considering that she was not  in her  best mood.

The employee took it down and she went to make herself comfortable on a seat.

It was not comfortable waiting for close to an hour but when Liam arrived himself to pick her, she forgot how tired she was waiting and stood up with an unhappy pout to show her displeasure and get him to apologise.

"I am sorry. I wanted to pick you up myself," Liam apologized sincerely. "I knew you will be safe here that was why I made you wait here for that long," he explained to her.

Rose did not know how to react after hearing his explanation so she simply gave him a quick nod before walking past him towards the entrance of the café.

She expected him to pay as she waited for him at door but he simply walked to her. "Let us go. I will cook lunch for you today," he promised her very naturally as though they have always been this way.

"Whatever. Aren't you going to pay?" she reminded him as she avoided his grey eyes when it suddenly occurred to her that the way she acted was totally out of character.

"Don't bother, I own this café," Liam simply answered before suddenly taking her hand into his and led her out of the café.

"Uh?" Rose had to ask as she looked at him surprised.

"Yes. I own the café and I come here often when I am in B city and free enough to come," Liam informed her sincerely.

At first, Rose actually thought he really visited often enough to see her frequently but when she heard the words that followed, she knew he hardly visited the café because it was hard for Mr.. Hale to have a schedule that was not busy enough for him to visit a café.