[2] Reborn [Jirose Adaption]

Chap219-Forget about drinking

Roseanne pushed the door open and entered. She looked at the bright light filling the entire living room.

Jennie hesitated outside the door. If Park Jimin was here, was there no need for her to accompany Roseanne tonight? She paused for a moment by the door before finally deciding not to enter.

The condo was large; the bedroom was not far away from the entrance, but the bedroom door was firmly closed. The lights in the bedroom were turned off as well. Aside from the living room, only the kitchen was lit.

Why was it the kitchen?

Did Park Jimin really come?

Roseanne strangely felt her emotions being stirred up; as though she was finally returning home after a long time.

She had already prepared a belly full of words; she wanted to explain that she had always believed in him. When she spoke those words, she was not expressing her doubts about their feelings and marriage. She had simply expressed what was on her mind without considering how it would affect the trust built between the two of them.

These days, she was always watching her phone in a daze. Her hand would always pause by the 'dial' button, unable to press it.

Did he finally cool down from his anger? Was he finally here?

Roseanne stood outside the kitchen for a moment. She wanted to enter but feared that it would be too abrupt to do so. She made a mental plan before finally striding in. However, the moment she entered, she found an auntie around fifty years old standing by the fridge. She held a grocery bag with one hand while her other hand was on the fridge door.

Roseanne's footsteps immediately faltered. The hope in her eyes dissipated. She curled her hands into fists for a moment, before releasing her grip, as though there was something she wanted to hold onto but was unable to do so.

The auntie by the fridge heard her footsteps and turned back to see Roseanne. She was first astonished, before she asked eagerly and kindly, "Hello, you must be Miss Lin, right?"

Roseanne restrained her emotions, speaking, "Yes. You are?"

The auntie immediately smiled. "Nice to meet you, Miss Lin. I'm a private housekeeper hired by Mr. Park a month ago. I've been tasked with cleaning this place and to change all of the ingredients in the fridge to fresh ones every two days. I saw that the food in the fridge was always untouched, and the ingredients I've been buying have never been used, but because Mr. Park has already paid me to do this, I've been coming by as instructed."

Jennie stood outside to listen; she could not hear Park Jimin's voice and found it strange. Could it be that the person inside was not Jimin?

She took quick steps into the condo and saw Roseanne standing by the kitchen entrance. Although she appeared fine, her stiff back was clearly filled with tension.

Jennie approached in hesitation. When she raised her head to see the auntie and took into account the words she had heard, she immediately understood.

"No wonder this place is always so clean. Someone has actually been coming by to do the housework," Jennie softly and calmly said, turning to see that Roseanne had a similarly mild and polite smile. However, her smile did not reach her eyes.

Clearly, she was disappointed.

"By the way, Miss Lin, is the food I've been buying not to your tastes, or have you not been coming by recently? Your bathroom appears to have been untouched for quite some time." The auntie closed the fridge door and turned back to add, "If you're not used to the food, you can give me a list. I'll only buy the food you like from now..."

"There's no need. It has been a long time since I came back to stay," Roseanne said indifferently, lowering her eyes to look at the well-cleaned ground.

"Oh, oh, no wonder." The auntie nodded her head. "It's really too wasteful to keep the things I've been buying here. If Miss Lin isn't going to be staying in the condo, shall I send the food to University? Are you staying in the dorm right now?"

"It's not convenient to cook in the dorm. I'm not picky with what I eat either, there's no need to go through so much trouble," Roseanne mildly replied. "Auntie, in the future, you can just come by to clean. There's no need to buy anything."

"But Mr. Park paid me a lot of money..."

"It's all right. It's fine just to clean the place."

"Miss Lin, then the money..."

Seeing that Roseanne's mood was low, Jennie spoke up, "Just do as she says. If she says there's no need to buy, don't buy anything.Understand?"

The auntie was startled. After receiving so much money, she was only tasked with cleaning. She felt uneasy, but seeing their insistence, she could only nod. "All right, then let me give Miss Lin my phone number. In these three months, if there's anything you need, give me a call anytime."

Roseanne nodded her head and did not say more. She turned to leave.

Jennie received the note from the auntie. After taking a look at the phone number, she instructed the auntie to continue with her chores. When she turned to see Roseanne standing by the ceiling-to-floor windows in the living room, she fell silent. She wanted to approach to talk to her, but the auntie in the kitchen was surprised to finally see someone in the condo and kept looking for topics to chat about. Jennie stood in her spot and casually replied to the auntie. "You can go now."

Half an hour later, the auntie left. Roseanne remained standing by the window.

"Roseanne Lin, you came back to take your electronic adaptor, right?" Jennie spoke up and broke the silence. "Do you remember where you left it? I'll go find it for you, in case we forget to bring it with us when we leave again."

"In the study."

"All right, I'll go look for it."

Jennie glanced at her again before turning to head to the study.

After locating what Roseanne needed, she stepped out, finding that at some point, Roseanne had knelt down on the ground.

Roseanne knelt by the window quietly.

"Roseann...."

Jennie wanted to speak up, but because of the scene before her eyes, she hesitated. She suddenly brought out her phone and silently took a photo of Roseanne from this angle, capturing her desolate appearance by the window.

From this angle, she could not see her expression. Her long hair blocked her face, while her back view appeared thin and lonely.

Like a child that was abandoned on the roadside, completely at a loss as to what to do.

After taking the photo, Jennie stared at her screen for a while before searching for Park Jimin's private number. She directly sent the photo to him.

After only two minutes, she saw that the message was read. She then kept her phone away, approaching the window to kneel by Roseanne's side.

"Roseanne, what do you wish to do the most right now? You wanna share some of your problems with me?"

Hearing these words, Roseanne turned to the woman by her side and pursed her lips. "I'm not sure. My brain feels empty. Perhaps listening to some stories or doing something would distract me and make me feel better. Or perhaps, drinking would be a good choice. The ancient people say that 'intoxication resolves a thousand worries.' It's worth a shot."

In this past month, this was the first time Roseanne admitted that her heart was suffering.

Jennie raised her brows. "Forget about drinking. Park Jimin has clearly said to me that you're not allowed to drink. Even if he isn't here, I have to watch you well."