The Forgotten Princess Rose

Chapter 160

Chapter 160: Chapter 160Anna couldn’t enjoy what sounded like a confession from Rose as she was still shocked that they were having this conversation. "Olivia, I told you that I suspected he likes her so you should stop. Did you think I warned you as a joke?"

"No, I think you did it to keep him to her. I have prepared for this moment for so many years. If anyone is deserving of courting him it is me. I’m sure we’ll be wonderful friends if you would back off," Olivia informed Rose. She knew something she didn’t want to tell Anna as then it would be two Ambrose to keep away from Zayne.

Rose chuckled. "You are being this way when Zayne has said that he is not looking to get married. You are wasting your time being rude to me. I suggest you use your time on someone else."

Olivia would not be fooled by Rose. "Do you take me for a fool? I will not fall for your trick to keep me away from him."

"Then, why don’t you ask him?" Rose suggested.

Zayne spared no one from his honesty. Should he choose to dance with Olivia then Rose didn’t know him as well as she thought she started to.

"I’ve disturbed your talk so I will return to my mother’s side. I wish I could say that it was pleasant seeing you again but it wasn’t," Rose said, turning away from the two to go to Madeline.

Rose’s only regret was that she might have placed Anna in a bad position. It could not have felt good to be in the middle of your longtime friend and sister not getting along. She had to worry about what Anna would say later.

"Well done," Madeline clapped her hands. "I am proud of you."

"I did not enjoy it," Rose confessed.

"It is fine that you are not someone who loves to confront others. You spoke up to defend yourself. It is not like you are going around causing trouble. Had you stayed quiet she might have kept rudely speaking to you," Madeline said, glancing at Anna having a little argument with Olivia.

Once in the position of looking for a husband, Madeline knew how this time brought out the worst in young women but that didn’t mean she would gloss over Olivia’s rudeness.

Maybe some were yet to see Rose as an Ambrose but Madeline did not care. There was some respect to be given to Rose. Rose had done her part now Madeline could do her part as a mother. The best way to resolve this matter so Olivia didn’t bother Rose was to go to Olivia’s mother.

"Will Anna be fine?" Rose questioned, noticing that Anna was upset. "I didn’t mean to ruin it for her."

"You did not. I trust that Anna is making the right decision when it comes to that friendship. So, with what you said about not moving from his side, does that mean you are aware of your feelings?" Madeline asked.

Rose shyly looked away from her mother. It wasn’t something she wanted too many to hear. "I don’t understand feelings. I know that it sounds foolish but I struggle to understand what I feel and make sense of what others feel. Not with anger and jealousy. I am used to those two as I witnessed it a lot."

"Someone has told me they loved me before. I didn’t know any other kind of love so it scared me. His feelings scared me. Now that I am free I know his feelings were not love but I am still trying to make sense of it. How do I know if I love someone or just like them?" Rose asked, hoping her mother had answers.

Madeline looked at Victor. "I suppose love feels different for everyone but to me, it is like I feel tickled whenever he is near and when he isn’t around, I feel pulled to