The Forgotten Princess Rose-Chapter 328

Rose found her mother and Catherine first. Like Zayne suspected, they were both plotting something but Rose didn’t know what it was as yet. As long as they were enjoying themselves then Rose didn’t mind whatever they were up to. It wouldn’t feel right to end their excitement by telling them not to plan something for her.

"The first baby. This is exciting. It is only unfortunate that we might not be around to see the birth and tend to you. I want to have a baby with Paul as soon as possible. A son so father wouldn’t need to worry about who will take over the estate," said Anna.

Anna wouldn’t give her father some peace of mind about the future. He had daughters so many thought he was left without an heir.

"I can’t have one of our cousins be the one to give father an heir. You missed a lot of drama," Anna informed Rose. "Grandmother was not too happy about my choice with Paul. He has good work and a home for us but he wasn’t what she imagined for a daughter of a lord. She thought my life would change and it did but I don’t mind."

Anna already knew that no one would be able to spoil her like her father did unless she married a king.

"Paul already spoils me a lot and now that I am a wife, I think about money differently. I already have plenty of dresses that I have not worn and our home needs more attention than I need dresses. What are you laughing at, mother?" Anna asked, suspicious about what her mother found funny.

"Nothing. It is just wonderful to hear you speak this way. It wasn’t that long ago that I had to scold you for always losing any jewels your father gave you. I see that you have grown up a bit. I am happy you have," Madeline said since she had some concerns about Anna.

"I wasn’t intentionally losing them. Maybe they just wanted me to have something new so they made themselves lost. I am more careful with what Paul buys me. I cannot lose my husband’s gift,’ Anna said, raising her hand to show off her new gift. "And what about you, Rose?"

"It is lovely but I don’t have any need for jewels. I will only wear the ones Zayne bought for me if I need to attend a party or I am hosting a garden party for my friends. I don’t enjoy it as you do," Rose replied.

"Zayne buys them for you? You do not pick them out yourself? We must talk," Anna said.

"Good luck," Catherine wished for Anna. "My son is always ready to spoil her but Rose isn’t interested in such things. She spends most money on the home, which is wonderful since Zayne’s home looks different. It looks ready for a family instead of for a soldier."

"I enjoy decorating it and the garden. It does not take as much money as it might look to decorate. I ask my maids where I can go to get what is reasonable. I am sorry to disappoint you," Rose said to Anna.

"You have not changed one bit and I do not mind it. It would have been disappointing to see you change so much when I wasn’t around to witness it. I’m sure your habits will change when it comes to your baby. You will want to spoil them. Wish me luck so I can have a baby soon. Then our children would be close in age," Anna said, excited to see their children together.

"I wish the best for you. About your wedding," Rose said, wanting to hear more about her grandmother. "You didn’t write to me about any interruptions so did it go well?"

"Yes. Grandmother wasn’t happy but that is nothing new. I’ve lost being her favourite since I married a man not to her liking. I haven’t seen her since the wedding. I need to go see my aunts and cousins so I might run into her. You should avoid her," Anna advised Rose.

Anna doubted Valerie would be kind to Rose while she was pregnant.

After what happened during her engagement to Paul with Valerie pointing fingers at Madeline for the reason Anna made such a poor choice, Anna had to distance herself from her grandmother. It was why she enjoyed living here in the capital.

"I wasn’t thinking of going to visit her. Marrying a prince wasn’t enough to make her think highly of me. Oh, Catherine is aware of my background," Rose said so her mother and sister didn’t need to speak in circles.

"I do and I don’t have any intentions of speaking about it to anyone. I didn’t come here to get involved in anyone’s past," said Catherine. "I want to enjoy having a break."

"And you will. Rose, I will be taking Catherine around tomorrow. You should join us so we can all arrive and leave the market together," Madeline suggested.

"I will tell Zayna and the others," Rose replied.

"Will you go see your old friend Alexander? Paul told me that they are offering him a spot back in the palace for him to protect the queen but he has declined it. He’s become a saviour to many in town since he’s looking for missing people. You must want to talk to him," Anna said, secretly hoping she would be around to see Zayne get jealous.

"No, I wasn’t going to look for him,’ Rose responded, surprising Anna.

"Why? Is it because he didn’t attend the wedding? When your past was going around, he was putting all his good deeds on you and telling others what really happened. Don’t you at least want to see him?" Anna asked.

Rose shook her head. "No. It’s nice that he’s doing good things for the town but as for helping me by clearing up my past, I don’t need to speak to him. I don’t hate him but we go around in circles when we speak."

Rose didn’t feel like she was away from home for a long time but it was enough for her to not think about her friendship with Alexander until she was on the ship to come here. Were they still friends? If she did not speak of liking him would he run away? Had his feelings changed now?

Rose wasn’t thrilled that Alexander was doing kind things for the town and speaking on her behalf but he couldn’t face her because she loved Zayne. Rose didn’t want to waste time starting over a friendship with Alexander if he was just going to leave when he didn’t like seeing her with Zayne. Then there was the incident with Mathias.

’We’re better off away from each other,’ Rose decided.

Alexander had his path helping others and now she had her path with Zayne.

"That’s surprising you won’t go to him. Enough time has passed to get over being upset over the wedding and he did help protect your name. I will be honest, I wanted to get a glimpse of Zayne fighting over you. I thought we would have gotten to see them fight in the past," said Anna.

"Thank goodness we didn’t," Madeline said, relieved it never reached that point. "Enough about men. We must plan what we will do tomorrow."