"Never Meet Again "

They arrived at the place her father was being kept. Justin got out first of the car followed Arthur who helped Rose out of the car.

She turned her eyes meeting with the hospital sign, she blinked surprised that it wasn't an old abandoned warehouse like the last time.

Arthur let out, "you look surprised, " he said to Rose.

"I thought you would have him locked up like Victoria last time" she replied.

Not answering, Arthur led them into the hospital Rose looked around as they walked in noticing the Ramoan initial at the hospital's reception they walked through a narrow pathway leading them to a closed room.

Arthur opened the door revealing a fragile elderly man lying on a bed Rose walked in moving closer to her father's side who didn't look any bit like the arrogant Richard he used to be.

She scoffed.

Sensing someone near him, Richard opened his eyes meeting with the cold but beautiful blue eyes of his daughter he smiled calling her mother's name.

Justin who had been quiet finally spoke up "Dad, ...it's Rose not mum "

He must have lost his mind to confuse me with mum ". Rose smiled.

"I will forgive you this once for saying her name, your fake stepdaughter is threatening Me and my family and the only way to stop her is by handing you over to her"

"so dad is a good man once more and does this for us," said Justin.

he got his phone from his left pocket and dialed his sister's number and amazingly this time she did pick up.

"dad wants to talk to you " he handed the phone to the fragile-looking body on the bed. But Richard was too weak to pick it from him so Justin held it to his ear.

"Hello " his weak voice went through the phone meeting with the ears of his stepdaughter.

"Dad...." she cried.

"Hi my little devil, how are you doing " Richard choked on his words hearing his stepdaughter cry.

"Am okay Dad, don't worry am going to rescue you " she said through the phone.

Richard chuckled hearing her confident voice, "Am okay and no one is holding me hostage. If you don't believe me then come see me with your own eyes " Richard replied.

Rose had tears in her eyes as she heard the man she grew up hating being all fatherly with someone who wasn't even his daughter.

Justin moved the phone from his father's ear to his, " I will be sending you the address " he said then hung up.

"To think a person like you will be able to love someone that isn't yourself is truly amazing " Rose chuckled.

Richard smiled, " She and her mother were the only ones who loved me the way I was and never questioned my decisions "

Rose felt a sharp pain stab her heart hearing her father talk. Didn't her mother love him selflessly and ended up losing her life.

"What about our mother you seamless old man, didn't she love you with all her heart and you ended up killing her with your selfishness " She yelled at him.

Richard turned away from her gaze feeling tears escape his eyes. " Yes she did but it never bought her any good. I told her to go back home the moment I failed to care for her anymore but she could not bear to let me go "

"You just admit you never loved her but her money " Rose busted out.

They could hear him hold back his sobs with every word she said.

"Your mother was the love of my whole life, she was the daughter of the richest man in town but didn't hesitate to lower herself to fall for someone like me " Richard felt his heart ache even more as he told them his story.

They all stood in silence and let him speak.

"I had approached her for their money but she made me change my mind ....then we decided to run away together but her life wasn't suited for the rough times we faced "

He remembered how she tried to make money after the little they had run off with had been used it was killing her but she didn't mind since they now had twins to care for but his greed for money finally got the best of him and before he could turn back it was too late. She had moved on without him dying with a grudge on her heart.

Not bearing to see Rose cry Arthur led her out of the room, Justin looked up at his father who was laying on the hospital bed with tears in his eyes.

"Mom might have loved you but we will and don't even think about getting our forgiveness after what you did to us. You hurt Rose and Ralph, sold me off denying me a chance to see my mother or grow up with my sister and brother. You might think that when you helped save her life she will forgive you but our hearts are full of scars from the pain caused by you and that is inexcusable"

Justin felt his anger drop after he let out his anger he turned following Arthur and Rose out of the hospital.

They stayed in the car until they saw his stepdaughter arrive. She ran into the hospital with tears in her eyes.

Rose looked away, " I guess even the evil ones have people who valve him. He hurt his own family and did many sickening things but she didn't care and still called him father "

Arthur drove away leaving the hospital. They had decided to let her take care of him since she cared so much enough to threaten them.

"I hope we never meet again, Dad " Rose held back her tears.