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In this unexpected turn, Frank found a glimmer of hope and understanding. Tom's willingness to support him, not out of obligation but out of a desire to see his daughter happy, offered Frank a new perspective on the challenges ahead. It was a partnership of sorts, with the shared aim of ensuring Rose's happiness and Frank's professional growth--a journey they were now embarking on together.
"Tom was true to his word," Frank recounted to Alice, drawing a close to this poignant segment of his past. "When I wasn't shadowing him at meetings as his junior, I was entrusted with projects and research tasks. It was an apprenticeship unlike any other. Sometimes, I even wondered if all the work was Tom's way of keeping me at a distance from Rose.
"The day I asked Tom for his daughter's hand was the happiest day of my life," Frank added, a note of nostalgia in his voice. As he concluded his story, a visible weariness enveloped him, as if narrating the tale had drained him of his energy.
"I'll share more with you later, if you'd like," he offered, his smile tinged with melancholy. "But we have plans today. We should start getting ready."
With these words, Frank excused himself, leaving the room and Alice alone with her thoughts. Alice watched him walk away naked. She almost laughed out loud at how uncomfortable he looked trying to find something to do with his hands. His cute bottom flexing back and forth as he walked down the hallway.
Alice was torn between eagerness to hear the rest of Frank's journey and a deep-seated apprehension about what it might reveal. She longed for a happy ending to
Frank's narrative, yet the hints he'd dropped suggested a different outcome. The mixture of anticipation and dread made her yearn for more, yet brace herself for the possibility of heartache in the chapters yet to be told.
- COMMENTS
Ambul2 months agoI too am not sure where the recollections about Rose are going. It takes some of the focus off Frank and Alice”s relationship and may expose old wounds if his relationship with Rose did not end well. On the other hand, his willingness to share something so very personal with Alice shows a level of trust that borders on love.
