Chapter 53 - Rose

Rarely in her life had Rose been so confused. In fact, that was probably the worst of them all, as nothing seemed to make sense and she hadn't even managed to sleep a wink at night, wondering what could have happened to Aaron for him to have that kind of reaction to something. which they had mutually agreed upon long ago. Would he have problems in the legal battle with Alphonse if he decided to get divorced after just one year? But why had he suggested that deadline in the first place, if that's what it was? Or had he overreacted because he was still emotional after everything that had happened at Alec's school?

With all those questions in mind, Rose found herself standing in front of Aaron's bedroom door even sooner than she intended, practically at the same moment that the sun had risen in the sky. It probably wasn't a good strategy to start a conversation like that at this time of the morning, especially knowing that it didn't take much for his mood to turn bad, but she just