"Zip it! Eat your dinner." Sean was clearly irked.
"If you don't know how to woo a lady, just hire me to teach you. I've got plenty of tricks up my sleeve,"
David said with a mischievous grin.
"Oh yeah? How come you're still flying solo?"
"I just don't want a girlfriend right now."
"Enough!" Louisa interjected sharply. "Both of you better bring home girlfriends next year, or I'm keeping Rose away from you!"
"That harsh?" Sean and David said in unison, taken aback by how their mother had them by the short hairs.
Meanwhile, Rosemary sat to the side, her lips curled into a gentle smile.
The meal ended in high spirits.
Looking at the clock, Rosemary noted it was just past six.
"Rose, before you and Romeo head over to Fairfield Manor, I want to give you a gift for the New Year,"
Louisa said, pulling out two bank cards. "Here's yours, may the New Year bring you success and take you to new heights. And Romeo, this is for you, wishing you prosperity and advancement in the coming
