Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 2

"Do you want to my wife?" He always knew what she wanted but never offered it freely.

Murray offered, "I'll have my driver take you home."

"No need. I've called an Uber."

Cliff intervened, "Roseanne, let me walk you to the door."

Roseanne waved him off and turned to leave.

"Murray, look at the mess... I think Roseanne is genuinely upset this time."

"Nah, it's nothing."

"Exactly! How many times have they had a spat? And every time, Roseanne returned after a few days, acting like nothing was wrong at the next party."

"I bet five days."

"I say six."

his smile tinged with coldness.

world knows Roseanne is madly in love

why can't any woman be that devoted

"You? Dream on, pal!"

burst into

Roseanne took half

been there three years, but when she left, all her important stuff fit into

walk-in closet was full of unworn designer clothes, the jewelry never worn,

Luckily, Roseanne had the content memorized. The medium was no longer

she walked over to open a drawer. Inside was a check for seventy million dollars. Beneath the check was a contract for the property transfer at 72 Eastwood Acres. Despite being in the suburbs, it was conservatively worth twenty million. Murray signed both items during a previous breakup scare and tucked them away in the drawer, betting that Roseanne

Suddenly, Roseanne felt it wasn't a loss. How many women could claim

thought, 'Why not take what he gives me? Without love,

wasn't some naive heroine from a romance novel who

Do you take

a big clean-up. I'll pay

Roseanne got into the taxi, heading straight

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