Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 3

At the breakfast table, Murray frowned. "Where's the cereal?"

Sadie wasn't sure. "You mean the blueberry almond oatmeal?"-

"Blueberry almond oatmeal?" Murray was curious.

Sadie added, "Yeah, the one Ms. Cole used to make with low-fat milk, frozen almonds, and blueberries, right? Oh, I didn't have time to prepare that. Just freezing the almonds and blueberries takes a long time, and you must get up early to start making it."

"And the proportion has to be just right. I don't have Ms. Cole's patience to do it accurately. It just wouldn't taste the same. Also..."

Murray interrupted, "Get me some beef paste."

"Coming right up, Mr. Sherwood."

"This doesn't taste right." Murray glanced at the jar. "And the packaging is off."

Sadie explained, "That jar ran out. That is all we had."

Murray ordered, "Grab a couple from the supermarket later and stock them at home."

find it there." Sadie offered an awkward smile. "Ms. Cole used to make it herself. I don't know how

Crash!

"Eh? Mr. Sherwood,

not

utterly baffled, wondering why he suddenly

...

Time to rise

opening her eyes. "Quiet down. Let me

her makeup perfectly done, Leda Reynolds was choosing a purse. "It's almost eight. Don't you have to rush back to make breakfast for Mr. Sherwood?" Roseanne sometimes spent the night, but she always

Leda found it ridiculous.

he just

was all just

Roseanne brushed off the comment with

off to work. I have a date tonight, so you don't need to cook for me.

gazed at the brilliant sunshine, struggling to recall the last time she woke

to cash a check for fifty million. It was always safer to have the money in

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