Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

The previous night was a bit out of hand. Cliff insisted on keeping the party going even after they'd all had more than enough.

When the driver dropped Murray off at his mansion, dawn was breaking. He had barely crashed onto his bed, the wave of sleepiness overwhelming, but he forced himself to stagger to the bathroom for a quick shower.

'Maybe Roseanne won't chew me out?' In his groggy state, Murray wondered.

He woke up again, this time to pain.

"Damn..." he groaned, clutching his stomach as he rolled out of bed.

"My stomach is killing me! Anne..." He stopped mid-sentence, a frown creasing his brow. Roseanne held a grudge this time, more than in their last fight.

'Fine, let's see how long she can keep this up. But where are the meds?' Murray ransacked the living room, checking every possible storage space, but couldn't find the emergency medicine kit.

He called Sadie.

Sadie answered the phone. "You're looking for antacids? They're in the medicine box."

Murray's temples throbbed as he took a deep breath. "And where is that?"

stomach issues after drinking, so she ensured to stock

stocked with his usual array of

back in place, something caught his eye. All of Roseanne's jewelry, designer bags, and everything was still there except for all her documents like her ID, passport, and diplomas. Everything was gone. And one of the suitcases that was usually

stood frozen, rage

times, sarcastically nodding

'The more you pamper

Murray immediately headed

off her shoes, looking up in surprise. "Who

lazily on the sofa, uninterested. "What do you

am, sent by our dear mom to check on my beloved brother." As she spoke, Hertha

had a good impression of Roseanne was her cooking

she asked curiously, "Murray, why does it look like a ghost kitchen

this time, Roseanne would have prepared a meal, waiting for Murray to come down, and if luck were on Hertha's side,

Roseanne's name again. Murray massaged his

emerged from the kitchen. "Is Roseanne feeling unwell? I saw her at the hospital yesterday, and she looked

saw her at the hospital?" Murray