Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

"Look at you, Roseanne, moving up in the world," the man sneered, his tone dripping with venom. "Jumping from one guy to another, quite the party girl, aren't you?"

His voice suddenly turned icy. "Who was that guy? What were you two doing upstairs?"

Roseanne's smile vanished as her hand throbbed in his tight grip. She tried to pull away, but he was using brute force.

The more she struggled, the tighter his grip became.

Roseanne shouted, "Murray, let go!"

Murray refused to let go. "Answer me first!"

Roseanne frowned, enduring the pain. "What's it to you?"

"As an ex-boyfriend, I think it's only fair I take an interest in my former girlfriend's love life, huh?"

A laugh escaped Roseanne, a hint of sarcasm in her gaze. "Oh, so you admit you're the ex-boyfriend. What brings you here, then?"

Murray got momentarily choked up. "Can't I just be passing by?"

an angry neighbor went into the alley, cursing, "Who the hell parked the car here, blocking the alley? Didn't you see the road is narrow enough without your

Murray was silent.

instantly realized the car that caused the commotion was

I see someone new, one or two,

and future. Let's just be strangers from here on out. And don't come to my place anymore. I wouldn't want your girlfriend getting the wrong idea. After all, since you chose to be with her, I hope you'll be faithful and committed

she didn't wish the same

break up. It

unable to comprehend what

walked away, Murray felt panic for the first time. It seemed something he owned

didn't even look

"You've said that before..."

but Murray

up" calmly as if she

to hold her back, but he was speechless. The breakup was his idea. He was the one who let go of her hand

at her place, Roseanne

the