Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Murray froze in place. "You..."

Remembering what he did to her at the villa, Roseanne looked at him with both fear and caution.

"Don't come any closer! Stay away from me!"

"Anne..." A pang of pain shot through Murray's heart. "That day, I..."

Roseanne cut him off. "Stop it! Just leave. We have nothing to talk about."

"Anne..." With his eyes bloodshot, Murray stood rigidly, "I'm sorry. It was my fault. Can't we stop fighting? I shouldn't have, shouldn't have said and done those things..."

"I missed you too much... It was just a moment of impulse...I'm here because I want you to come back to me..."

"Come back?" Roseanne shot him a cold look. "To be what, your mistress?"

Murray blurted out, "If you agree to come home, I'll break up with Millie immediately."

Roseanne shook her head. "I refuse."

"Anne..." Just as Murray attempted to approach her again, Roseanne quickly turned and ran back to her bedroom, slamming the door shut behind her.

After a moment, the outside noise faded away, and she cautiously stepped out to check. She found Murray slumped against the wall, asleep.

knowing what to

as Murray opened his eyes, a wave of dizziness hit him, causing him to squint uncontrollably. Once the dizziness

setting and the cramped layout felt too simple and

from the

suddenly locking eyes with

sat down expressionlessly. "Do you remember

frowned, then shook his

him would never say, "Anne,

"Last night at eleven, you wouldn't stop knocking on my door, disturbing my life, bothering others. So, please don't do such childish things again.

and her words felt

critical gaze swept the room, and he scoffed, "This tiny, old dump? Do you think

begged me, I

come back!"

he grabbed his coat and stormed out, slamming the door

Cliff's number. "What are you up to?

...

like you just left a party.

downing drinks in the clothes from the previous day. He sat down beside Murray, teasing him with

"I called you here to drink, not

raised his hands in

staff gone, just the