Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

The old lady watched his retreating back and exploded in anger, "You ungrateful wretch! It's that siren's fault, leading you astray, defying your own parents! I can't get a word in edgewise with you anymore! Fine, leave! Go far away and take that siren and her little demons with you, and never call me mother again!"

Madge's defiance was a slap in the face for her.

At that moment, the old lady's disdain for her daughter-in-law, Madge, reached its peak, and even Norris, her son, wasn't spared from her bitterness.

Of all the people in the world, why choose this one!

All of them, disobedient and ungrateful!

On the way home, Norris was silent.

Seeing this, Madge gently took his hand.

Norris looked at her and smiled, signaling he was okay.

He had gotten used to his mother's favoritism over the years, and this wasn't the first time they had left on bad terms.

He used to endure it, but when it came to Roseanne, even Norris' patience had its limits against such slander.

Arriving home, Madge started to head to the kitchen to cook but was stopped by Roseanne.

let me

"You?"

Roseanne never lifted a finger in the kitchen; it was always Norris who cooked and served her. "Yeah, today you'll get a taste of my

end up burning the kitchen down," Norris

retorted, "Am I

Both nodded in unison.

Roseanne was speechless.

An hour later-

before them, Norris

stew with a rich tomato base, sweet and sour chicken, BBQ ribs, crispy fried chicken,

hard, "Did... did you make

Roseanne nodded proudly, "Yep~"

took a bite and his eyes lit up. "I'll be damned,

tried a piece of the BBQ ribs and instantly gasped in surprise, "When

you think I was just loafing around these past few years? Eat up before it gets

a

Madge and Norris were ushered to the living room to watch TV by

and was

in the living room, she overheard Norris, his voice choked with emotion, "Honey, our Anne... she must have had

vegetables and her skill stirring the pot; she must have cooked a lot." Roseanne felt a lump in her