Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Or maybe predatory lending?

Five million... He could work his entire life, forgo food and drink, and still not save up that amount.

Roseanne's voice wavered with guilt, "I haven't been completely idle over the years. I've managed to save a bit of money."

That's when Madge, who had been silent, finally spoke up-

"How did you manage that?"

Her gaze was sharp, piercing.

Roseanne sighed, realizing that Madge had, to some extent, heard the rumors swirling around.

"Mom, all the money's legit, made it all by myself. It's all good, and I've spent it without any guilt."

And that was the truth.

Back in the day, to be with her, Murray Sherwood had risked estrangement from his family.

Naylor, in an attempt to discipline him, cut off all his credit cards and ordered Beverley not to provide any financial assistance.

During their hardest times, the couple squeezed into a tiny basement apartment that leaked when it rained. They were cold in body but warm in heart.

When Murray tried to start his own business and needed seed money, Roseanne took on various odd jobs to save up.

ended up working at

then providing skin

simple, efficient, and highly accurate process. The company offered

out Murray had a knack for business, eventually selling the program for two

Roseanne's contribution to their first

this money, Murray founded his own company, which became

day of the IPO, he told

check for fifty million and a

was at its peak, and Roseanne

and land, you're now a little landlady,"

want your money or to be a

to be "Mrs. Sherwood," to walk through

"Once I give something away, it's not

it, let him. She never intended to use

following years, despite their frequent arguments, Roseanne never

made up her mind to

on it, if Murray truly

should have given her shares in the company at the IPO, not a one-time payment in cash and

two million from six years ago plus the years of companionship

justified in accepting

million check.

complexity of their story was something she didn't want to burden her parents with, to spare them unnecessary

Madge understood that her