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.

someone recommended her, and she ended up working at

then providing skin data to the

when Roseanne wrote a program to batch process the sample data, turning a complex task into a simple, efficient, and highly accurate process. The company offered half a million for the program, but Roseanne didn't immediately accept. After discussing it with Murray, he negotiated on

for business, eventually selling the program for

Roseanne's contribution to

founded his own company, which became a

he told Roseanne, "You own half of

for

was at its peak, and Roseanne was puzzled, "Why are you giving

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

want your money or

Sherwood," to walk through life hand in

give something away,

give it,

years, despite their frequent arguments, Roseanne never

made up her

it, if

lifelong commitment, he should have given her shares in

plus the years of companionship and care, made

justified in

million check.

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

Madge understood that her