Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

As she spoke, she handed over the documents she was holding.

After skimming through them, Roseanne confirmed they were the originals and promptly exchanged them with her own set of photocopies.

It was only after the exchange that Odette finally let out a sigh of relief, "I'm so sorry for the delay. This is my first time dealing with a property sale, and I'm still getting the hang of the procedures. I didn't mean to hold you up..."

"It's okay."

Abbey stood by, understanding each word but somehow lost when piecing them together.

"What... what contract did you say this was?" Abbey pointed to the documents in Odette's hand.

"It's a property purchase agreement."

"Whose?"

"Roseanne's, of course. She's the one buying the house."

Abbey swayed, nearly losing her balance. "You mean, she, Roseanne? She bought a house here?!"

"Of course." Odette looked puzzled, wondering why she was being asked such obvious questions.

"How is that possible?!" Abbey's pupils dilated in shock, as if struck by lightning, "Is it unit 19 or 20? Which floor? What layout? How many square feet?"

"Ma'am, you seem to be mistaken. Units 19 and 20 are just our standard high-rises. Roseanne purchased one of the high-ends villas."

What?!

get the words out. "She bought a villa?! Like, by the lake?! How... how

How could this be?!

job, and all I could do for my parents is buy them a villa,

Abbey was speechless.

place, so we won't hold up your

a sales associate came running over, looking for Irving and

I thought you went out to

you end up here? This is the VIP reception area. You

who was still in a daze, and had to apologize himself, "I'm

you decided

is going on the

Make sure

or

with their ID so we can finalize this purchase

even this basic information had

villa,

true what they say, comparisons really

she have

Just thinking about the commission was enough to

Madge exchanged