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?!

"She bought a villa?! Like, by

How could this be?!

do for my parents

Abbey was speechless.

so we won't hold up your house viewing any

sales associate came running

thought you went out to

How did you end up here? This is the VIP reception area. You folks sure know how

in a daze, and had to apologize himself, "I'm sorry, we didn't

decided

is going on

sure the

or

we can finalize

not knowing even this basic

just sold a villa, she hadn't even made a

say, comparisons really can

have that kind of

million! Just thinking about the commission was

Madge