Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Murray had a splitting headache every time Shelby went on one of her tirades.

And just the mention of "Roseanne" made him tense up involuntarily.

After coming back from a trip to the Maldives, Murray had sent her countless texts from various numbers, all of which vanished into thin air.

He had no choice but to go to her place, not once, not twice, but multiple times...

The frustration of not being able to find someone anywhere was driving him up the wall.

Little did he expect to hear about her again from Hertha...

"What did you say? What's this about Roseanne?"

"Of course, it's about her! She ranked first! First, you hear me?! Ms. Payne is only taking three students this year, and I ended up being the fourth!"

If it weren't for Roseanne, she would have moved up a spot.

The feeling of getting so close after 99 steps, only to fail at the last one, left her frustrated, resentful, and defiant.

You mean, she got

She leaves you, thrives, and now she's about to be a graduate student at Kingswell University! Regretting now? Why didn't you keep a closer eye on her then? Letting her out to ruin my chances!" As Hertha

just held on a little longer? Now look,

glare, "If you didn't do well, it's on you, nobody else! I don't want

by his gaze, and it

scanned the mess on the floor, frowned slightly, and then seeing

had overheard the siblings'

it into grad

putting on airs, trying to ingratiate herself, never imagining she was

Kingswell University, first place...

that thought, Beverley couldn't help but sneer.

how well-read or highly educated, she wouldn't dream of

is

try again. Throwing a tantrum won't change anything. Do you think it'll make Roseanne fail? How did I end

H

of resentment, "I prepared for this exam for two whole years, and Roseanne only reviewed for six months. How could

she stormed

to deal with the mess, and turned to leave