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.

was stunned. "... You mean, she

Happy now? 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

longer? Now look, your lady has flown the coop, and she'll only get

Murray, like a beast provoked, fixed her with a menacing glare, "If you didn't do well, it's

eerily silent, Hertha frightened by his gaze, and it was only when Beverley

frowned slightly, and then seeing her daughter cowering,

overheard the siblings' conversation

it into

had seen her at the library, she thought Roseanne was just putting on airs, trying to ingratiate herself, never imagining she was

Kingswell University, first place...

that thought, Beverley couldn't help but sneer.

matter how well-read or highly educated, she wouldn't dream of entering the doors of the

brother is

change anything. Do you think it'll make Roseanne fail? How did I end

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face a mask of resentment, "I prepared for this exam for two whole years, and Roseanne only reviewed for six months. How could she pass so

she stormed

too tired to deal with