Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

"Wait a minute-I didn't call today just to shoot the breeze." The voice on the other end turned serious. "The situation in the Maldives, it's all been sorted out." Roseanne instinctively sat up straight: "Talk to me."

"Got time? Let's grab a bite, I've got something for you."

Roseanne frowned slightly, glanced at her watch, and agreed to meet the next day at three in the afternoon.

...

The next day, at the diner.

"This document, my legal team got ahold of it, take a look."

No sooner had they sat down,

Corley got straight to the point, sliding a manila envelope across the table to her.

"Since last year, this international lawsuit has been pushing forward, during which the hotel was forced to hand over all surveillance footage."

"Plus, with a fortunate tip-off about an eyewitness, following the trail, we finally cleared up the truth."

first to know, and he had absolute trust in

learned the outcome, he

it was almost exactly as

voice: "You're the victim here, how you want to deal with this is

the oxygen tanks and how the

there were photos and videos, the evidence was

harmed time and again, even nearly losing her life, she should have felt outrage at seeing the mastermind, yet

felt only a

had anticipated this outcome

up, asking, "You're saying this document is for me to

go

interest flashed in Corley's eyes as he

a long time. Going

or to get anyone's attention, but to protect my own right to

raising her, teaching her, and caring for her just so she could be taken advantage

others, Roseanne couldn't possibly play

a cop nor a judge, what does it matter whether

should brace yourself, the outcome might not be as