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."

to know, and

outcome, he wasn't the

almost exactly as he had

deep gaze landing on Roseanne, a hint of amusement in his voice: "You're the victim here, how you want to deal with this is up to you." Roseanne's fingers

the diving instructor to swap out the oxygen tanks and how the gift box

videos, the evidence was comprehensive, leaving no

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

Roseanne felt only

had anticipated this outcome all

moment, she looked up, asking, "You're saying this document is for me to handle?"

let's go

in Corley's eyes as he smirked: "Not

time. Going to the police is because what Millie did to me has crossed the legal

not doing this to win anyone back or to get anyone's attention, but to protect my own

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

herself or others, Roseanne couldn't possibly play

judge, what does it matter whether he knows or

"Then you should brace yourself, the outcome