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."

know, and

outcome, he wasn't the least bit

it was almost exactly as

rhythmically tapped on the table, his 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

how Millie had bribed the diving instructor to swap out the oxygen

and videos, the evidence was comprehensive, leaving

her life, she should have felt outrage

Roseanne felt only

had anticipated this outcome

asking, "You're saying

go to

Corley's eyes

for a long time.

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

and caring for her

Roseanne couldn't possibly play the

cop nor a judge, what does it

brace yourself, the outcome might not be as