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."

and he had absolute trust in his

he learned the outcome, he wasn't the least bit

almost exactly as he had

on Roseanne, a hint of amusement in his voice: "You're the victim here, how you want to deal

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

and videos, the evidence was comprehensive, leaving no

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

Roseanne felt only

as if she had anticipated this outcome

asking, "You're saying this document is for

let's go

eyes as he

do with him for a long time. Going to the

to win anyone back or to get anyone's attention, but to protect

parents' efforts in raising her, teaching her, and caring for her just so she could be

Roseanne couldn't possibly

he's neither a cop nor a judge, what

outcome might not