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 he had absolute trust

learned the outcome, he wasn't the least bit

exactly

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 slightly curled at the sight of

how Millie had bribed the diving instructor to swap out the oxygen tanks and how the gift box had been rigged

were photos and videos, the evidence was comprehensive, leaving

her life, she should have felt outrage at seeing

felt only

as if she had anticipated this outcome

asking, "You're saying this document is

then let's go to

Corley's eyes as he smirked: "Not planning to

I've had nothing to do with him for a long time.

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

for her just so she could be taken advantage of and

herself or others, Roseanne couldn't

nor a judge, what does it matter whether he knows or

yourself, the outcome might not