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 he had

outcome, he wasn't

almost exactly as he

fingers 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

instructor to swap out the oxygen tanks

were photos and videos, the evidence was

losing her life, she should have felt outrage at seeing the

felt only

if she had anticipated this outcome all

she looked up, asking, "You're saying this

then let's go to the

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

had nothing to do with him for a long time. Going to the police is because what

get anyone's attention, but

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

others, Roseanne couldn't possibly play the

Murray, he's neither a cop nor a judge, what does it matter whether he knows or

yourself, the outcome might not be as optimistic