Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

"What kind of pills?"

"You know... the kind that can... spark a man's interest..."

There was a two-second silence on the other end before a snicker broke through, "Have you really sunk so low that you need to drug a man to get him interested?" Millie's cheeks flushed with a mix of anger and embarrassment: "Just tell me if you can get them or not. The rest is none of your business!" "Wait."

That was all the other side said before abruptly hanging up.

Millie lay on her bed, staring at the ceiling. Even the ceilings in wealthy homes were decorated beautifully.

After getting a taste of this lifestyle, she could never go back to her old life. So, she had to win over Murray's heart.

The next morning, Roseanne had finished cleaning and preparing lunch before heading to the lab.

After a busy morning and two sets of data completed, she was quite satisfied with her progress.

After entering the data and ensuring it was saved, she grabbed her lunchbox from the fridge, ready to heat it up.

Jen could smell the delicious aroma from afar.

are you eating? It smells amazing. Is that

perfectly browned and

vibrant green and emitting a mouthwatering

and veggies were a perfect combo, visually appealing and

I haven't even touched these chicken wings yet, do you want to try?" Normally, Jen might have hesitated out of politeness, but the sight of those golden-brown wings made her swallow her pride— "I'll take you up on

she grabbed a

the outside and tender on the inside, cooked to

exaggerating.

weren't much better. She had had good food at restaurants before, but often the

went without saying, and somehow, she had mastered the

chuckled, "You're exaggerating. It's just simple home

shook her head,

simple home cooking tastes like this, what would happen if you made something more

ever alert to the mention of food, perked up his ears from

delicious! I just discovered today that we've been hiding a

it off: "Don't listen to