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.

you eating? It smells amazing.

perfectly browned

and

and veggies were a perfect combo,

you want to try?" Normally, Jen might have hesitated out of politeness, but the sight of those golden-brown wings made

that, she grabbed a

on the inside, cooked to perfection. "Delicious! Did you make

wasn't exaggerating. Her

good food at

somehow, she had mastered the balance of saltiness, crispiness, and tenderness. It was like the food was

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

shook her head, seriously,

cooking tastes like this, what would happen

to the mention of food, perked up his ears from across the room

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

it off: "Don't listen to