Chapter 276

Chapter 276

Every time I messed up, my dad and I would huddle up, chalk it up to a lesson learned, and then scout for an even more secretive spot to regroup. But, without fail, it was like my mom had eyes everywhere no spot was too hidden for her to uncover." As Roseanne shared this, she realized Owen hadn't made a sound in a while. She asked, "Mr. Reynolds, are you listening?"

Turning her head, she inadvertently found herself lost in the depth of his eyes.

Roseanne froze.

Her hair, which had grown past her shoulders and was loosely tied during dinner, danced wildly in the night breeze.

In that moment, she was unexpectedly captivating.

"Uh-huh, I'm listening." Owen's voice was slightly raspy. "Your mother is quite the detective, with a keen eye."

Roseanne looked away, feeling a sudden tightness in her throat. She swallowed before continuing, "Of course, she's a mystery writer!"

Mystery novels are all about logic and deduction.

If Norris taught her the virtues of honor and integrity, then Madge painted the backdrop of her life, encouraging her to boldly become the person she always wanted to be.

"And what about you, Mr. Reynolds? What was your childhood like?"

replied, "Reading,

"That's it?"

been more, but it's all a

maybe it was Roseanne's bright eyes, but Owen found himself wanting to share more as

have been about five when I stumbled upon a

encounter with physics. I didn't even grasp the concept of

warmly, his eyes intense yet sincere, "A philosopher said: To comprehend the beauty of the universe and to analyze the principles of all things. The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible." Roseanne listened intently. She didn't understand physics, but in that moment, she could empathize with

world was dull

voice paused, and he turned to look at Roseanne,

the world

now, it seemed, there was someone

something different

was intense, his eyes

was the first to look

the heat, dripping down her hand. Feeling the cold, Roseanne suddenly stood up, "It's getting late, we should head

en

turned, Owen couldn't see her face,

unusually off-kilter

"Alright, let's go."

...

Roseanne found

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