Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

"Murray, let me fix your tie for you."

"Heh... I'm wearing a black shirt today."

Millie paused, a look of confusion crossing her face. "I know."

Forget it.

Murray gave up, thinking to himself that sometimes it's best to leave things unsaid when you're not on the same page.

A black shirt with a mixed-color tie, huh....

Only her kind of aesthetic could come up with such a combination.

Murray brushed off her hands, "If you can't do it right, don't bother doing it at all."

Without waiting for Millie's reaction, he strode away.

...

As night fell, Murray wrapped up his work and left the office.

Settling into his car, he lit a cigarette and lingered without starting the engine.

Once the cigarette had burned down, he stamped out the butt and drove off.

He didn't feel like going back to his mansion, so he ended up driving along the river, making a couple of loops.

the drive, but

found himself back at the

as usual, he got scolded

something special

quite the lineup of fancy cars lately, huh? Wasn't there a Porsche

"Yeah, a Porsche!"

"Exactly, what's the deal?"

...

came downstairs

behind his windshield, Murray watched

wearing a blue floral dress today, her hair had grown longer, gently cascading down her back, and she wore flip-flops, looking effortlessly chic and relaxed. Murray got out of the car, ready to

"Mr. Sherwood, fancy

"Move!"

Murray grew impatient. Owen stood his ground, watching Roseanne enter the building

one of the Reynolds, I won't take you

unbothered: "Does Mr. Sherwood have a

what if I do?! None of your damn

illegal activities is every citizen's

at Owen. "You're doing all this just out of civic duty? You don't have any other motives?" "Whether

remained unchanged, his response

How

of time means

El.ne

and can't make it work, while

meant to