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.

called during the drive,

himself back

he got scolded

Think you're something

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

"Yeah, a Porsche!"

"Exactly, what's the deal?"

...

Roseanne came downstairs to

windshield,

she wore flip-flops, looking effortlessly chic and relaxed. Murray got out of the car, ready to follow her, but suddenly, someone

Sherwood, fancy seeing you here

"Move!"

upstairs after dumping the trash, Murray grew impatient. Owen stood his ground, watching Roseanne enter the building before turning his gaze

one of the

unbothered: "Does Mr. Sherwood have a habit of stalking and

what if I do?! None

activities is

chuckled, looking straight at Owen. "You're doing all this just out of civic duty? You don't have any other

unchanged, his response

think you are? How long have you known her compared to how

length of time

El.ne

together and can't make it work,

they're meant to