Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

"You're so handsome, I'm totally smitten, let's give it a shot, be my boyfriend..."

"Wow, aren't you the bold one," Roseanne laughed.

"My biggest virtue is my courage to dream big and act on it."

"Yeah? Maybe just stick to dreaming for now," Roseanne teased.

Corley, seemingly oblivious to her subtle rejection, grinned, "Dream first, then do."

"Not everything can be done," she said, dampening his spirits a bit.

"No worries. You gotta try, right? No regrets. Who knows? Maybe it'll happen."

Roseanne didn't respond.

At the staircase, Corley stopped, "This is you."

"Thanks."

need

"Sure."

say yes now,

at the corner of Roseanne's

think of me if you

"Head up then."

her room light

...

spending nearly a month in the villa, Millie's pregnancy was stable and she was well taken care of. With Murray away

and even gained a bit of

hand, slaved

by Millie's unpredictable demands, left her frazzled. Even if Millie was quiet, Beverley would wake up startled, then spend the

concept of restraint. Fed up, Beverley left Millie in the mall to

eating watermelon, Millie scoffed, "Leaving me alone in the mall and sneaking back to enjoy yourself, are