Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

After dinner, Leda was whisked away by a phone call, leaving Roseanne to escort her parents back home.

Despite a long day of browsing and shopping that left them exhausted, Norris couldn't contain his excitement as he scrolled through the photos on his phone. "...I'm telling you, this enamel-coated silver goblet...and this coral-inlaid silver brooch..."

His voice echoed through the staircase.

Madge couldn't help but smile at his childlike enthusiasm, a rare sight for her.

Roseanne played the part of the attentive listener, chiming in only when prompted.

The family of three laughed and chatted as they climbed up to the seventh floor, with Roseanne reaching for her keys to open the door.

Just then, the door opposite theirs opened.

"Oh? Heading out, Owen?" Norris greeted warmly.

Roseanne instinctively turned her head, her gaze unexpectedly meeting the man's smiling eyes.

He was dressed simply yet elegantly in a white short-sleeved shirt paired with khaki trousers, his appearance both clean and restrained.

first encounter since that night

Norris mentioning her drunken escapade with Owen, Roseanne awkwardly averted

as he nodded at Norris, "Yeah,

"Still working this late?"

some data to finish

free, let's catch up over a

"Sure."

found relief from the relentless demands of Maisie and

themselves out and decided to head back to their hotel, allowing her to escape

home, Beverley felt utterly drained,

got great

rushed downstairs, beaming with excitement as she sat beside

received her acceptance letter from Kingswell University, where she'd study Bioinformatics

those gifts she'd sent

initially meant for

middleman, costing nearly a million. She

bracelet wasn't a gift but was technically bought by Edna for five hundred dollars, a clever move