Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

"What am I supposed to do? Your dad and your brother are washing their hands off this mess. If this blows up, it's going to be an even bigger headache. All I'm hoping for now is that they take the money and disappear from my life for good!" As Beverley voiced her frustrations, she couldn't help but think back to her encounter with Roseanne and her family earlier that day...

Staring at the crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling, she murmured softly, "If I had known it would be like this, I might as well have gone with Roseanne..."

At least that way, she wouldn't have to deal with a dreadful mom and a sleazy brother.

Hertha sighed in agreement, "Yeah..."

If Beverley had accepted Roseanne back then, maybe by now she and Murray could have been busy making pickles, not fighting over a spot in grad school.

But alas...

Hindsight is always 20/20, and there's no such thing as a pill for regret.

...

Leda left the diner after taking a call.

As she walked out, she made sure to pay the bill, warning Roseanne, "This meal's on me, don't you dare try to pay."

With that, she sped off from the diner, vanishing into the night.

Half an hour later, her car pulled up in front of the Twilight Revel Media building.

revolving door, his eyes lighting up as he saw her car. He quickly walked

a budding actor who had started in

looks and the charm. His personality was clingy

the rush for calling me? Something wrong?" Leda

dinner, and I'm a bit

eyes began to well up. His pale complexion only made the redness around his eyes stand out more, and as he looked at her with a mix of caution and pleading, Leda found him

the best..." Dave's face broke into a smile, his

felt a pang of sympathy, gently touching his chin, "Come on, why are

"I am not!"

**

pulled up outside a

read

discretion, with a bar and dance floor on the ground level, dining and private rooms upstairs,

set up the dinner

said it's to discuss a role for me in an A-list TV series

second floor and entering the

s miss nee

was filled

a few

beside him, "Isn't that your official girlfriend? Who's that guy