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.

saw her car. He quickly walked over and opened the passenger side door, bending down to get

Dave, was a budding actor who had started in short

tall stature, he had both the looks and the charm. His personality was clingy yet endearing, making him exactly Leda's

calling me? Something wrong?" Leda

lips twitched slightly, "My agent arranged a dinner, and I'm a bit scared... Could

the redness around his eyes stand out more, and as he looked at her with a

broke into a smile, his held-back tears finally

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

"I am not!"

**

pulled up outside a

the sign that read "Exclusive Echo Club" with a

had heard of the place but never visited. It was known for its discretion, with a bar and dance

set up the dinner

a role for me in an A-list TV

reaching the second floor and entering the private room, Leda noticed Dave's

s miss nee

the room was

them were a few familiar

Gibson beside him, "Isn't that your official