Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

"I just never thought you'd go to such lengths for Roseanne."

And even more surprising was how much she meant to him, enough to risk it all and set up such a scheme.

"A scheme?" Corley chuckled lightly. "Not really. Just going with the flow, offering a little nudge where it's needed."

Like Murray said, the plan was full of holes. If he had actually put his hands into designing it, he would have been skinned alive, if not worse.

"If you can't dodge such a simple play, then you'd deserve a stint in the slammer."

A deal with no losses, why not take it?

Success means sending him straight to jail, or getting Murray and Millie completely out of the picture.

And if not, well, he was more than happy to be a thorn in his side.

"Despicable!" Murray clenched his teeth, "You'd screw me over for a woman?"

Corley sighed, "She's not just any woman..."

She was Roseanne!

Murray scoffed, "Spare me the lover's act in front of me."

But he simply said, "You don't understand..."

understand your selfishness or your

kind of saint. If you really cared for her, why did you just watch for

Roseanne was

became heartbroken, and ultimately

all people, have no heart. How could you be bound by morals? Let me tell you the answer-you did it on

giving you your chance." "Watching her struggle in pain, despair in her struggles, and finally transform

someone means you can't bear to see

did Corley

spectator, letting

didn't stop it; you allowed my hurting her. How are you

time using Maisie

son to set

up... Corley, what

Roseanne would

Sho

saw your true colors?"

was a pause on

the simplest, purest person, hates scheming, despises cunning, and you're exactly

en

love you. She only has

he had been that