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..."

"Don't understand your

paint yourself as some kind of saint. If you really cared for her, why

Roseanne

she became heartbroken, and ultimately

nonsense. You, of all people, have no heart. How could you be bound by morals?

hurt by me, suffer. Only then would she make up her mind to leave me, giving you your chance." "Watching her

someone means you can't bear

what did Corley

cold spectator, letting it all happen,

stop it; you allowed my hurting her. How are you

this time using

son to set

up... Corley,

Roseanne would

Sho

saw your true colors?"

a pause on the other

had never felt as relieved as he did today, "She's the

en

will never love you. She only

had