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 selfishness

you really cared for her, why did you just

as Roseanne

became

code' nonsense. You, of all people, have no heart. How could you be bound

suffer. Only then would she make up her mind to leave me, giving you your chance." "Watching her struggle in pain, despair in her struggles, and finally transform into someone you could fall for. If that's not selfish,

can't bear to see them

what did

a cold spectator, letting it all happen, even

suffering. You didn't stop it; you allowed

this time using Maisie and

son to set

me up...

Roseanne would

Sho

saw your true colors?"

pause on

as he did today, "She's the simplest, purest person, hates scheming, despises cunning, and you're exactly that kind of

en

will never love you. She only has eyes for

he had