Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 453

"Come on, don't tell me it's over already. Can't we talk this out?"

Leda scoffed, "Weren't you basically saying if I didn't agree, our deal was off?"

"I, for one, don't like being backed into a corner, and I despise flip-flopping. We had an agreement, and you want to change the rules mid-game? Are you kidding me?"

"I'm picky, you know. An unreliable partner? Better to cut ties early, save us both the headache, right?"

York straightened up, indignant. "How am I unreliable?"

Leda shot back, "So, are we rewriting the rulebook or what?"

"...Nah, let's not." He slumped back down.

Where's the backbone?

How much does it even cost?

"Hmph! That's more like it."

York muttered under his breath, "I came all this way and haven't even had lunch..."

"What's that? Speak up, man! You'll die if you're a bit louder?"

"I said I'm starving!"

Leda paused, expecting a covert insult, only to realize...

"Mr. Gibson can't afford lunch now?"

York's temper flared, "I've been squatting at your doorstep for an hour. Where am I supposed to eat, huh?"

rolled her eyes, retorting,

York was livid, truly.

the end, Leda tossed him

"Couldn't you serve something decent for

in her phone on the other couch, didn't look

as well enjoy

off the

glanced at him with disdain. "You've eaten. When are

anything to

"What am

down, woman. Why you always gotta explode? Chill out,

"No."

stood and headed to the

with drinks, but there wasn't any

cracked open a soda, downing it with

you make such

burp, he didn't

Leda's look could kill.

lazy, hot

banter continued, filling

refused

was at her

this guy was getting blocked on all

Roseanne Cole, having woken from her nap, skimmed through some papers. Feeling stiff, she headed

fruit peels

cleaning up, she

the trash outside, waiting net swrongs

out later.

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her door, she noticed the busy scene at Owen's place, workers