Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 457

Chapter 457

"Yeah."

"Are you going for your night run tonight?"

Owen: "Yep. Wanna join?"

"Sure."

They each went home to change into their workout gear.

Then, they met up, headed downstairs, and started their run.

The sun had already set, the sky slowly succumbing to darkness, with the ground gradually enveloped in the night's embrace.

By the time they completed a lap, the moon shone brightly, and the stars began to twinkle.

On their third lap, Roseanne couldn't keep up: "Mr. Reynolds, you go ahead, I'll take a break."

Owen stopped as well: "You okay?"

Roseanne, drenched in sweat with flushed cheeks, replied: "Not too tired, just overheating."

Her hair was completely soaked, with beads of sweat rolling down her cheeks and soaking into her sports tee.

Owen suggested, "Let's not run then, let's walk for a bit."

touched her nose, feeling

tree-lined path and soon reached the gates of Kingswell University. Owen popped into a convenience store and bought two bottles of water, handing one

gate and making half a circle, they arrived at the

beyond it was an open basketball

they walked by, a

noticed and was about to

pulling her arm to bring her

came from

""Dude! Nice catch!"

white basketball outfit, really looked the part of a

short one player, wanna

but looked at Roseanne, seeking her

"Go ahead, Mr. Reynolds. I'll sit in the stands and

expected Owen to be into

sat down, a thought

Owen look at her for approval before joining the

quick succession. Despite sitting a fair distance away, Roseanne could hear a

real pro,

awesome, but watch out

an eyebrow, his chin lifting slightly: "Oh? Let's see if you've

both close and long range. Anytime the ball was in his hands, rarely missed the

s particular.ne Scores from

impressive, with several dunks.

"Nice"

Roseanne, the sole

get