Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 529

Roseanne paused, a spark of gratitude in her eyes. "You gave it to me, but what about you...?"

Owen Reynolds shrugged off the cold. "I'm fine."

"Thanks."

As they reached the corner of the street, Owen told Roseanne to wait up for a moment and darted into the nearby convenience store.

In less than a minute, he emerged with two steaming cups in hand.

"Here you go."

Roseanne, curious, took a sniff. "What's this?"

"Ginger spiced tea."

Her eyebrows raised in surprise. "They sell that here?"

How had she never noticed?

Owen chuckled. "Seasonal special, just started stocking it."

"And yours?"

He shook his head. "Nah, I went for a buckwheat tea."

Wrapped in the warmth of the drink and Owen's coat, Roseanne felt a cozy heat envelop her, her cheeks flushing a lovely shade of pink. After climbing the stairs, she handed back the coat to Owen.

"Thanks, Professor. Goodnight."

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to their respective

to tackle her thesis, bundled

phone rang. It was

"Hey, Dad."

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deep in thesis

weather's turned cold. Don't stay up

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hung his coat on the

still held

leaned in for

tossed the coat onto

next morning, Roseanne indeed

on Owen's door. "Professor, you

soon opened to reveal a

wake you? I'm

it was nearly ten, and Owen was usually

Roseanne asked, noticing his pale

"Just...a slight cold."