Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 535

"Alright, I'll just-"

"Never mind, I'll do it myself."

...

Rose stood next to her assistant's desk, not far from the panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows.

She walked to the window, paused, and gazed down at the bustling traffic below.

Ahead was the bustling main street, flanked by sleek office buildings, and further in the distance, the river view was visible.

Truly, a prime slice of real estate.

When the company was just starting, lacking funds and connections, their office was just above the basement apartment they rented a modest two-bedroom place. Though humble, it had windows that let in light and even a small kitchen.

The startup was small, with just five techies besides Murray.

Forget about having a receptionist, accountant, cashier, finance, or HR-there simply wasn't the budget to hire for those positions.

What to do?

Rose took it all upon herself.

up and down the stairs every day, choosing public transport over taxis, and cooking

were hard, yet her heart

giving up her Ph.D. program, so she was determined to prove

but she had a

future with a happy family and adorable

doing

up before dawn and to bed after dusk. On his rare days off, he'd take her out

was always in tune with her emotions, ready to

did things start to

the third year, the company hit a growth spurt, business expanded

the initial apartment,

to a quaint

the suburbs, then to a vintage office building within months, until finally settling in this tower two months before going

hardly visited his

prefer it that

hindrance to meetings

"What lunch?"

"We have a cafeteria."

"And there's always delivery!"

fussy, you know. With all this spare time, why not go shopping? Buy some fancy bags and jewelry? Or join those high-society ladies for afternoon

Rose

envisioned for herself