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.

the stairs every day, choosing public transport over taxis, and cooking meals to save on takeout

days were hard, yet her heart

so she was determined

academic peaks, but she had

a future with a happy family and adorable kids was in

was doing

and to bed after dusk.

in tune with her emotions, ready to respond to any

did things start to

spurt, business expanded

initial apartment,

a quaint

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

hardly visited his

to prefer it that

hindrance to meetings

"What lunch?"

"We have a cafeteria."

"And there's always delivery!"

why not go shopping? Buy some fancy bags and jewelry? Or join those high-society ladies for afternoon tea, have

this, Rose was

first time, she realized that the life she envisioned for herself was different from