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.

and down the stairs every day, choosing public transport over

yet her

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

conquered the academic peaks, but she had a loving partner and a

with a happy family and adorable kids was

doing his

before dawn and to bed after dusk.

with her emotions, ready

did things

growth spurt, business expanded wildly, and the

the initial

to a quaint

office building within months, until

hardly visited his

seemed to prefer it that

hindrance to meetings and

"What lunch?"

"We have a cafeteria."

"And there's always delivery!"

spare time, why not go shopping? Buy some fancy

Rose was

the life she envisioned for herself was different from the role Murray had in