Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 539

"Come on, a dad joke, by its very nature, is supposed to be so bad it's good."

"..." He really had a knack for spinning things his way.

Corley's smile faded as he adopted a serious tone, "Spit it out, what's going on? Is there a reason you absolutely had to see him?" Roseanne raised an eyebrow in surprise, "Why would you say that?"

"You can't stand the guy, so why on earth were you breaking bread with him? Unless... you needed something. Care to elaborate?" After a moment's thought, Roseanne slowly began to explain...

Corley: "So, you're saying you need his signature on some consent form to wrap things up?"

"Exactly."

"Why not just get anyone to sign it?"

Roseanne turned to him, staring intently.

"Cough!" Corley cleared his throat, "Just kidding."

"I thought funding and approvals would be the biggest hurdles. Turns out, the real obstacle is right here."

Corley: "He refused to sign?"

"Yep."

The man's expression darkened: "What's his condition?"

Roseanne: "..."

"Is he asking you to get back with him? Give it another shot?"

hiding under the

nerve! Thinking about getting back together, as if he has a

quite like being roasted by

through your

out a small noise,

Corley's face was stern, his expression screaming, 'I've got you figured out, no use hiding it.' Roseanne:

definitely not anything nice! Not secretly cursing me, are

"Cough well, not exactly..."

"Where did you say that plot

"East Suburb."

easy access. Did

"Why so

situation... We exactly force Murray to sign, that's not

lit up, "You have another

"I do."

peaked even

plot in East Suburb too. I'll

stunned; he made it sound so simple,

I can't

charge, my gift

more reason to refuse. I don't accept unearned

this? You pay what you feel it's worth.

sell your land? Why insist on

"To me, you're not

"..." How does one even respond

getting out of the car, she

her stance clear, "I