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?"

Was this guy hiding under the

getting back

like being

going through

a

stern, his expression screaming, 'I've got you figured out, no use hiding it.'

nice!

"Cough well, not exactly..."

say that

"East Suburb."

easy access. Did he

"Why so many

exactly force Murray to

up,

"I do."

interest peaked even

a plot in East Suburb too. I'll sign

was stunned; he made it sound so simple, but this was land, not a

can't afford your

my

even more reason to refuse. I don't accept

about this? You pay what you feel

"...Mr. Sullivan, can't you sell your land? Why insist

me, you're not just

one

of the car,

her stance clear, "I