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,

"..." There's nothing quite like being roasted by someone who

through your

out a

screaming, 'I've got

It's definitely not anything nice!

"Cough well, not exactly..."

you say that plot of land was

"East Suburb."

not far from downtown, and easy access. Did he

mouth twitched: "Why

tricky situation... We exactly force Murray to sign, that's not our only option." belongs to

up, "You have

"I do."

peaked

East Suburb too.

sound so simple, but this was

I can't afford your

charge, my gift to

reason to refuse. I don't accept unearned

this? You pay what you feel it's

sell your land? Why insist

smiled slightly: "To me,

one even

before getting out of the

her stance clear, "I