Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 547

Back when they had just started dating, it was clear that Roseanne wasn't yet accustomed to the idea of having a boyfriend.

Murray was initially seething with frustration. As someone who had always been waited on hand and foot, the concept of waiting for someone else was foreign to him. Yet, the moment he saw the apologetic look on her face, her continuous murmurs of "I'm so sorry," his anger dissipated as if it had never been there.

With a sizzle, it was extinguished entirely.

"... You're always so busy. After that, whenever we planned dates, I'd arrive early, order our meal, and wait for you. The longest wait was when Ms. Payne took you to a conference. They changed the schedule last-minute, and it ended two hours later than planned. By the time you arrived at the restaurant, they were nearly closing."

Roseanne remained stoic, but her gaze shifted slightly.

That was their first real argument.

It ended with Murray being the first to soften and apologize.

"And then there was the time you and Ms. Payne went off to the Northwest for fieldwork. It was so sudden, you didn't even tell me. I foolishly waited at the school gates for you, all morning, but you never showed..."

Murray had a lot to say, but Roseanne kept silent throughout.

"...Anne, do you remember any of this?"

blurry to

her cold demeanor; instead, he smiled, "It's

forget experiences they had shared? She was probably just

pulled up to a

Anne," Murray said, offering his

and got out

and looked at the vineyard, "Remember this

but her memory was too

was actually a winery, lost by York to Murray in

free time, he'd rather spend it throwing a party or organizing a game

fell in love with it

even the wind

were mountains, and in

was clear,

essence of

downside was the neglected garden in the vineyard, left

to go to France for a month. She took the keys and decided

that time, her