Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Unsurprisingly, the guy remained unresponsive.

Grace simply zipped her down jacket tighter around her and sat next to him on the wooden bench outside the school, braving the biting cold wind and watching as dusk turned to darkness.

It wasn't until the night had fully set in, the streetlights flickering on one by one, and the neon signs of the downtown businesses began to sparkle in the distance, that the man finally stirred from his stillness. Grace was taken aback and called out, "Hey-"

Murray ignored her, got into his car, started the engine, and drove away.

In that moment, Grace felt a twinge of envy for Roseanne.

How did she manage to have such a proud man dancing to her tune willingly?

And how did she resist the allure of luxury cars and designer watches without being swayed?

Yes, Grace had seen it all clearly when Murray had dropped Roseanne off earlier.

Despite the distance, she couldn't hear what was said between them, but the man's dejected demeanor was a clear indicator that Roseanne had rejected him.

And it wasn't a gentle rejection either.

Grace shoved her hands into the pockets of her jacket, feeling the warmth slowly returning to her palms.

But sitting out here in the cold for so long, even with long boots on, her feet were freezing.

Grace felt it was worth

glance Murray had given her, at least showed he recognized

smile crept onto her lips as she watched his car disappear into the distance,

bumped into

she realized he belonged to a world she might never

if missed, might never come

So why hesitate?

Only...

win

this thought, Grace couldn't help but

expression shifted to one

meant high rewards, high returns. Wasn't that worth fighting

...

to his

time, Sadie had already cleaned up and

was empty

by now and called to ask,

en FindNovel

didn't answer, just

a sinking feeling, guessing

saw Murray sitting on a