Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 572

Owen Reynolds was a sure bet in her corner.

Roseanne quipped, "The keys have been handed over. This one, I can't give you."

"Why not?"

"Sweetheart, if we hand over the keys, what will we do when it's time to move the espresso machine? Break in?"

Mamie's eyes widened in surprise, "We can move that espresso machine?!"

"Of course. We bought it, didn't we? Why can't we move it?"

"Exactly! If we bought it, we can move it whenever we want."

"That's why we need to keep the key. It'll make things easier when we move."

Scales smirked, "Edna has been trying to push us out just for this machine. Looks like her plans are going to fall through!"

The trio packed up and left, each carrying a cardboard box.

Mamie's was the largest, filled to the brim with snacks.

Chips, nuts, spicy sticks, cookies, milk, sparkling water...

As they passed by the soccer field, a ball flew straight at Mamie. In an attempt to dodge, she dropped her box.

just grazed her arm and flew

contents of her

Mamie was speechless.

put down their boxes, ready to help her pick everything

beat

the snacks from the ground, repacked them, and handed

you," Mamie stammered,

Were they that close?

suddenly help her

Roseanne and

stepped forward with a smile, "Thanks for the help,

guarded. I didn't catch up

raised an eyebrow, "Then

paused for a few seconds "Believe it or not, I wanted to say when you first

hog it.

here

Roseanne wasn't surprised.

surprise in Carlson's eyes didn't seem

he just followed Slater and the others, staying

even stepped up at a crucial moment, making a fair point, directly

her

Roseanne wasn't fully ready to trust him yet. After a moment, she simply said, "Dwelling on the past is pointless. We should

boxes on the ground, "Have you... decided to give up