Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 581

"Do you two know each other?" Halley asked with a hint of disinterest.

Roseanne nodded. "Yeah, we do."

"Of course!" Corley chimed in at the same time.

Halley raised an eyebrow, giving Corley a once-over, clearly not impressed by what he saw.

But Corley wasn't bothered by the scrutiny. He confidently pulled out a chair and sat next to Roseanne.

Let's see if this will make you back off when you see who you're up against.

Halley scoffed.

This guy sure has some nerve!

"Roseanne, aren't you going to introduce us?" Halley tilted his chin up, "This guy... doesn't seem like someone you'd hang out with."

What's that supposed to mean?!

And what do I look like then?

It was clear to Corley that Halley was throwing shade.

And yet, Roseanne seemed all too willing to indulge him, actually gearing up to make introductions.

he really doesn't look like your type. How about an introduction?" Corley

Halley's face darkened.

silence that followed, it felt like the two men had already

frowned, sensing the tension but clueless about

could possibly make two men who've

friend of mine and a venture capitalist; and this is Halley, my cousin who's currently running a smart home tech company." "Any

Corley: "Your cousin?!"

a

both men seemed a bit

Corley recovered first,

"Sorry, didn't realize you

vel to

call this

Corley's straightforward and sincere attitude, Halley's

his tea cup in

"You mentioned you're in smart home

have an interest in the

couple of companies in that space," Corley

in the smart home tech industry here, having gone public recently. It seems Mr. Sullivan has

couple of lucky shots,

chuckled, not taking Corley's

never a matter of luck. It's all

venture capitalist, personally visit the