Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 657

"Alright," Roseanne said with a smile, nodding her head, "Then I'll be off now, Uncle and Aunt, see you later~"

Mamie quickly chimed in, "Hey, wait up! Take me with you! I'm headed that way too!"

Scales grabbed her arm, "Why are you always trying to tag along? I'll drive you later."

"But, is that okay?" Mamie was mostly worried because she had laughed too loudly earlier, and now feared Scales might take it out on her.

Scales was undeterred, "I think it's perfectly fine."

Mamie was at a loss for words.

Corley watched Owen Reynolds and Roseanne as they left, his eyes narrowing slightly.

When it was time to get in the car, Roseanne took off her scarf, and Owen naturally reached out to take it from her, to her surprise.

Laird approached, patting him on the shoulder, "You sure you want to drive? You've had quite a bit to drink at dinner, and we can't be doing anything illegal..."

Corley frowned, "What about Owen? Did he drink?"

"Nope," Laird waved it off.

"You sure?"

sitting right next to me. How could I not

was there a glass near

Oh, he was

Corley was silenced.

Owen Reynolds, always

after, their driver pulled up, and

by the window, Corley stroked his chin, contemplating whether to buy a

time it wouldn't just be Owen Reynolds

was fleeting, quickly

close might scare the

and

was a lesson from

the same mistake

just... gave Owen Reynolds

turned to night, and the city's hustle and

him back to the Sullivan residence, but Corley suddenly remembered that the Rodriguez family's housekeeper had called him unexpectedly that morning. He had been in a meeting at the time, and by the time he called back, a

about his grandparents, the

pressed further, but now he realized

some non-urgent matter unrelated to his

grandparents for a while, so Corley instructed the driver