Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 659

Mrs. Thompson was intrigued by the author's name the moment she saw it on the book cover. "Madge, Madge Aberdeen... sounds so familiar," she mused.

It was the very reason Mrs. Thompson had picked up the book in the first place. Upon seeing the author's name, she was momentarily taken aback.

Mr. Thompson sighed, seemingly caught in the same loop of curiosity that had led him to open the book. And the more he read, the more engrossed he became.

Initially, Mrs. Thompson had casually inquired, not expecting much since Corley wasn't omniscient. But to her surprise-

"I know her."

He briefly explained his connection with Madge.

Neely had a moment of realization; the young girl he had seen at The Book Nook was Madge's daughter. The very day he had been upstairs, a book signing event for this very book was taking place.

He couldn't help but chuckle, "Who would've thought such serendipity existed."

and pleasant, stirring something within her, "Such a well-mannered and polite girl could only be the

...

of winter, Nadine had jetted off to Australia to escape the cold, a ritual she followed every year. Her colleagues had grown

was a mystery to her employees. They knew only that

a bunch of well-known authors, and then... nothing. These authors never published new works again,

famous, these authors seemed to lose their spark under Nadine's wing. But why did Nadine sign them in the

did the studio make money?

we're just the working class, not

but it's easy going. Don't do much besides

"Curious about what?"

Ms. Gordon has managed all these years without

much annually signing these authors,

asking?

Still keeping secrets from me? You're the only accountant in our studio. All the cash flow goes through you. I don't believe you have no

hesitated, then, succumbing to the allure of sharing a juicy secret and the