Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 669

Owen Reynolds: "Grabbed lunch yet?"

"Not yet. You?"

"Same here."

Their eyes met, and an unspoken understanding, a certain kind of chemistry, began to spread between them.

Twenty minutes later-

Owen Reynolds and Roseanne found themselves seated in a barbecue restaurant.

The sizzling sound of bacon, perfectly marbled, filled the air as Owen flipped it over until it was nicely crisped. He then wrapped it in a fresh lettuce leaf and offered it to Roseanne.

Roseanne, who had been busy replying to a message on her phone, looked up, slightly taken aback. "Professor, I can do it..."

But Owen didn't retract his hand, instead, he playfully urged, "Open up."

Roseanne was puzzled.

He chuckled, "Aren't you still texting? Sure you want to use your hands?"

She quickly put down her phone and reached out, "Done. I got it."

Owen placed it on a plate, "Clean your hands first."

Roseanne glanced at her hands, freshly tainted with phone germs-Oops, busted.

then on, her role was to eat, while Owen took charge

"Professor, you should eat

"Alright."

plate

she took a bite of

point of bursting, she gasped from the heat, her tongue

bottle of iced coconut

a few sips, Roseanne felt

asked, seeing her

"Much better, though my

let

was so casual, Roseanne

what she was doing. Whether it was the room's temperature or the heat from the grill,

upright,

damage the mucous membrane. It's a bit red, but no blister. Drink

"Th-thank you, Professor."

more iced water, managing to cool the heat on

"What's this mushroom?"

"Shimeji, also known as

so tiny

a few more on her

Hmm what?

glanced at her, "Indeed,

Roseanne was confused.

but why was

their barbecue, it was

no pressing matters, and Roseanne wasn't particularly busy either, so neither suggested leaving. They simply strolled through the