Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 671

"Sorry!"

"My bad-"

They both started speaking at the same time, then instinctively stepped back.

Their eyes locked, and beyond the awkwardness, there was a hint of something else brewing - perhaps a flirtatious tension.

Roseanne: "You..."

Owen Reynolds: "I..."

"Why don't you go first, Professor?"

Owen Reynolds looked down, seemingly lost in thought or maybe wrestling with his words.

When he finally looked up, it was as if he had made a decision: "Roseanne, I actually—" "Look at that, done and dusted!" The stallholder's laid-back voice cut through the moment. Roseanne, already flushing with embarrassment, seized the chance to divert her gaze. "That was quick?"

Stallholder: "No helping it, mate, I'm just that good."

With that, he pushed the clay figurine towards her.

One glance and Roseanne couldn't help but twitch at the corners of her mouth.

She should have known better than to expect anything.

The previous figurines, though blurry in features, at least had discernible faces.

This one...

two vague humanoid shapes, heads leaning

Roseanne's eyes widened.

This design...

you modeled this after people? It's hardly

obvious! It's you two getting

Roseanne: "!!"

gaze, looking

it? Let me

"No, that's okay!"

Stallholder: "?"

earnestly said, "I see

not

"Seriously."

"YES! Knew my sculpting wasn't that bad, you just didn't believe!"

I can

her a break, she's about

she's going to start crying

shut him

"Here, take it."

back: "No, no, that's

said it looked just like us. Why wouldn't you want it?"

Reynolds reached out

But...

quickly pulled

We

his head then moved closer to his

You made such a figurine, of course, the lady's