Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 677

"Mom!" Owen Reynolds cut her off before she could finish, already knowing what was about to come, "I've told you before, I'm really not in the headspace for this right now."

Silver waited a beat, then went for it: "Are you seeing someone? Is there a girlfriend?"

Owen was taken aback for a moment, Roseanne's face unwittingly flashing through his mind, but he eventually shook his head: "No, there isn't."

Silver wasn't buying it: "Then what's with the suit in your hands? Did you go shopping by yourself?"

Owen glanced down at the shopping bag he was holding, countered, "How did you know it's a suit?" Silver's eyes flickered.

"...The logo on the bag is pretty obvious. They only sell suits there. What else could it be? Can I get an answer now?"

With a nonchalant tone, Owen replied, "Picked it out with a friend."

"A friend? Male or female? What kind of friend?" Silver prodded.

"Mom, did you ask me to come over just to grill me about this?" Owen frowned, "If there's nothing else, I should head back to the lab."

Silver stared at him for a solid half-minute, but with Owen's impeccable poker face, she couldn't spot a single giveaway.

Just as she was about to press on, Ferdinand suddenly set down his coffee mug-

"Enough already. The boy's got things to do. He came all the way here just for your call. What more do you want?"

hard, but she couldn't let some barista keep shamelessly angling

was at her

......

at the Sullivan

well, though she was far less frantic than

beating around the bush, she went straight

your arm

candy," not even qualifying

an eyebrow: "Why the

surprised. Kathleen had always been more focused on her husband and her social circles, making this unexpected concern

reaction: "What, can't a mother take

it makes

did switch

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paused: "...What do

think it means. Not an

you're not together

shook his head: "No,

surprised his mother: "My son has found a

correct that. It's

win

agreed yet,