Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 695 "So, let's all try to understand each other a bit better, okay?"

Though Murray's face was still a mask of stiffness, the uproar had ceased. Clearly, he had taken those words to heart.

Grace let out a soft sigh of relief, but...

The whispers and pointed stares from the crowd were making her uncomfortably self-conscious.

After all, her boyfriend had just made a public spectacle over another woman. And not just any woman, but a fellow student from the same college, albeit under a different mentor. The gossip mill would have a field day with this.

Gossip, as it turns out, is a universal pastime. The size of the audience depends on the juiciness of the story.

Sybil watched the commotion over Roseanne with a derisive snort, "Ridiculous!"

All this fuss over... what?

Roseanne was still alive, wasn't she?

was all this

out searching in the middle of the night like she's some kind of royalty. Like we all owe her something?" Mamie shot back, "How can you even talk like that? She's one of us. If you're not going

want to help, you're free to leave. We didn't ask for your help. But since Mr. Slater here is so aggrieved, perhaps

here in the cold?!" Sybil rolled her eyes and followed

The crowd gradually dispersed.

monkeys. Plus, with nothing left to see, sticking

Scales, Mamie, and three of the

the sky began to drizzle

fell softly, adding to the chill of

damp chill, seeped through the cracks of the wooden

pulling her wool coat tighter around her, walked to the

lay an impenetrable darkness, with trees swaying in the wind

have to

the rain eased and the temperature dropped

supposed to be a tropical

simulating a tropical desert climate, known for