Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 705

"How's your foot doing?" Owen Reynolds asked as he stepped into the apartment, noticing the opened delivery box by the door. It was a sure sign Roseanne was back from the hospital.

"The doctor said it's nothing serious. As long as I apply the ointment on time, I should be fine for the follow-up next week."

Roseanne looked down, seemingly lost in thought. "That day... I don't know what I would've done without you and Corley Sullivan. I might not have made it through..."

Especially after she developed a fever.

She'd heard that Owen brought the fever reducers.

Even though she was out of it from the high fever, she wasn't completely unconscious. She remembered Owen moving her behind a sheltered column, and both he and Corley huddling around her to keep her warm. They tirelessly used alcohol and cloths to bring her fever down.

Roseanne remembered everything.

Including what happened at the hospital and the conversations they had.

Owen spoke up, "The day you got into trouble, Mamie Finch called me, but I missed it at first. I'm sorry I was late."

"But you got there in the end, didn't you?" Roseanne replied, meeting his gaze.

Their eyes locked, and she smiled softly. "Professor, there's no need to apologize. You weren't obligated to save me. It's me who should be thanking you. I've lost count of how many times you've helped me since we met."

"Alright then, let's

"Deal!"

I have something for you. Hang on

into his apartment, returning with a large

bag was big, but whatever was inside was even bigger, wrapped in a black plastic bag, with a

this?" Roseanne asked,

see," Owen

"Okay."

invited him in, and Owen casually slipped off his

Roseanne unwrapped the

had a hunch about what it might be, but seeing

Still took her

QUMS

"This..."

darker than the one she'd tried to get seeds

was untouched and

where did

we discovered a small grove of pecan trees nearby.

sheepishly scratched her head. "You get an

knowing you couldn't carry the whole thing, so you just took