Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 738

But-

So what?

Feelings aren't just a side dish or a game for entertainment. Once you enter the game, you have to be all in.

But she had so many projects to finish, so many experiments left undone.

The vast ocean of Science, the towering peaks of Nature-she had just barely cracked open the gates of academia, taking the first tentative steps into the uncharted territory of research.

So much left unfinished, waiting for her attention. Who had the time or energy to fall in love?

Owen Reynolds listened, a slight heaviness settling in his heart.

But it wasn't unexpected.

If she had jumped in easily, she wouldn't be Roseanne.

"I understand." He exhaled, a slow smile spreading across his face, reaching his eyes.

Roseanne grinned back, "Professor, was the apple pie sweet?"

Owen Reynolds nodded, "Sweet."

"Then next time, I'll treat you again."

"Sure."

They said their goodbyes at the doorstep, each retreating into their own world.

Roseanne immediately unwrapped the bouquet of blue roses, dividing them into two vases.

she already had, the blue and white

vase on

she knocked on Owen Reynolds' door with the other

look great on your TV

to see the striking blue roses paired with the crisp, clean baby's breath, reminiscent of a clear sky with white clouds—a pure,

he was unsure whether to be

share half the flowers with

Corley's elaborate scheme was, in her eyes, just

which she had brushed

ease.

chance, but it seemed Corley...wasn't getting any

why don't you have

pitch black

Roseanne glanced past him,

room shrouded in

of something in his eyes, "Came straight in

bedroom, didn't bother with the

of it,

"Alright."

walk away before he

down at the flowers in his hand, a wry smile forming as he walked

in the dark, bending

a soft

the

once dark house was suddenly bathed in

tidy floor was now covered

arranged in the shape of a

He smirked at himself.

while, Owen Reynolds rose from the couch,