Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 745

"A family reunion is always a good thing," the old man mused with a nostalgic

smile.

Norris nodded immediately, agreeing wholeheartedly.

Madge suddenly realized she hadn't introduced Norris to Kathleen yet.

"This is my husband," she said, gesturing towards him.

"Hello," Kathleen smiled warmly, "Well, you certainly married a gentleman, didn't you, Madge?"

The scrutiny and judgment that had been in Kathleen's eyes earlier had completely vanished.

Norris gave her a polite nod, "Hello."

His tone was courteous but carried a subtle hint of reserve, something only Madge, after years of marriage, would be able to detect. She shot him a questioning glance, but he simply shook his head slightly, gesturing with his eyes: We'll talk later.

For some reason, this sister-in-law of his gave him an odd feeling... a feeling he couldn't quite shake off.

"Hey, Dad, are you still making those pancakes or-" Roseanne trailed off as she stepped out of the kitchen and saw the crowd gathered in the living room, looking momentarily stunned.

Her gaze soon landed on Kathleen.

Madge beckoned her daughter over with a smile, "Come here, Anne."

Roseanne walked over.

is my daughter, Roseanne. Anne, this is your Aunt

eyes met, and after a brief assessment, Roseanne

and nodding, but inside, she was reeling with

Owen Reynolds! She had even snapped a photo and sent it to Silver, asking if Owen was seeing someone. Silver's vague response now made more sense-it

but she quickly masked it with

than you were at her age! Look at

on

Anne, what are you doing

for her, "She's still in

"At Lumina City?"

at

an eyebrow,

Kingswell University... quite impressive.

hand warmly, giving it

one for her daughter and just smiled,

old folks turned their attention to her, curious about this particular

"No, not yet."

So, she wasn't quite accepted by the Reynolds family yet. But to catch Owen Reynolds' eye was

like Anne will never be

squirmed a bit under Kathleen's torrent of compliments and questions, feeling anything

check on those

found a convenient excuse to slip

to the

dig into breakfast. He also