Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 762

Corley stood there, momentarily taken aback.

The man was dressed in a well-tailored black coat that perfectly accentuated his broad shoulders and slim waist.

But his face...

It seemed thinner now.

Slightly hollowed.

It only made his eyes appear more profound and unfathomable.

Corley forced a smile, picking up the tea cup. The warmth seeped through the ceramic, heating his palms, sending a tingle up his arm. "I'm not picky about my tea leaves. Thanks."

Roseanne chirped, "Why don't you sit down for a bit? I'll grab a few things and then we can head out?"

"Sure."

Corley watched her walk away, then glanced down at the clear, amber liquid in the glass. He'd half-jokingly asked her countless times before if he could come upstairs for a cup of tea, and she had always refused.

Now here he was, sitting comfortably, with tea she'd brewed herself, even handed directly to him.

Corley couldn't tell if he wanted to laugh or cry.

He'd dreamed of this change happening a thousand times, and now that it had, it was due to a shift in their relationship-

Not becoming a couple, but becoming... siblings?

Ha...

The irony was rich.

bitter aftertaste on his tongue, one he

mid-length puffer jacket over a beige cashmere sweater and wool skirt. The ensemble matched the

with knee-high boots, embodying

glow from a good night's sleep, leaving her with rosy

a gentle

A pleasant itch.

"...Bro?"

snapped back to reality, hastily rising

the way to

throat involuntarily tightened, leaving him parched, his hands slowly clenching into fists

Restraint and tension.

closely, and as

dining table, she

the

to put them

interrupted, "I'll take

"Huh?"

sandwich. I skipped

"One or two?"

throat. "One's

the door, the one

bag, seemingly on his way

Both parties froze.

grinned, "Mr. Reynolds, not at the lab today?

up and down, frowning. "What are