Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 769

The sun hadn't risen in the west today, and the earth was still spinning on its usual axis.

Cliff glanced over to the other side of the couch and couldn't help but let out a

sigh.

There was Murray, downing drink after drink, avoiding cards, sports, and keeping a wide berth from the women in the room.

The others couldn't help but click their tongues in pity.

"Our Murray's gone all monk-like on us. It's breaking my heart watching him like this!"

"Ah, quit the melodrama! He's not moping; he's a prisoner of love, a true romantic!"

"If you ask me, all women are the same. Got enough cash, you can buy anything you want. Why bother with all this heartache?"

Cliff, sensing the conversation was heading south, intervened, "Alright, that's enough. Save your breath. You don't wanna catch a cold, do ya?"

Some of them were even tempted to utter the name "Roseanne."

Cliff felt a shiver run down his spine.

That was Murray's no-go zone. Mention it, and he'd go ballistic. It'd be a real mess to deal with.

York, losing hand after hand at the card table, threw down his cards in frustration. "This is no fun. Is this guy cheating? I've been sitting here forever, haven't won once!"

back, "Your luck's bad, and your brain ain't

got some bite

take that as a

tossed his

York gone, no one else dared to take his place, and the table fell

party downstairs was just heating up, but even dancing felt off. So, he

he scrolled, he stumbled

With who?" Cliff

food, when he suddenly noticed a familiar half-face peeking from the top right corner

sucked in a

No way!

Wasn't that Roseanne?!

be sure, he zoomed in on the top right

showing, anyone who knew Roseanne could

restroom, walked past Cliff, and glanced casually at the

him dead

Cliff's phone was snatched

there they were her

the storm brewing on Murray's face, Cliff thought: Oh, this is

ever the instigator, leaned over to peek, "Whoa, isn't that Roseanne

like the Rodriguez

the background. I heard

got back

she's meeting the