Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 818

Chapter 818

Roseanne was about to refuse, but then Corley added, "Grandma went through all this trouble for you. If you say no, she'll be disappointed."

That shut Roseanne up.

At eleven thirty, Corley pulled up outside. Roseanne went to meet him at the door.

"You didn't have to come out. I could've just gone in," he said.

"Not a chance," she replied.

It wasn't until Roseanne led him through a maze of security checkpoints that Corley understood what she meant. There was no way he could've gotten in on

his own.

"Security's tighter than when the place first opened, huh?" Corley remarked, remembering the day of the ribbon-cutting ceremony. He'd been there it felt like

a lifetime ago.

Roseanne nodded. "I reset the whole system."

"Was that an order from higher up?"

"Not exactly. But a little extra caution never hurts."

Corley nodded in agreement.

"Aren't you busy?" Roseanne asked as they walked. "How do you even have time to deliver food to me?"

he said, grinning.

kind of orders?"

the insulated

it neatly on the table, setting out a clean fork and

you and make sure

different dishes, not counting the soup, all her

"It smells amazing..."

been glued to her recipe books lately. She says she hasn't cooked much in years,

around. Otherwise, we'd never get to eat Grandma's food

She glanced at the table, overwhelmed.

thought struck her. "Hey,

you going hungry, she had me out the ten just in case

traffic."

stared at him,

Corley was a

this. If

house

d probably be in

every day.

insisted. "There's no way I'll finish all Help me

one. Help me

to waste."

brought one fork..."

him. "Here.

sat down

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