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?"

this is my mission," he said, grinning. "I'm carrying

kind of

residential wing. Corley unzipped the insulated bag and pulled out two containers,

unpacked the food and arranged it neatly on the table,

watch you and make sure you finish

dishes, not counting the soup,

"It smells amazing..."

been glued to her recipe books lately. She says she hasn't cooked much in years, worried she'd lost her touch. All her practice runs end up as dinner for

just lucky to have you around. Otherwise, we'd never get to eat Grandma's food every

seriously..." She glanced at the table, overwhelmed. "This is

her. "Hey, have

sheepish. "Not yet. Grandma was so worried about you going hungry, she had me out the ten just in

traffic."

stared at him,

Corley was

about all this. If he weren't,

house

d probably be in

every day.

down and eat with me,” she insisted. "There's no way I'll

one. Help

to waste."

one

him. "Here. I'll use the

sat down

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