Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed novel Chapter 897

For a moment, he seemed to pause too. As their eyes locked, Roseanne suddenly broke into a brilliant smile. It caught Owen Reynolds completely off guard, dazzling him and sending ripples across the calm surface of his heart.

"Ahem!" Corley coughed loudly, breaking the spell.

Roseanne and Owen quickly looked away from each other.

Corley just grumbled internally.

"Are you okay, Mr. Sullivan?" Mamie asked with genuine concern.

Scales tried to grab her sleeve under the table to stop her, but his hand found only empty air.

Corley cleared his throat. "It’s a bit spicy."

"Really? It’s that spicy? I thought it was fine. Here, have some water."

"…Thanks," Corley managed. *Just what I needed,* he thought.

"Scales, why were you pulling on me just now? Did you need something?" Mamie asked.

"..." Scales stayed silent. Nope. He didn’t dare need anything. This was fine.

……

After dinner, Mr. Smith was busy again, clearing the table, washing dishes, and cleaning the kitchen.

Mamie sat in a chair in the main room, her feet soaking up the warmth from two braziers. Knowing she was sensitive to the cold, Gail had lit them just for her and brought them over.

"Here you go, Mamie. I'll come back to add more charcoal later."

"Oh, thank you, Gail! You’re the best!"

Gail blushed and scurried back to her room.

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