Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed novel Chapter 483

Murray quickly reviewed the situation and called the project manager.

"Terminate them. Every single one."

"What? Are you serious?" The manager thought he must have misheard.

These were the company's top priority projects, some on the verge of paying off. And now they were being axed out of the blue?

"Did I stutter?" Murray's voice was icy.

"No, sir."

"Is it really that tough to get?"

"...Not exactly."

"Then what's the issue?"

The manager was sweating bullets. "Mr. Sherwood, I just don't understand..."

"You don't need to understand. Just do it."

...

Shutting down over twenty projects and figuring out how to minimize the losses—all of it was concrete and challenging.

By the time Murray finished, it was well past midnight.

He stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows of his office, looking out at the night sky. The moon shone brightly above, the city lights a distant haze.

He remembered how she stood by him, ready to take on the world without a second thought...

And how he had let all that slip away...

Corley's words echoed in his mind.

Murray let out a bitter laugh. Regret comes in many forms, but the hardest to swallow is when everyone tells you how great a woman you lost.

Before, they said nothing. But now, after everything was beyond repair, they couldn't stop talking about it.

Murray felt an intense wave of helplessness, especially when he got back to his mansion and found the living room all empty and quiet.

What was he supposed to do now? What could he do?

Corley mentioned he had met her parents...

She went to answer.

A plethora of colorful gift baskets greeted her first. As she looked up, a somewhat familiar face came into view.

Madge found him recognizable but couldn't place him immediately. "Excuse me, you are...?"

Murray's smile froze. "Hello, ma'am. I'm Murray."

Madge's face went cold, her formerly apologetic look now sharp and defensive. "What do you want?"

"Ma'am, I heard you and the mister moved to Lumina City. Just wanted to check in. These are just small tokens, nothing fancy. Please accept them."

Madge didn't budge, her scrutinizing gaze making Murray uncomfortably aware of his intrusion.

During his six years with Roseanne, he had only met her parents once.

And even then, he had rushed off right after a quick dinner.

So, his only impression of Roseanne's parents was that they were a humble and honest couple.

Plain, ordinary, and unassuming.