Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed novel Chapter 491

Every time they encountered each other, she could sense that the woman wasn't fond of her. So, she thought, why pretend to know each other? Besides a few chance meetings, they had no further connection. Silver, on the other hand, couldn't help but frown. This girl wasn't just not to her taste in appearance; she seemed to lack basic manners too. As they brushed past each other, Silver quickly moved on.

"Anne, where did you disappear to? Come over here, I've picked something out," Madge called out to her.

"That fast? I just went to the restroom, didn't even see you try anything on..."

"I'll show you at home."

"Alright."

Madge mentioned, "I ran into a woman earlier and helped her choose a few dresses. She said her son has been binge-watching Seven Days..."

Meanwhile, far away in a lab, Owen sneezed several times.

Seeing this, Stoddard couldn't resist a tease, "Owen, with all these sneezes, how many women are thinking about you?"

Owen retorted, "Seems like you have a lot of spare time?"

Stoddard suddenly felt a chill, sensing impending trouble. "Looks like you'll be attending tomorrow's academic conference at the Crystal Hotel."

"Seriously? Just my luck!" he thought with sarcasm.

Jen chuckled, "Serves you right! All talk, no game!"

Roseanne noticed a significant change in her mother. Gone were the days of heated phone calls with editors. Now, her eyes were all lit up and excited, way different from how tired she was before. She knew these changes were all thanks to Stoner. And it was York who introduced him...

Perhaps it was a mother-daughter intuition, but during a restroom break, Madge suddenly expressed her gratitude, "You know, we really should thank the friend who introduced Stoner to you. Without him, there'd be no Seven Days. Let's invite him for dinner, the whole family, to thank him in person."

"Sure," Roseanne agreed.

...

The following day, the book signing went as planned.