Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed novel Chapter 854

The more Kathleen thought about it, the more her anger grew, her expression twisting with rage.

The woman beside her, Silver, was too preoccupied to notice her friend's emotional turmoil. She had no idea how much hatred was brewing in Kathleen’s heart.

“You’re right,” Silver agreed absently. “After all she’s been through, they should make it up to her…”

As she spoke, her attention was fixed on her younger son not far away.

Yes, Owen Reynolds was also here tonight.

He, like Leda, had received a personal pink invitation and had come separately from his family.

He was her own flesh and blood, and no one knew him better than his mother.

She watched him staring, motionless, at the stage.

Without a doubt, he was looking at Roseanne.

And judging by how long he’d been staring, he was completely mesmerized.

Silver could practically see it: her proud son, captivated by that girl, looking utterly spellbound and disarmed.

She clenched her fists.

Pathetic! Absolutely pathetic!

Then she glanced at her niece, Leda.

It was even worse. The girl was so excited she could barely contain herself, looking even more unhinged and shameless than Owen.

What kind of spell did Roseanne have these two under? Why was everyone so utterly devoted to her?

But a true friend wouldn’t do that. A true friend wouldn’t play deaf and dumb, watching someone walk into a fire pit—or struggle inside one—even at the risk of being misunderstood.

Leda sneered. “You men are all the same. Utterly useless scum.”

York was baffled. What did this have to do with him?

Still, the revelation about Roseanne’s connection to the Rodriguez family had genuinely shocked him.

Murray must be grinning from ear to ear right now.

On stage, after the patriarch and matriarch had finished their words of thanks, they suddenly took Madge’s hand and faced the crowd with another announcement.

“From this day forward, Madge is the one and only daughter of the Rodriguez family. We ask that you all look after her, and for that, we will be eternally grateful.”