"Alright," Roseanne nodded, "I''ll post the address in the group chat. I''ll head out to grab some groceries first. You guys join in after you''re done." "Got it!"


    Stoddard chimed in, "Should we let Owen know?"


    Jen replied, "Why don''t you text him?"


    "Sure thing." Stoddard took out his phone, saying, "I''ll check if he''s out of ss yet..."


    At 2 pm, Roseanne shut down herputer, tidied up theb bench, and snuck out quietly.


    Just as she stepped out, she bumped into Owen.


    "Off to get groceries?" he asked.


    Roseanne was slightly surprised, "How did you know?"


    "Yeah, got a message from Chuck. Let''s go?"


    "What?"


    Owen offered, "Aren''t we heading to the supermarket? I can drive you."


    "Are you not busy today?"


    Owen shrugged, "Not too busy."


    It''s all about priorities, after all.


    "Alright, thanks."


    She had been contemting hailing a cab, but Owen appeared just in time, a real money saver.


    Turns out, Roseanne didn''t just save money but also energy.


    All the bags, big and small, were carried by Owen throughout.


    Roseanne felt it was too much and tried to take some.


    The man stepped back, avoiding her hands, "No need, I''ve got this."


    Back at her ce, Roseanne tied on an apron and got busy in the kitchen. "Oh, does anyone have any dietary restrictions?" she remembered to ask.


    Owen replied, "Chuck can''t have shrimp, but everyone else is fine."


    Saying so, he rolled up his sleeves and headed to the kitchen, "Let me help."


    ...


    At 6 pm, the gang left theb and headed to Roseanne''s ce.


    "Mr. Stoddard, did you tell Mr. Reynolds?" Liz suddenly asked.


    She wasn''t nning oning, but changed her mind when Stoddard mentioned Owen would be there too. Sammy felt his persuasion worked wonders, finally convincing the tough nut to join them.


    Stoddard confirmed, "Yep. He should have been out of ss by now, not sure why he didn''t swing by theb."


    "But he said he''de, so he will. Just not with us."


    Jen eximed, "Oh? He''s reallying?"Content ? provided by N?velDrama.Org.


    Stoddard teased, "What? You don''t want him here?"


    Jen scoffed, "Don''t stir the pot. It''s just, with him around, feels like there''s pressure, can''t rx..."


    "How rxed do you wanna get?"


    Stoddard joked, "Like a wild horse et


    running free? It''s good Owen''s here, keeps you in check."


    "Ugh, as if! You''re the wild horse!"


    While walking past a florist, Jen


    jasmine and decided to buy bouquet as a gift.


    me perfectly


    Naturally, Stoddard and Sammy didn''te empty-handed either, each bringing some packaged fruits.


    Roseanne was surprised to see Liz also brought a small gift.


    "Made it myself, a perfume with a citrus top note and a lighter scent to follow. Thought you might like it."


    "Thank you." Roseanne was pleasantly surprised and epted with a smile.


    Jen noticed Owen was missing, "Can someone call Mr. Reynolds? Why hasn''t he arrived?"


    Mainly because his tardiness was dying dinner.


    The delicious smells were already tantalizing her, making every minute of waiting torture.


    Stoddard was about to dial when


    Owen


    appeared from the kitchene apron on, hands carefully bncing a pot of soup to the table.


    His ease with the task didn''t seem like a first-time effort.


    Everyone was shocked.