?


    Corley frowned, a hint of impatiencecing his voice, "So, are we doing this my way, or are you still trying to call the shots?"


    The man shrunk back, not daring to utter another word.


    A familiar voice caused Roseanne to nce their way instinctively.


    Just then, Halley called out to her, "Roseanne,e sit with us!"


    Corley whipped his head around.


    Their eyes met, both momentarily taken aback.


    Corley was the first to recover, a smile breaking across his face as he stood and walked towards her, his eyes filled with surprise and delight, "What are you doing here?"


    "Checking out the construction site."


    "Why are you interested in a construction site?"


    Roseanne retorted, "Can''t I be?"


    "It''s just... you''re not studying architecture or making money from it. What''s the catch? Looking for some inspiration or just for kicks?" Roseanne coughed lightly, "I own a piece ofnd here, nning to build a house. Is there a problem?"


    "Here? You ownnd?"


    Corley''s mind raced, then it clicked, "The piece Murray gave you?"


    "How did you know about that?!" Roseanne''s eyes widened in shock.


    The man scoffed lightly, "What about you and him don''t I know?"


    Before Murray had given thend, he''d sought Corley''s opinion. Seeing the transfer document had made Corley frown.


    He had looked down on Murray''s stinginess and felt that Roseanne, after all her hard work and dedication over the years, deserved better. Their joint venture was now a publicly listedpany, and all Murray could offer one of the co-founders was a check and a piece ofnd? Was he kidding?


    Only Roseanne would let him get away with that, tolerating him. Any other entrepreneur would have outright rejected such an unfair distribution of benefits.


    Sure enough, Roseanne had epted it without demanding shares.


    Corley, upon finding out, had been green with envy.


    Why him?


    Why could Murraynd such an amazing woman?


    He was just a step toote...


    Just one step!


    "...Corley? Corley?!" Roseanne called out to him twice, "Daydreaming? You didn''t even hear me."


    "Ah... thinking about a fool. Don''t mind me, go on."


    "I was asking, what brings you here?"


    "Me? I''m working on a resort project here, broke groundst month. Came to check on it today."


    Roseanne blinked, "You''re into real estate now?"


    As far as she knew, Corley was more into financial investments, making quick money on market trends high leverage, high risk, high returns. This is property ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Swne


    Corley, somewhat pleased, quirked a smile, "You still keep tabs on what I do?"


    Seems she''s still interested...


    Roseanne oblivious to his


    amusement, continued, "When you guys used to hang out, all you talked about was this stuff. I wasn''t deaf sitting there; I picked up a thing or twe."


    "I know you''re into financial investments, and that Cliff has a thing for entertainment, York likes diversifying, jumping on whatever''s hot making sure not to put all his eggs in one basket."


    Corley: "..."


    His smile eventually faded.


    While they were talking, Halley, sitting not too far away, watched on, his frown deepening.


    Here he was, and someone was already hitting on Roseanne, and this guy didn''t seem like good news...


    He immediately stepped forward, grabbing Roseanne, "Come on, Anne, let''s sit over there."


    Anne?! And grabbing her hand?!


    Corley''s face darkened on the spot, his gaze on Halley''s hand as sharp as a knife, wishing he could pierce right through his audacity.


    And the kicker? Roseanne didn''t even seem mad!