Roses to Me and Ruin to You
And ten years later, on this very day, my husband brought the woman who caused my mother's death, carrying those same red roses, and dealt me a fatal blow.
Fireworks bloomed in the distance like a rain of light. That was Alistair Yates' celebration banquet, held to mark the successful development of a new drug.
I had led the research team—six months of relentless effort and 180 days of sleepless nights, yet at this moment, it all felt like Maria's victory proclamation.
After saying goodbye to my mother, I stood up and left.
That was when Alistair's call came through.
On the phone, the man's voice was thick with alcohol. "The celebration's almost over. You're the head of R&D—how can you not b