"Alright, you're busier than a headmaster these days..."

Owen said, "Guess I'll head out then."

"Hey, almost forgot to ask, what did you come back for?" Stoddard shouted after him.

"Too many questions, buddy."

After Owen left, Roseanne decided to grab a few more Z's. She couldn't help it; skipping a nap would mean dragging herself through the afternoon.

By 2 PM, Roseanne was up, freshened up a bit, and back in the lab.

Jen and the others gradually wrapped up their lunch breaks and returned to their stations.

"Anne, why's your face all flushed? Too warm for you?"

Huh?

Roseanne touched her cheeks. "Flushed, really? Must be, yeah..."

Stoddard said, "Didn't we have the AC on in there? How can you still be so hot?"

"Forgot to turn it on today..."

"Oh, I see. Looks like you and Owen both can't stand the heat. Saw him outside the break room earlier, red as a lobster."

a lobster... Hey, Anne, your face seems even redder now. Sammy, turn

Flushed? Not really!

wrapped up, no overtime

by the supermarket since the local market would be out of fresh produce

up a couple of dishes and

phone for a video call while eating

with those plants so late? Mom

typing away, no time to bother

roll with ideas?"

not bickering with her editor, she's in a good mood; good mood

Norris paused, then added,

her editor, what's

name... Willow something? Haven't

recently.

빙 10%

keep an eye out, and

it's

to be

days, big ones

"And guess what?"

showed her

mom's phone, and boy, she had blocked all

move, even if the other party wanted to

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