Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 524

"What's up?" Roseanne asked, breaking the silence.

At her words, both Mamie and Scales jerked their heads up, their expressions suddenly mirroring that of kids caught in a mishap, finally seeing a comforting adult.

Mamie rushed over, her voice choked with emotion, eyes brimming with tears that she stubbornly fought back.

Scales was right behind her, his face tense and fists clenched, clearly agitated.

Roseanne immediately sensed trouble but tried to remain calm, "What happened? Why are you guys sitting out here instead of being inside?"

"Roseanne..." Mamie struggled to hold back her tears, "We can't get in anymore!"

"What do you mean you can't get in?" Roseanne was taken aback.

"Yesterday, the school's safety committee and the local fire department showed up unexpectedly at the lab for an inspection..."

and Scales didn't think much of it and

poking here and there, they dropped a bombshell

inspection and was

allowing any time for questions or explanations, they slapped a notice on the

it was all over in a jiffy, just a quick check and the inspectors left. Why were we flagged for violations and ordered to make changes? And to vacate?" They had just set up

all this, Roseanne remained somewhat composed, "So why are you sitting

time it was the local fire department that issued the notice. Director White said we need to undergo a self-inspection process, so they took

Roseanne still

the door, "Let's go

like they had found

easy, have some water," Roseanne said, handing each of them a

to drink, "Roseanne, what do we do now? heard being ordered to rectify is just a polite way of kicking us out. Does this

few days for some or drag on for years

a moment before

it down right after

extinguishers, fire blankets, sprinkler