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..."

inspections were nothing new, so Mamie and Scales didn't

had made their rounds, poking here and

and was given a

time for questions or explanations, they slapped

us had a similar inspection, and 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

remained somewhat composed, "So why are you sitting out here? If you have

"This time it was the local fire department that issued the notice. Director White said

still

unlocked the door, "Let's go

inside, it felt like

it easy, have some water," Roseanne said, handing each of

do now? heard being ordered to rectify is just a polite way of kicking us out. Does this mean we're going to lose the lab

a few days for some or drag on for years for others.

pondered for a moment

it out from a drawer. He had taken it down

equipment: missing fire extinguishers, fire blankets, sprinkler