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..."

nothing new, so Mamie and Scales didn't think much of it and cooperated, opening up the

inspectors had made their rounds, poking here and there, they dropped

lab failed the fire safety inspection and was given

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

and I were dumbfounded. Just last week, the lab across from 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 changes? And to vacate?" They had just set up their lab, with

to all this, Roseanne remained somewhat composed, "So why are you sitting out here? If you

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

Roseanne still had a

door, "Let's go in

like they

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

ordered to rectify is just a polite way of kicking us out. Does this mean we're going to lose the lab we worked so

or drag

moment before asking,

a drawer. He had taken it down right after the inspectors left. Roseanne skimmed through it. The main

Incomplete fire safety equipment: missing fire extinguishers, fire