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..."

Mamie and Scales didn't think much of it and

the inspectors had made their rounds, poking here

inspection and was given a week to

time for questions or explanations, they slapped a notice on

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

composed, "So why are you sitting out here? If you have a week, why not

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

Roseanne still

unlocked the door, "Let's go in and

felt like

said, handing each of

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

term "rectification" was tricky. It could mean a few days for some or drag on

moment before asking,

He had taken it down right after the inspectors left. Roseanne

safety equipment: missing fire extinguishers,