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..."

so Mamie and Scales didn't think much of it and cooperated,

the inspectors had made their rounds, poking here and there,

fire safety inspection and was given a week

or explanations, they slapped a notice on the

and it was all over in a jiffy, just a quick check and the inspectors left.

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

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

still had

door, "Let's go

like they had found their

said, handing each

just a polite

mean a few days for some or drag on for years for others. The ambiguity left too much

moment

Scales quickly pulled it out from a drawer. He had taken it down right after the inspectors left. Roseanne skimmed through

missing fire extinguishers, fire blankets, sprinkler systems, and