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..."

Scales didn't think much of

the inspectors had made their rounds, poking here and

inspection and was

allowing any time for questions or explanations, they

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 brand new equipment barely used.

to all this, Roseanne remained somewhat composed, "So why are you sitting out here? If you have a week, why not

"This time it was the local fire department that issued the notice. Director White said we need to undergo a self-inspection

still had a

"Let's go in and

inside, it felt like they had found

handing each of them a bottle of water as

"Roseanne, what do we 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 we worked so hard to

mean a few days for some or drag on for

pondered for a moment before

pulled it out from a drawer. He had taken it down right after the

fire extinguishers, fire blankets,