Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 561

Roseanne quickly got herself together, slipping into her down jacket and scarf as she raced downstairs.

Reaching the bottom, she found a crowd of kids already out and about, each armed with their own set of tools, enjoying the winter's first snowfall a rare treat indeed. Standing apart from the crowd, under a snow-covered tree, Owen Reynolds watched her with a smile.

Roseanne's eyes lit up, and she dashed over to him.

It was only when she got closer that she noticed the bucket by his feet, filled with-

Snowball makers, mini snow shovels, plastic snow rakes...

And not just any snowball makers, but ones in various shapes.

"These...these..." Roseanne swallowed hard.

Owen Reynolds said, "For you to enjoy."

Wow!

"Professor, I'm not a kid..."

Yet, two minutes later-

Roseanne excitedly waved him over: "Professor! Look at this duck! Doesn't it look just like one?!"

"And this little dinosaur, too cute!"

"Professor, could you use this little shovel to scoop up some clean snow from over there? I want the pure white kind, not a speck of dirt-" "Professor-"

"Professor..."

Roseanne was too excited.

gave her

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know the true

the time

occasionally following her orders like a personal assistant-was also having a

...

lab, scratching his head

Why isn't Owen here yet? We had problems

Stoddard, you're waiting

"Yeah, why?"

took a day

did he request that?! How come I

an email last night, said... he'd be away and left

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to the

of winter,

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"Taking Liz with you?"

in going alone, right? It's gotta

moment: "Then you better brush up on your photography