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

she do? She

there would know the true value of a big

the time of

play and occasionally following her orders like a

...

in the lab, scratching

We had problems with two sets of data yesterday, waiting for him

surprised: "Mr. Stoddard, you're waiting for Mr.

"Yeah, why?"

took a day

he request that?!

last night, said... he'd be away and left you in charge of the

was dumbfounded. A great

to the window: "The first

winter,

nice

and enjoy the snow."new

up. I tried booking tickets online at midnight and still couldn't get

you know, with all the buzz online, the big promo videos, checking

what

belongs to en. wontent

"Taking Liz with you?"

the fun in going alone, right? It's gotta

"Then you