Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 602

The warmth of the tea seeped through the cup and into Roseanne's palms, but it felt lukewarm compared to the brief warmth that had enveloped her waist moments earlier.

Suddenly, knock, knock, knock-

The sound of someone at the door.

"Who is it?" she asked, making her way to the door.

Owen Reynolds stood outside, "Your shoe."

Roseanne was taken aback.

He had actually gone and retrieved the shoe that had been carried off.

"Thank you, Professor."

"It was nothing."

In the afternoon, Roseanne took a nap.

She got up at two and headed to the lab.

When she arrived, Scales Dixon was there, but Mamie Finch was nowhere to be seen.

Scales said, "Oh, she went to grab some drinks."

Speak of the devil, and he shall appear.

iced lattes, of course, including one for

as it had been, with a small corner far from the workstations set aside for snacking and drinking, complete with a

never shown any interest in them, and on the rare occasions he did partake, it was only because Mamie insisted. He

you think? Is

"...Yeah."

mine, it's

"... Yeah."

turned to look out the window. Oh, there was no sun, so she couldn't

stayed in the lab for the entire afternoon until the evening began to set in, and Mamie and Scales prepared to leave. "Roseanne, aren't you

things to wrap up here

"Don't stay too late."

"I won't."

Roseanne packed up her workstation and locked the lab door behind

fully set in, and the streetlights

instinctively tuck her neck further into her scarf and bury her hands deeper into her parka

resembled a wandering little

"Roseanne"

her

around, her eyes lighting up with surprise, "Professor, what are

had some things to

the morning uncontrollably resurfaced in her mind, causing her gaze to flicker shyly. However, Owen Reynolds seemed unfazed, his gaze straightforward and open, "Have you had dinner yet?"

haven't either. Want to

with

She answered, "Hello?"

are you right