Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 821

Chapter 821

"Role model?"

"Yeah."

Owen Reynolds looked intrigued. "That sounds like there's a story behind it?"

Roseanne shook her head. "Not really a story-more of a disaster."

"Oh? Mind if I ask what happened?"

"It's no secret. Basically, there was a time when the double-check step was skipped, and someone ended up messing up a decimal point."

"That batch of data was Mamie's responsibility. When she found out, it was like the sky fell on her."

Owen couldn't help but be drawn in by the sparkle in Roseanne's eyes. "So what happened next?"

"Well, Scales caught the error right away. He spent two all-nighters fixing it, making absolutely sure everything was correct before uploading the new data."

Mamie had always struggled with her weight-she'd lose a little, then gain it right back. But during those two days, dealing with the data mess, she lost fifteen pounds and even started shedding hair.

Scales, who was usually a stickler for rules, actually gave her three days off for once, and didn't make her get up early to run like usual.

"By the way, Professor, was there something you needed today?"

Owen nodded. "There is."

He reached into his pocket and pulled out a flash drive.

research papers you asked about last

eyes went wide. "You

few favors with friends overseas. The local databases didn't have them, but they were a lot easier to get

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just buy me lunch? Plus, your grandma's home-cooked food. Really, I'm

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bench while Owen typed away on his laptop across the room, each quietly

the time Roseanne finally finished, it was nearly

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days, packed up his things and offered, "Let me give

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by the front door, glancing at her watch, then peering out the window toward the

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for dinner

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