Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed novel 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.

Many passing neighbors gave her curious looks.

What could she do? She was from the South!

Only someone from there would know the true value of a big snowfall!

She was having the time of her life.

Owen Reynolds, watching her play and occasionally following her orders like a personal assistant—was also having a great time.

…

Meanwhile, Stoddard was in the lab, scratching his head in frustration.

“What time is it? Why isn’t Owen here yet? We had problems with two sets of data yesterday, waiting for him to fix them!”