Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed novel Chapter 814

Roseanne turned to look behind her.

She had no idea when Owen Reynolds had shown up or how long he’d been standing there, but he was watching her now, a smile playing at the corners of his eyes.

When his gaze drifted to the pile of snow at her feet—now reduced to a heap of crumbled slush—his amusement only deepened.

“Playing in the snow again?”

Roseanne nodded, feigning nonchalance. “Yeah.”

“Trying to make a snowball?”

“…Didn’t work out.”

“I’ll show you how.” Owen was already rolling up his sleeves as he spoke.

Roseanne’s eyes lit up. “You know how?”

“It’s all about the physics. Once you get that, it’s easy.”

“There’s physics to this?” Roseanne asked, her curiosity piqued. “What kind of physics?”

Honestly, she’d never thought about it before.

Owen scooped up a handful of snow and pressed it firmly into a small ball.

“First, you need a compact starter like this. At the beginning, you need a little extra force to get it rolling. As the ball grows, the pressure between the snowball and the ground lowers the melting point of the snow just enough to create a thin layer of water. That water helps the snow stick to the ball as you roll it along.”

“When that wet layer isn’t touching the ground anymore, the pressure drops, the melting point rises, and it refreezes—more snow sticks to the ball.”

“Repeat the process over and over, and the snowball just keeps getting bigger as you go.”

Roseanne blinked. “Uh… what?”

Owen shot her a look. “What’s with that face?”

“Professor, no offense, but just explaining it isn’t very convincing.” She was trying to look serious.

“Oh? So what do you want?”

Roseanne grinned. “Prove it. Make a snowball in front of me, and I’ll believe you actually know what you’re doing.”

Owen straightened up, all confidence. “No problem. Watch and learn…”

Five minutes later—

Roseanne was struggling to keep a straight face. This was… really testing her limits.

Owen stared at the crumbling mess of snow in his hands, looking completely baffled.