Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed



"Just because he took it, so what? It's just a bunch of useless junk, right? What are you gonna do, beat him up, or worse? Bragging about how rich you are, and here you are, squabbling with a child over nothing!"

"Look at him, you've scared him half to death! My boy's not the healthiest, and he's got his whole future ahead, going to college and all. What if you've ruined his eyes with all this crying? Can you afford that?!"

Roseanne watched her whole performance, then let out a cold laugh, "I don't recall saying what he took was just 'paper'."

The woman froze.

But Norris and Madge were frantic-

"Those things in Anne's room aren't just any old papers; they're crucial documents! And our Anne doesn't make false accusations. If she says your son took them, she's got proof. It's best if you just have Wade give them back, and we can put this whole mess behind us."

The woman wouldn't listen: "Roseanne's word isn't law! I'm standing my ground today. It doesn't matter whether Wade took it or not. If I say we're not giving it back, then we're not. What are you gonna do about it?"

Roseanne didn't want to waste her breath and pulled out her phone to call the police right then and there.

The woman scoffed, unimpressed.

Thinking she didn't know a thing about the law?

Just a few pieces of paper, nothing of value. The cops wouldn't bother with this!

Yet, half an hour later, the police did show up.

And not just one, but four of them.

"We received a report of theft, involving some important documents. Who's Roseanne here?"

Seeing the situation, the woman was scared. "Officers, it's just some silly kid stuff, a few papers gone missing, making a mountain out of a molehill. No need for all of you to come down here.

I'll give them a stern talking-to later, just kids making a fuss. Sorry for wasting your valuable time..."

"It was me who called," Roseanne interrupted, stepping forward, "Here's the surveillance footage I copied from my room, clearly showing her son taking the documents."

She then pulled out something else

from her bag and handed it over, "This is my student ID. I'm a graduate student in Bioinformatics at Kingswell University, currently working on a confidential

experiment."

"The thing that was stolen wasn't junk at all, but reports containing original experimental data from

three studies, including some

academic secrets that absolut

cannot be leaked, or the consequences would be

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unimaginable! Please, I implore you to help me recover these

documents."

After finishing, she gave a serious bow.

Compared to the woman's all-talk-no-action approach, Roseanne's words carried much more weight.

Not to mention, she was a graduate student at Kingswell University.

That's Kingswell University!

A top institution in the country, home to numerous scientists and researchers.

And it's a bio-related field...

If it involved virus research or bacterial experiments or something.

The officers took it very seriously.

"Don't worry, Miss, we've got the situation under control and will do everything to recover the confidential documents."

Just like that, research materials turned into "confidential documents"!

Roseanne thanked them.

The woman was dumbstruck.

It was supposed to be just a few worthless papers, but why did the cops look so grave?

A bad feeling began to take root in her heart, but she stubbornly refused to back down.

At that moment, Martha, who had

el.

been silent on the couch, suddenly stood up, stormed over, and

smacked her beloved grandson right across the face.

Whack!