The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 359 Keep It Between Us

As she had fallen asleep late the night before, Roxanne slept deeply but was awoken by her phone ringing early the following morning.

Unable to marshal her thoughts into coherence immediately upon waking up, she reached out blindly around her pillow for a long time before locating the source of the noise. Upon obtaining her phone and squinting at the screen, Roxanne answered groggily.

Colby sounded very anxious on the other end. "Something's happened, Dr. Jarvis."

Wide awake suddenly, Roxanne sat bolt upright. "What is it?" she asked hoarsely.

"A shipment of medicinal herb supplies we expected to receive this morning is still nowhere to be seen." Colby looked grave.

The medicinal herb supplier the research institute partnered with was usually very punctual in delivering their supply.

delivery had been promised, the research institute would have received the goods at

many projects would be shelved in less than two days. Their progress would, as a result,

"Have you given our business

speaker mode and swiftly washed up while

of them didn't even pick up. Those who did were vague

Their beating around the bush was so discouraging that he did not even dare seek other suppliers to order

dressed. "Noted,"

another word, she

the dining table when she

day, and Archie and Benny could

Roxanne when she came down the stairs

research institute," she said apologetically. "I must hurry over. Ms. Lane will send

mother's hectic schedule. "Drive safely, Mommy," they chorused

assured them hastily and hurried out

night before to hand her work over to