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.

morning delivery had been promised, the research institute would have received the goods at the beginning of office hours. The shipment was delayed particularly long that

not delivered on time, many projects would be shelved in less than two days. Their progress

froze. "Have you given our

on speaker mode and swiftly washed up while she

problem. "Some of them didn't even

partners anymore. Their beating around the bush was so discouraging that he did not

sank as she scrambled to get dressed. "Noted," she replied. "I'm coming over right

word,

the dining table when

that day, and Archie and Benny could

when she came down the stairs as they wanted her

"Something happened at the research institute,"

to their mother's hectic schedule. "Drive

out the door without

had planned the night before to hand her work