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.

the goods at the

supplies were not delivered on time, many projects would be shelved in less than two days. Their progress would, as a result, be interrupted, and the research institute would suffer a hefty

"Have you given our business

and swiftly washed up while she

despairingly at the mention of the problem. "Some of them didn't even

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

to get dressed. "Noted," she replied.

word, she

at the dining table when

Archie and Benny could not wait to see

when she came down the stairs as they wanted her to

happened at the research institute," she said apologetically. "I

their mother's hectic

assured them hastily and hurried out the door

before to hand her work over