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.

research institute would have received the goods at the beginning of office hours. The shipment was delayed

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

you given our business partners

she spoke, she turned on speaker mode and swiftly washed up while she

Colby answered despairingly at the mention of the problem. "Some of them didn't even pick up. Those who did

told him they did not want to be partners anymore. Their beating around the bush was so discouraging that he did not even dare seek other suppliers to order the

to get dressed. "Noted," she

another word, she hung

at the dining table when

and Archie and Benny could not wait to

looked expectantly at Roxanne when she came down the stairs as they

at the research institute," she said apologetically. "I must hurry

to their mother's hectic schedule. "Drive

assured them hastily and hurried out the door without

night before to hand her work over to Colby before taking the