The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 698 Keep This A Secret

Roxanne couldn't quite believe her ears. She froze for a good few seconds before flashing him a grateful smile. "In that case, I'll give our collaboration my best effort."

Jack raised his glass and said, "Great! On behalf of all the other partners, I hereby thank you for working with us! Here's to our partnership!"

Roxanne chuckled as she clinked glasses with him. Jack sure has been a great help to me all this while! For some reason, I never seem to run out of things to talk about when I'm with Jack and Larry. Maybe this is because we're all in the same field of work. My conversations with Lucian, on the other hand, often end horribly...

the thought of Lucian. "Oh, by the way..." Jack was about to say something when he noticed the change in her expression. While he didn't know what was on her mind, he instinctively changed the topic to relieve some of the tension anyway. "What

when she heard him mention her kids.

this is the first time

as she felt a strange sensation sweeping through her

choice of words sure can be misleading! For a moment there, I

herself underneath the table to snap

Why have I been having such crazy thoughts? Jack is complimenting my kids, for goodness' sake! Why did I associate that with myself? This must be Lucian's fault! I'm being paranoid because of

bring them some

really care about this sort of thing. Besides, they

me for not giving them presents." Unsure of how to counter that statement, Roxanne could only reply with a smile, "If you insist, then I shall gladly accept your offer. If