The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 858 That Is Not What I Meant

A corner of Jack's lips quirked up. The one billion and two hundred million I forked out last night do make a big difference. He was not surprised by Dean's humble behavior that day.

Oblivious to what had happened between the two men last night, Roxanne kept mum and stood behind Jack. The moment they stepped into Herbscape Group, Roxanne's phone rang.

The two men stopped walking and turned around to look at her. Roxanne responded with an apologetic smile before fishing out her phone from her pocket. Her expression stiffened when she saw the caller's name on the screen.

"What's wrong? Are the kids not feeling well?" Jack expressed his concern.

After regaining her composure, she hung up the phone

around and continued walking. However, Roxanne's phone rang

to Jack and Dean. "I'm sorry. I have to take this call. Please proceed without me. I'll catch up with you shortly." After bobbing her head at the men, Roxanne turned around, walked to the entrance, and answered the call. Before she could speak, she heard Estella wailing from the other end of the phone. "What's wrong? What happened to Essie?" Roxanne

answered in a deep voice, "She wants to see you. If you're available,

over how quickly Roxanne had ended the first call he made. I don't know what she's thinking, but I believe she's

could not help but smirk. She was at fault, yet she

a short pause, Roxanne responded hesitantly, "But I'm a

They had to work fast because any delay would cause all the items in Herbscape Group to be discarded. Lucian's

the change in his facial expression, Catalina instinctively took

Lucian was on the verge

when she realized Roxanne was reluctant