The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 944 Answering The Call Outside

Roxanne shut the door and gave Madilyn a call. It took a while before Madilyn answered. "Roxanne? Didn't you go camping? Is there something you need?"

It seemed pretty noisy on the other end of the line, so Roxanne asked, "What are you doing?"

Madilyn sounded pained. "Don't mention it. I was forced to work overtime again."

As soon as she said that, the noise increased. Before Roxanne could say anything, Marilyn hurriedly added, "I need to get back to work. I'll call you later."

She then hung up right away. Roxanne's gaze turned dark as her phone screen dimmed. She didn't call Marilyn back. After a brief hesitation, she tried calling Larry.

in another state and couldn't be of help in time. Roxanne didn't tell him anything despite his concern. She dismissed him with a few cursory words and

Archie observed her side profile and recalled the two calls she made earlier. He could somehow guess

must have tried to ask for help but failed. With that thought in mind, Archie's expression grew grim. "Daddy..." Estella was groggy from

He sneaked a look at his

his smartwatch. In Farwell Group, Lucian was seated in the conference room, his face devoid of expression.

a success, so it was time to plan their collaboration with Queen Group. They had been holding meetings for the past two days to discuss

turned their attention to the vibrating phone. Lucian's brows snapped together. He grabbed his phone and was about to reject the call when he noticed the caller ID. Archie? Why is he calling at this hour? Didn't they go camping? "Mr.

over

the manager nodded and

had barely said a few words when his CEO interjected, "Stop. I

short and strode out of the conference room

others in the conference room shared a

always Lucian's top