The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 1000 Saved By The Bell

After that, a long pause ensued. When the dishes were served, they started eating. As Colby observed the two sitting next to him, a strange light glinted in his eyes.

"I was thinking we might need Mr. Damaris' help in catching the one who orchestrated the fire." His sudden remark caught everyone by surprise. Jack stopped eating and inquired with an arched brow, "What d you mean?"

Colby explained, "The staff who was bribed encountered some family issues. Though the matter was only made known within the research institute, the culprit was able to find that out and take advantage of his weakness. It goes unsaid that the person has investigated the background of everyone at the research institute."

His tone of voice grew to become more serious. "He must have done his homework before selecting that particular employee." This was the first time Roxanne had heard of this speculation, and it caused her heart to skip a beat.

The fire happened one day after the medicinal herbs were delivered to the storage. If the person has carried out a thorough investigation on all the staff, then... How powerful is he to identify Jason within such a short period?

she recalled her earlier suspicions. Amused, Jack asked further,

ordinary person to achieve all these. I doubt we could locate him with the mere resources available at the research institute. Hence, we

Jack posed an unexpected question. "Is there a

Judging from his words... Does he really not know

institute would commit such a crime to harm others without benefiting oneself unless

Jarvis.

his head in response. Those short minutes of conversation had Colby breaking out in a cold sweat, thinking that he might have been exposed. Fortunately, he

he would have shot

words, Colby was overwhelmed by conflicting

Jack has noticed something? Was he

himself to stay calm and await

never mentioned the fire anymore, whereas the troubled Roxanne did not initiate any conversation for the