Leaving The Country After Divorce

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.

If a morning delivery had been promised, the research institute would have received the goods at the beginning of office hours. The shipment was delayed particularly long that day.

in less than two days. Their progress would, as

you given our business

on speaker mode and

of the problem. “Some of them didn’t even pick up. Those who did were

Their beating around the bush was so discouraging that he did not

scrambled to get dressed. “Noted,” she replied. “I’m coming over right

another word, she hung

children were already seated at the dining table when

had recovered sufficiently to attend kindergarten that day, and Archie and

she came down the stairs as they wanted her to give them a ride to

noticed the boys’ expectant looks. “Something happened at the research institute,”

their mother’s hectic schedule. “Drive safely, Mommy,” they chorused

hastily and hurried out the door without waiting for

to hand her work over to Colby before taking the