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.

less than two

“Have you given our business partners a

on speaker mode and swiftly washed up while

despairingly at the mention of the problem. “Some of them didn’t even pick up. Those who did were vague and refused to offer

beating around the bush was so

she scrambled to get dressed.

word,

at the dining table when

recovered sufficiently to attend kindergarten that day, and Archie

looked expectantly at Roxanne when she came down the stairs as they wanted her to give them

institute,” she said apologetically. “I must hurry over. Ms.

used to their mother’s hectic

hurried out the door without waiting

hand her work over to