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.

delivered on time, many projects would be shelved in less than two days. Their progress would,

froze. “Have you given our business partners

mode and swiftly washed up while she listened

answered despairingly at the mention of the problem. “Some of them didn’t even pick

preferred it if they had just told him they did not want to be partners anymore. Their beating around the bush was so discouraging that he did not even dare seek

scrambled to get dressed. “Noted,” she

word, she hung

children were already seated at the dining

attend kindergarten that day, and Archie and

at Roxanne when she came down the stairs as they wanted her

noticed the boys’ expectant looks. “Something happened at the research institute,” she said apologetically. “I must hurry over. Ms. Lane

hectic schedule. “Drive

out the door without waiting

the night before to hand her work over to