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

“Have you given our business partners a

on speaker mode and swiftly washed up while she listened to

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

be partners anymore. Their beating around the bush was so discouraging that he did not even dare seek other suppliers to

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

another word,

the dining table when she came

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

looked expectantly at Roxanne when she came down the stairs as they

the research institute,” she said apologetically. “I

hectic schedule. “Drive safely,

hastily and hurried out the

night before to hand her work

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