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.

projects would be shelved in less than two days. Their progress would, as

you given our business partners

on speaker mode and swiftly washed up while she

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

around the

sank as she scrambled to get dressed. “Noted,”

another word,

at the dining

that day, and Archie and

the stairs

the boys’ expectant looks. “Something happened at the research institute,” she said apologetically. “I must

were used to their mother’s hectic schedule. “Drive safely, Mommy,” they chorused with

hastily and hurried out the door without

had planned the night before to hand her work over to Colby before taking

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