Hearing that, Colby finally heaved a sigh of relief. “If the investigation shows that it’s just a misunderstanding, that will be great. If even Queen Group is threatened, then no medicinal herb supplier in Horington will dare to work with us.”
As Alfred had given them his word, they weren’t that anxious anymore.
After greeting Colby, Roxanne went back to her office. She shut the door behind her as her smile slipped from her lips.
Sonya wants me to leave Horington, but she doesn’t know I came to Horington for the research institute. There’s no way I’ll allow the research institute to land in trouble because of me and leave Horington without looking back. I’ve solved the medicinal herb supply problem for now. What will Sonya do next? She has blocked my number, so I can’t even contact her to negotiate with her.
She was in a dilemma when Harvey’s call arrived.
Roxanne quickly composed herself and answered the call.
“Roxanne, how are things going in Chanaea?” Harvey asked cheerfully. “I’m waiting for your return. I’ve already prepared a project for you.”
He assumed the research institute was doing well under Roxanne’s guidance, and it shouldn’t be difficult for her to hand over her work.
Feeling guilty, Roxanne explained, “I’m sorry, Professor Lambert. Something unexpected happened in the research institute, so I can’t head back anytime soon.”
Harvey frowned. “Do you need my help?”
Roxanne shook her head. “It’s all right. I can deal with it. I’ll contact you after the matter is resolved.”
Harvey knew her well, so he didn’t press on after hearing her words. He exchanged pleasantries with her and cut the line.
Back at the Queen residence, Alfred wore an ugly scowl after Roxanne left.
The caregiver came to bring him out for his daily exercise, but Alfred snapped, “I won’t be exercising today. You can leave now.”
With that said, he turned to Jonathan and demanded, “You promised to collaborate with Dr. Jarvis’ research institute, but why is this happening? You didn’t even realize it until Dr. Jarvis showed up earlier. What if Dr. Jarvis didn’t come to demand an explanation? Is Queen Group going to be known for not keeping its word?”
Jonathan bowed respectfully and allowed Alfred to yell at him. When Alfred was done talking, he parted his lips and admitted his mistake. “Grandpa, it was my negligence. I shall start an investigation now and give Dr. Jarvis an explanation. Queen Group’s reputation won’t be affected!”
Alfred banged his cane on the ground angrily. “Investigate it now! I shall investigate alongside you to find out who the culprit is. We can’t let one bad apple spoil the whole bunch.”
The Queen family had worked hard to build their reputation for a century, so Alfred refused to allow anyone to taint their name!
Jonathan seemed stumped. “Grandpa, I’m afraid I’ll have to head to the company to investigate the matter. You should rest at home.”
Alfred needed to recuperate and couldn’t travel too far. As he was still furious, Jonathan feared something would happen to him.
However, Alfred interjected angrily, “Dr. Jarvis saved my life, so I have to take action myself. That way, people will know how important she is to us. Let’s go now!”
He then got up with the help of his cane.
Shock flared up Jonathan’s heart as he strode over to help Alfred back to the couch. After a brief hesitation, he suggested, “Why don’t I ask Rex Tanner to come here? You’ll get to question him personally. I believe he knows something.”
Alfred agreed readily and sat on the couch with a dark expression.
Knowing Alfred was furious, Jonathan immediately called Rex as the latter was in charge of the medicinal herb supply.
Rex’s heart sank to his stomach when he realized Jonathan had given him a call. Feeling guilty, he answered the call and greeted, “Mr. Queen, anything I can do for you?”
Jonathan ordered, “Come to the Queen residence now. I need to ask you some questions. Hurry up.”
Without waiting for Rex’s reply, he hung up.
Rex was plunged into despair as he stared at his phone screen, which had gone black. On the way to the Queen residence, he made a call to someone.
The person answered quickly. “What’s wrong? Did Roxanne go to you?”
Rex’s expression was grim. “Dr. Jarvis’ research institute gave me a call, but I managed to brush them off.”
The person on the other end of the line chuckled happily. “Good job. Remember, we did nothing wrong by cancelling the collaboration as Roxanne is now Farwell Group’s enemy.”
Rex added hastily, “But Mr. Queen summoned me suddenly. My instincts tell me it’s because of this matter. Didn’t you say it was Mr. Queen’s order? Why is he…”
Rex had the guts to brush Colby off because he assumed it was Jonathan’s order.
However, he could not help but feel that something was off at that point.
Mr. Queen isn’t someone who will go back on his word. Besides, we aren’t even closely connected to Farwell Group. There was no need to follow Farwell Group’s attitude toward Dr. Jarvis. Hmm… Mr. Queen sounded as though he wanted to question me earlier.
The more Rex thought about the matter, the more distressed he got.
“So what if he doesn’t know about it? All the medicinal herb suppliers in Horington listened to Farwell Group and stopped working with Roxanne. We’re just following suit,” the person replied matter-of-factly after a brief silence.
Rex belatedly realized he had been tricked, and his heart sank. Alas, it was too late to do anything.
“What if Mr. Queen asks about it?” he asked carefully.
The person fell silent for a few moments before brushing him off. “Just tell him the truth. It’s obvious that he doesn’t know about Farwell Group as he demands to see you. Tell him everything.”
The call was then ended.
Cold sweat had drenched Rex’s back by the time the call ended.
The person didn’t reveal anything, but he wasn’t a fool. It was clear that Jonathan knew nothing about the matter.
I was dragged into the mess, but I dare not offend any of them…
Rex still hadn’t figured out an excuse to justify his actions when his car rolled to a stop outside the Queen residence. However, he had no choice but to knock on the door.
Soon, the butler answered the door. “Mr. Tanner, welcome. Mr. Queen and Old Mr. Queen are waiting for you inside.”
Rex was drenched in cold sweat and could not bring himself to walk in.
He assumed Jonathan wanted to question him, so he had no idea that Alfred was informed about the matter.
This is far worse than I imagined it to be.
At that point, he had no other options but to face the matter.
With his head hung low, Rex followed the butler to the living room.
No one spoke for some time.
Rex glanced at the person sitting on the couch as fear flashed across his gaze.
Holding the cane, Alfred shot him a furious glare.
Jonathan was sitting beside Alfred with a deadpan expression. His face might be devoid of expression, but he had a powerful presence.
Rex felt a chill go down his spine as their gazes landed on him. “Mr. Queen, Old…”
Jonathan cut in icily, “It looks like you know why I asked you to come here.”
Rex nodded sheepishly. “Yes. It’s about the issue regarding our company supplying Dr. Jarvis’ research institute’s with the medicinal herbs they need.”
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