Seeing that scene, she felt much more relieved.
Roxanne walked forward quietly. Then, softly and cautiously, she said close to Alfred’s ear, “Old Mr. Queen.”
Having waited for some time, Alfred ended up dozing off subconsciously. He was still a little dazed when he heard Roxanne’s voice, and it took him a while to return to his senses. He smiled and nodded at her, saying, “Dr. Jarvis, you’re here. Jonathan told me that you offered to check up on me. Thank you so much for still thinking about this old man here.”
She smiled at him somewhat sheepishly, set down her medical kit, and proceeded to check Alfred’s pulse.
After a thorough checkup, Roxanne straightened up and said, “His condition has improved and stabilized. Judging from his physical fitness level, he’ll only need to rest for a while before making a full recovery.”
Alfred beamed as he nodded. “I’ve also felt my body gradually getting better. It’s all thanks to you.”
Roxanne chuckled without saying anything. Looking up at Jonathan standing opposite her, she said with a smile, “The reason for my visit this time is also because there’s something I need Mr. Queen’s help with.”
Jonathan agreed readily. “How can I be of help, Dr. Jarvis?”
Just as she was about to respond, Alfred waved his large hand dismissively. “Don’t talk about it here. Lunch should be ready by now. Why don’t you have lunch with us, Dr. Jarvis? The two of you can talk while you eat.”
A torn expression flashed across Roxanne’s face upon hearing that.
Instead of saying that my visit here is to seek Jonathan’s help, it’d be more accurate to say I’m here to confront him. But with Old Mr. Queen welcoming her so warmly, I don’t know if I’ll be able to bring myself to question Jonathan!
“Dr. Jarvis, you have made a trip all the way here, so stay and join us for a meal,” Jonathan chimed in too.
With that, he helped Alfred into the mansion.
Roxanne had no choice but to follow them, abandoning the speech she had prepared in her head earlier.
While sitting around the dining table, she was wondering how to bring up the matter when Alfred asked, “Dr. Jarvis, didn’t you say you needed Jonathan’s help with something? What is it?”
Jonathan also turned to look at her.
She hesitated briefly, then took a list of medicinal herbs from her bag and handed it to Jonathan. “I’m not sure whether Queen Group still has these in stock. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the supplier I work with can’t supply them to me at the moment. Since I need them urgently, I had no choice but to come and ask for Mr. Queen’s help.”
Jonathan took the list and furrowed his brows slightly after glancing through it. “These are not very common medicinal herbs. I recall we have some in the warehouse, but I don’t know whether they’ll be enough.”
Roxanne heaved a sigh of relief at those words.
She was unsure whether it was because Alfred was right next to him, but Jonathan clearly appeared willing to help. Well, it looks as though this will solve the urgent shortage at the research institute.
“I don’t need too much. I’ll also find a way to contact other suppliers. After all, I didn’t place an order in advance, so the fact that you can supply me with some is already a pleasant surprise.”
Jonathan nodded slightly. “You’re more than welcome to make Queen Group your first choice whenever you have the medicinal herbs you need urgently in the future. Since you cured my grandfather, we’ll even give you top priority when allocating our supplies.”
Roxanne promptly agreed.
“However, I’m not the person directly handling these matters. You can just contact Rex Tanner. He’ll make the arrangements,” Jonathan added.
A troubled expression crossed Roxanne’s face when she heard that.
Seeing that she did not say anything, Jonathan asked in confusion, “What’s the matter? Is there a problem?”
She hesitated for a moment before answering truthfully, “To be honest, I contacted Mr. Tanner before coming here. However, he made it sound as though… it’d be quite difficult. I thought that was your directive, which is why I came here personally.”
But from the looks of it, he doesn’t seem to know anything about the incident at all.
Jonathan’s brows knitted together tightly, and even Alfred looked a little grim.
Jonathan had always instructed his subordinates to give precedence to Roxanne’s research institute when it came to supplying the medicinal herbs.
However, she ended up getting turned down by those in Queen Group.
Hmm… What went wrong?
Returning to his senses, Jonathan turned to Roxanne with a grave expression. “That’s definitely not a directive from me. The Queen family has a long legacy, and we’re certainly capable of maintaining the basic courtesy of keeping our word.
Now that something like this has happened, there must’ve been a misunderstanding somewhere along the line. I’m not entirely sure what happened, but rest assured that I’ll get to the bottom of it as soon as possible and give us a proper explanation.”
Alfred’s expression was grim too.
Queen Group made a promise to an outsider because of him, but the promise couldn’t be fulfilled. I can’t believe I’m encountering this at my age. How humiliating! Besides, Roxanne was the one who saved my life!
“Find out who double-crossed me!” he declared furiously.
Seeing his fury, Roxanne immediately consoled him, “Old Mr. Queen, I’m relieved that it wasn’t your order. Don’t be mad, for I won’t blame you. I just want to know what happened.”
Alfred took a few deep breaths to calm himself down before turning to Roxanne. “Even if they ignore this matter, I shall give you an explanation! I’m still alive. I shall find out who had the guts to ignore my order!”
Roxanne bobbed her head profusely. She was about to spill the truth about Farwell Group but changed her mind.
Looks like Farwell Group didn’t tell the Queen family about it. At least Jonathan and Old Mr. Queen know nothing about it. If I mention it right now, I’m afraid they will change their mind as they have to consider their relationship with Farwell Group. Fortunately, I was tactful enough. Moreover, Jonathan and Old Mr. Queen didn’t press on.
Lunch wasn’t a pleasant affair because of the incident.
After lunch, Roxanne bade goodbye to them hastily and made a beeline for the research institute.
Colby had just walked out of the research facility when he spotted her. He came over to her and asked, “What happened? What did the Queen family say?”
Roxanne was much more relaxed then. “It must be a misunderstanding. Mr. Queen promised to investigate the matter, so let’s wait for them. They will resume supplying us the medicinal herbs that we need after the investigation ends.”
Colby remained dubious. “The investigation will take time. Aren’t you afraid it is just an excuse that they made up?”
Roxanne’s brows scrunched up in resignation. “What else can we do? It’s too late to contact medicinal herb suppliers from other cities now. We have no choice but to place our hope on Queen Group. Even if Jonathan uses the investigation as an excuse, at least Old Mr. Queen trusts me.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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