Immediately, the two children embraced her and coyly whined, “We wanted to keep an eye on you! If you stayed up late, it would not be good for you. Therefore, we were just about to ask you to have an early night.”
Their thoughtfulness melted Roxanne’s heart, and she caressed the boys’ heads. After she tucked them into bed, she headed back to her bedroom.
She felt excited yet nervous about the medical consultation the next day.
Luckily, she managed to calm herself and fall asleep quickly.
The next day, Roxanne woke up on time. As soon as she opened the door, she saw two small figures standing outside her room.
The two boys wore white shirts and black slacks with suspenders. With their hair slicked back, they looked like little princes. Tilting their head up, they greeted Roxanne energetically, “Good morning, Mommy!”
Taking in her children’s appearance, Roxanne felt her mood lifting, and the pressure she had felt before seemed to have disappeared.
She took the two children down for breakfast, and they lovingly filled her plate with food. Before she left, they did not forget to cheer her on.
Roxanne thought it was funny but heartwarming at the same time.
After bidding her children goodbye, Roxanne drove to the location where the medical consultation would take place.
The event was scheduled to start at ten in the morning. Afraid of being late, Roxanne left the house at eight.
Since her return to Horington, she had spent most of her time in the city. Hence, she was rather unfamiliar with the roads on the outskirts. Although she turned on her navigator, she still took several detours.
When she finally reached the orphanage, more than a few cars were already parked outside.
Looks like I arrived later than expected.
Slightly exasperated, Roxanne furrowed her brows. She grabbed her recommendation letter before quickly getting out of her car and heading to the entrance.
There was a queue outside consisting of doctors from different parts of the country with letters of recommendation, and almost all of them were middle-aged men.
When it was Roxanne’s turn, the man in charge took a glimpse of her and politely reminded her, “Miss, are you at the wrong place? The Damaris family has organized a medical consultation here. Are you sure you are,”
Hearing that, Roxanne was taken aback. She then interrupted him. “I know. I’m here to take part in it.”
The man suspiciously stared at her and thought it did not seem right.
Previously, the people who entered were all middle-aged men. Most of them seemed to have the same refined and mellow personality.
Roxanne was neither middle-aged nor a male. As such, she was different from the rest.
Compared to the rest, she stood out like a sore thumb.
To the man in charge of the registration, she seemed more like an actress coming for a shoot than a doctor seeking to participate in a free medical consultation for children.
The other doctors lining up also looked at Roxanne in confusion, thinking she was there to cause trouble.
At that moment, Roxanne took the recommendation letter from Alfred out of her bag. She passed it to the man and stated, “Here is my recommendation letter. Please have a look at it.”
The man skeptically took her letter and opened it. He glanced through it before looking at Roxanne in surprise. After a moment, he snapped back to his senses, moved aside, and bowed to Roxanne. “Dr. Jarvis, I apologize for my rudeness. I thought you were an actress coming here to film.”
Roxanne simply pursed her lips and smiled without saying anything.
Although there was a misunderstanding, she had to admit people from the Damaris family were well-mannered. Even though he thought she had come to the wrong place, he did not treat her with disrespect. As such, Roxanne did not take it to heart.
“Please come in. There will be someone inside who will lead you to Mr. Damaris.”
The man gestured for her to enter.
Roxanne politely thanked him and took her recommendation letter with her inside.
The Damaris family had transformed the orphanage. They had built cubicles in the courtyard, and people were already waiting in them, appearing to have been sent over by the Damaris family to aid the doctors.
Meanwhile, children were leaning against the windows, looking out curiously at the courtyard.
Roxanne turned to those children and instantly felt her heart melt for them. Naturally, she gave them a warm smile.
It was the first time those children had seen someone as pretty as Roxanne. Seeing her beautiful smile, the children could not help but blush.
At the same time, one of the workers there came to greet Roxanne.
Like the man at the door, the next employee was surprised to see Roxanne. Subconsciously, he looked behind her to see if there was a camera somewhere.
Roxanne politely smiled and automatically passed him her recommendation letter. “Hello. Old Mr. Queen recommended I join the medical consultation. Earlier, your colleague told me someone would bring me to Mr. Damaris. Please lead the way.”
When the employee heard that, he suspiciously took her letter. After confirming her identity, he turned to bring her further into the building.
Along the way, Roxanne expected to see many doctors there. After all, many had queued up outside earlier.
On the contrary, she did not meet many people, which seemed strange.
When they arrived in front of the director’s office, Larry coincidentally came out from it. Upon spotting Roxanne, he chuckled and waved to her. “Did you just arrive?”
Roxanne nodded. She wanted to share what had happened earlier. However, there was no time to tell him about it.
“Mr. Damaris is waiting inside, and you should head in soon. This year, not many prestigious families recommended others here. It might only be us two,” Larry stated.
Roxanne was slightly confused by his words. She did not understand how that made a difference.
Before she could ask more, the employee knocked on the office door and invited her in. Quickly, Roxanne had to calm herself and prepare to head inside.
The moment she entered the door, she spotted a skinny young man. Perhaps because of how thin he was, his features were more prominent.
“Mr. Damaris, this is Dr. Jarvis. The Queen family recommended her,” the employee introduced.
The man slowly looked up at Roxanne.
When she met his gaze, Roxanne respectfully introduced herself, “Hello, the Queen family recommended me to participate in this medical consultation. My name is Roxanne Jarvis.”
The man eyed her.
Over the last few years, the Damaris family would typically accept doctors recommended by prestigious families to participate in medical consultations organized by them. It was no exception this year.
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