Jessica gave her a once-over. When she noticed Roxanne’s exceptional appearance and thought about how Roxanne was in the same industry as Jack, as well as how Jack was friendly with her, a hint of animosity flashed past Jessica’s eyes.
Still, she gave Roxanne a faint smile and said, “You’re impressive, Dr. Jarvis. You’re young, but you’re already working with the big shots in the medical world.”
Roxanne pressed her lips together and flashed Jessica a humble smile. “I’m just lucky.”
When the server brought a chair over. Jessica did not budge from between Roxanne’s and Jack’s seats. There was no telling if she was doing that intentionally or not.
Roxanne did not think much about it as she stood up and moved her chair to give space for Jessica.
Jessica curled her lips and took her seat beside Jack’s without hesitation. She then raised her head to look at Jack, who was still chatting away with the others with admiration in her eyes..
Jack did not notice the subtle happenings at the side. He was too preoccupied with toasting the other doctors..
“Jack has been outstanding since he was young, but due to the Damaris family’s rules, he rarely interacts with girls. The only exception is me, who grew up with him,” Jessica mentioned in deliberate nonchalance.
However, Roxanne was the only one who could hear what she said.
Confusion danced across Roxanne’s mind when she heard the other woman’s words. But still, for the sake of politeness, she smiled and replied, “You must be close to Mr. Damaris, then.”
Jessica turned to give her a look. Roxanne continued to smile at her sincerely. At the sight of that, Jessica furrowed her brows and continued dubiously, “How did you get to know Jack?”
Roxanne confessed, “Old Mr. Queen recommended me to the Damaris family’s medical consultation the other time, so I had the pleasure to aid the children with Mr. Damaris.”
Jessica’s heart sank again when she heard. that.
The Hightower family was also involved in the medical world, but the medical skills she had were not enough to gain her a chance to attend the medical consultation with Jack.
Nevertheless, Jessica knew well the processes involved in the Damaris family’s medical consultation. Therefore, she could imagine how close the two had been upon hearing Roxanne’s answer.
“Is that so? It seems that you’re much more skillful than I thought if you could attend the medical consultation with Jack.” Jessica praised unwillingly. “Jack must think well of you.”
Roxanne could sense something amiss, and for a moment, she did not know how to answer Jessica.
No matter what she said in response to Jessica’s words, it would seem as if her relationship with Jack was a romantically ambiguous one.
“Mr. Damaris surely isn’t the only one who wanted her to join them. Roxanne had Old Mr. Damaris’ approval too,” uttered Larry, who had been paying attention to their interaction, when he saw that Roxanne was stumped.
At that, Jessica knitted her brows and turned to the side to look at him.
She had already noticed the young man a while ago. He was outstanding, but she was not interested in him. Yet, to her surprise, the man had actually forced himself into her line of sight and even defended Roxanne.
“You’re…” Jessica started, frowning. Larry introduced himself politely, “I’m Larry Morrison. I’m just an ordinary doctor, so you don’t need to remember me.”
Shock flitted past Jessica’s eyes.
Larry was the son of the Morrison family, and everyone within the circle would have heard about him. They knew that he was uninterested in his family’s fortune and had established a place for himself in the medical world. It was rare to spot Larry in banquets in Horington over the years.
Therefore, it was Jessica’s first time seeing him in person. She could not help but think that he lived up to his name. Even though he was the son of the Morrison family, he seemed calm and collected and not at all aggressive.
Perhaps his many years of practicing medicine were what made him learn to keep his aggression away from his exterior.
When Jessica came back to her senses, she promptly smiled and greeted Larry in return, “So you’re Mr. Morrison. I’ve heard of you since a long time ago.”
Larry nodded. “If there’s nothing else, Ms. Hightower, I’d like to have a chat with Dr. Jarvis.”
Before Jessica could respond to that, Larry had already turned to Roxanne. “Are you free, Dr. Jarvis? There are some things about medical practices that I’d like to discuss with you.”
Even Roxanne could not help but freeze for a moment.
Although she knew that Larry was doing that to help her get out of her tough spot, it was the first time she had ever heard Larry speak to her in such a distant tone.
Still, Roxanne managed to recollect herself quickly and smiled at Larry. “Okay.” She then cast Jessica an apologetic look. “Excuse me, Ms. Hightower.”
Jessica could only give Roxanne a small smile before watching Roxanne walk over to sit down beside Larry.
The moment Roxanne sat down, she breathed out a heavy sigh and gave Larry a grateful smile. In a soft voice, she said, “Thank you, Larry.”
Larry sighed as well. “Be careful in a while. Ms. Hightower seems to have misunderstood something.”
Roxanne nodded in agreement.
She did not know what she had done to make Jessica develop those unnecessary misunderstandings, but Jessica already had those misunderstandings, and it was not something Roxanne could clarify swiftly in a few words.
All she could do was tell Jack about it later so that the man could explain it to Jessica himself.
When the other medical professionals saw Roxanne and Larry sitting together, they quickly crowd over to discuss questions about medical practices.
Both Larry and Roxanne were well established in the medical world, and both had come back from overseas. Although the two of them to keep at low profile in their discussion, the things they said still piqued most people’s interest.
At the same time, the other doctors were willingly imparting their own experiences to the two. The people became closer after a discussion.
The doctors found themselves admiring Roxanne more and more. Furthermore, they, too, began approving of what Daniel had said at the beginning-that the future of the medical field in Chanaea was promising.
Jessica’s wariness toward Roxanne grew intense as she listened to the people sing Roxanne’s praises.
There had been no other women around Jack other than her for all these years. Even though she was two years older than Jack, Jessica was already thinking of herself as Jack’s future wife until she encountered Roxanne.
The more Jessica saw others compliment Roxanne, the more she couldn’t stay seated. After scanning her surroundings and seeing that Jack was on the other side toasting to the doctors, Jessica filled at glass of wine for herself and walked over.
“Jack, are you not done yet?” Jessica said as she walked over to Jack as if telling the others that he was hers. The women at the side cooed.
Jack was in the middle of talking about professional matters with the others when he was suddenly interrupted by Jessica. Instantly, the smile on his face faded. “I still need a little longer. If you’re bored, you can head back with the other girls first. Once I’m done, I’ll come and visit you.”
It was a subtle way of asking her to leave. Displeasure rose in Jessica’s heart, but she still smiled and moved closer to him. Then she raised her glass and looked at the other doctors at the table. “You’re all Jack’s seniors. As someone close to him, I have to give you a toast. Please allow me to do so.”
With that. Jessica downed the glass of wine. The entire time, she acted as if she was the lady of Jack’s household. The doctors exchanged a look. Despite how baffled they felt, they still politely took a sip from their glasses.
Jessica beamed with satisfaction and took the opportunity to stay by Jack’s side.
When the other women saw how intimate Jack and Jessica seemed, they cheered again.
However, Jack realized that he could not continue after the interruption anymore. Hence, he said to the other doctors apologetically, “Let’s talk about the details another day. It’s getting late now. Let’s head back earlier after the merry meal.”
The others agreed to it. Jack turned to glance at the person beside him and frowned. He then suppressed the displeasure in his heart and brought Jessica back to their seats.
Just as he sat down in his seat, he noticed the changes at his table, and his frown deepened. “Why is Dr. Jarvis on the other side now?” Jack asked despite knowing the answer. Roxanne stiffened and subconsciously glimpsed at Jessica.
Before she could say anything, Jessica uttered, “Mr. Morrison said that he had something to talk to Dr. Jarvis about, so Dr. Jarvis went over.”
Then, with deliberate generosity, she added, “Dr. Jarvis, I think Jack has something to say to you. Come over and sit here. I’ll just sit at the side.”
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