Although Estella had played with Archie, Benny, and Roxanne for the whole afternoon, she was still disinclined to leave. She gazed at Roxanne pitifully, hoping that the latter would allow her to stay.
“Be good, Essie. I’ve got work recently, so I can’t let you sleep over here. If you want to come over in the future, you can do so anytime.” Roxanne patted her head apologetically.
At the side, Archie and Benny nodded as they seconded, “Bring Essie here often to play, Mr. Farwell!”
A strange feeling flittered deep within Roxanne’s heart when she heard the two boys saying that out of the blue.
It seems that their attitudes toward Lucian had changed entirely after the hot spring vacation. I still remember that they were even more averse to him than I was in the past. If this were to continue, I wouldn’t be surprised if they were to learn about their identities one day.
The moment Roxanne realized the direction of her thoughts, her brows knitted together imperceptibly.
For some inexplicable reason, I’m not as terrified as before at the thought of them learning about their identities. Is it because of the changes in the man before me?
As that thought occurred to her, she instinctively lifted her eyes and stole a peek at the man standing in front of her.
Lucian nodded at her apathetically before gazing down at Archie and Benny. In a gentle voice, he murmured, “Thank you. I’ll be sure to do that.”
While they conversed, they wholly ignored Roxanne, the true owner of the house.
She was deluged with exasperation, but she couldn’t be bothered to gainsay them anyway.
Despite her reluctance, Estella knew that they would definitely be frequent visitors henceforth since her father was pursuing Roxanne. Thus, she obediently slid off the couch and sweetly bid Roxanne farewell before leaving with Lucian.
Only when Lucian’s car had driven into the distance did Roxanne turn back around and return to the mansion with Archie and Benny.
The two boys spent the whole day playing and worrying about the adults’ matters, so they started yawning incessantly now that things had settled down.
It was already pretty late, so Roxanne had them go in and rest while she went to the study.
As the top prestigious family in the medical field in the country, the Damaris family attracted much attention despite having gone into seclusion for many years.
Consequently, the research institute established this time promptly came to light as soon as it was completed.
When it came to the collaboration this time, the Damaris family didn’t plan on keeping a low profile. Instead, they would be publicizing the list of their collaborators in the next few days.
By then, that list would not only represent the collaborators of the Damaris family, but it would also signify the Damaris family pointing out the top doctors in the country to the ordinary people in Chanaea.
As one of the members on that list, Roxanne had to work all the harder to improve her medical skills so that she wouldn’t disappoint anyone.
While she was poring over medical books, her phone at the side rang all of a sudden.
She glanced at it, only to see that it was a call from Jack.
Hence, she answered the call without hesitation. “Is something the matter that you’re calling at this hour, Mr. Damaris?”
Jack massaged his brows, sounding a touch solemn. “Do you still remember the daughter of the Hightower family back then, Ms. Jarvis? I mean, the woman who railed at you while in a drunken state.”
Upon hearing that, Roxanne combed through her memories before she finally recalled the person in question.
Almost all her focus had been occupied by Lucian and the project recently, so she would have long since cast that woman to the back of her mind if Jack didn’t mention her.
“Yes, I remember her. Why?” she queried in puzzlement.
“It was because of this matter that my grandfather suddenly called me home this afternoon. He asked me to help contact you, claiming that Jessica Hightower would like to apologize to you in person. What do you think? If you don’t want to go, I can turn it down for you,” Jack uttered.
Roxanne wavered for a long moment.
According to what he said earlier, this is Old Mr. Damaris’ wish. While I think there’s no need for us to meet, I naturally have to show the old man some respect.
On the other end of the phone, Jack seemingly discerned her thoughts. In a deep voice, he added, “You don’t need to worry about my grandfather. He won’t doubt your capabilities because of such an irrelevant matter.”
Roxanne smiled gratefully at his reassurance. Then, she answered calmly, “It’s okay. If Ms. Hightower is sincere about apologizing, I don’t mind meeting her. Who knows, we can be friends.”
Never having expected her to agree so readily, Jack was stunned for a few seconds. Subsequently, he warned with a frown, “Forget about making friends with her. I’m already surprised she’s willing to apologize, considering her temperament. I’m afraid the meeting this time won’t be that pleasant.”
Roxanne had only interacted with Jessica once, so she didn’t understand her all that well.
Her heart grew heavy when she heard Jack’s remark, but still, she found it necessary to do Hector that favor. “Thank you for the warning, Mr. Damaris. I’ll be careful when meeting her.”
The Damaris family would be publicizing the list soon, so she didn’t want to start any unnecessary trouble.
Jack grunted in acknowledgment. The two of them then bid each other good night before hanging up.
After hanging up the phone, Jack texted Stephen directly, saying that Roxanne had agreed to a meeting. Without waiting for a reply, he turned off his phone and went to sleep.
As soon as Stephen woke up the next morning, he saw the message from Jack. Seeing the affirmative response from Roxanne, the heavy boulder that had been weighing on him in the past few days finally eased.
If I’m correct, Lucian is only attacking Hightower Group because my daughter offended Roxanne. As long as she can obtain her forgiveness, the Hightower family will likely be able to get out of the crisis this time.
Great relief suffused him at that thought. During breakfast, he initially wanted to lecture his pampered daughter as usual when she was late. But upon remembering that he still had something to ask of her, he swallowed the words on the tip of his tongue.
“I’ve already had Jack set up an appointment with the lady you offended a few days ago. Find a time to apologize to her in person,” Stephen instructed tersely.
Hearing that, Jessica abruptly stilled and lifted her eyes to look at her father in utter disbelief.
She didn’t think that she had done anything wrong.
The Hightower and Damaris families were pretty close. For that reason, she had made the acquaintance of a number of young and talented individuals who enjoyed some prestige in the medical field.
However, she had never heard of Roxanne.
Despite Lucian backing Roxanne up that night, Jessica still questioned Roxanne’s medical skills and her capability of securing a collaboration with the Damaris family.
She initially thought that her father would understand her.
But never had she expected him to ground her after she was sent home that night.
In the past few days, I hadn’t even stepped foot out of the house. Now, he has brought this matter up again, but he actually wants me to apologize to her. What gives?
She expressed herself candidly. “No way. I didn’t do anything wrong, so why should I apologize to her?”
When Stephen heard that, he was so livid that he slammed his fork down. Without allowing any room for negotiation, he ordered, “Regardless of whether you did anything wrong, you must apologize to her. If you don’t do so, you’ll no longer be my daughter from now on out!”
As he finished his sentence, he shot a glare at his daughter. Then, he got to his feet and went back upstairs.
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