For some unknown reason, the boys seemed to be very interested in her relationship with Lucian recently.
If it were not for the boys’ normal behavior, she would have wondered if they had found out about their identities.
Just as she was lost in her thoughts, her phone rang.
She snapped back to her senses and lowered her head to check who the caller was.
It’s Jack. He must be calling because of the project.
Roxanne answered her phone without hesitation.
“Am I bothering you?” Jack’s voice sounded the moment the call connected.
Roxanne recollected herself and smiled. “No. I’m resting in my room. Is there any problem with the project?”
Hearing her response, Jack raised his brow and asked unhappily, “Am I only allowed to contact you because of the project?”
His tone of voice clearly expressed his emotion, leaving Roxanne momentarily at a loss for words.
Right then, Jack’s voice rang out again in his usual calm tone as if what Roxanne had heard earlier was just her imagination.
“Anyway, you guessed it right. For our project, we need to collaborate with a pharmaceutical company. Recently, I’ve looked into the companies in Horington, and I think Herbscape Group is quite good. It took me quite some time to convince them to sign the agreement. They’ll be providing our follow-up medication.”
The mention of the project dismissed the strange feeling she had felt earlier. She smiled and said, “That’s great. Herbscape Group is one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in Horington. We won’t have to worry about our medicinal herbs supply in the future. Thank you for the hard work, Mr. Damaris. You’ve solved a huge problem on our behalf.”
Roxanne’s research institute had been facing problems in terms of their medicinal herbs supply, all because of Aubree and Sonya, who had been making things difficult for her.
Roxanne was sincerely delighted to hear that Jack had solved the problem.
Jack smiled guardedly. “But Herbscape Group made a condition when they signed the contract.” “What’s the condition?”
Roxanne had a feeling that it had something to do with her. Otherwise, Jack would not have called her on purpose. “Their boss wants you to attend the contract signing ceremony, which will also be considered a promotion for their company.”
He did not know Herbscape Group’s objective for making Roxanne their gimmick until someone had reminded him of the news about her that had spread all over the internet not long ago.
Although the news had died almost instantly, it was undeniable that it had caused her to be well-known among the younger generation in Horington. No one knew if her beauty or her medical attainments were the reason for her fame.
With Herbscape Group suddenly announcing that they were working with Damaris Group and releasing news about Roxanne attending the contract signing ceremony, they would no doubt attract more attention, which would, in turn, cause their status in Horington to rise with the tide.
Jack found it rather amusing when he realized that. It seemed as though he, the eldest son of the Damaris family, was not as great as Roxanne in the eyes of Herbscape Group.
Roxanne was momentarily stunned. After several seconds, she smiled and said, “If my attendance contributes to Herbscape Group’s decision to sign the agreement, I’ll gladly comply.”
Jack fell silent for a while before saying apologetically, “I’m sorry for what happened back then. It’s all because of me. In the end, I didn’t do anything to help. I’m truly sorry.”
Roxanne was suddenly at a loss, uncertain of what he was referring to.
“It was Mr. Farwell who took action against the Hightower family, wasn’t it?” Jack guessed.
When the Hightower family got into trouble, Stephen had gone looking for Hector in hopes of getting the latter’s help to talk to Lucian.
It was only then that Hector had found out what had happened.
Hector had always admired Roxanne. When he found out from Stephen that Jessica had pestered Roxanne after getting drunk and even caused the latter so much trouble, he had stormed off on the spot.
Stephen had been unbelievably livid at that moment.
Finally, Roxanne came back to her senses. Jack’s talking about the previous uproar on the internet. It makes sense now that I think about it. The Hightower family is close to the Damaris family. It’s only normal for Jack to know what happened to them. She had no choice but to admit, “Mr. Farwell did help me.”
Jack smiled understandingly. “Looks like Mr. Farwell treats you differently.”
His words planted a strange feeling in her heart. She held her breath, worried he might say something else.
Thankfully, Jack was a person who knew where to draw the line. When he heard no response from her after his comment, he stopped questioning and returned to the previous topic. “My grandpa wants me to apologize on his behalf.”
His words threw her for a loop again. “You mean Old Mr. Damaris?”
What does that have to do with him?
Jack explained, “We fell for Jessica’s plan because Grandpa didn’t know about the situation and promised Stephen to help her. Grandpa has been regretting it ever since that incident.”
Moved by his explanation, Roxanne smiled and said, “It’s okay. That matter is already in the past. Besides, Jessica was the one at fault. It has nothing to do with other people. Anyway, she has already gotten her punishment, and that’s all that’s needed.”
After that, Roxanne changed the topic nonchalantly. “By the way, when is the contract signing ceremony with Herbscape Group?”
“Tomorrow night. Will you be free then?”
Roxanne agreed.
After ending the call and noticing that it was about time, Roxanne headed downstairs to prepare dinner for the children. Archie and Benny were sitting on the carpet, playing with Lego. When they saw their mother, they exchanged a brief glance, but they did not continue bombarding her with questions.
“I have work to do tomorrow night. Aunt Madilyn will be keeping you company, okay?” Roxanne told Archie and Benny about the arrangements for the tomorrow night over dinner.
Upon hearing that, they looked at her in puzzlement. “Why do you have to leave at night? Is it a business-related social event?”
Roxanne had never hidden anything about work from Archie and Benny. She said patiently, “There are new developments for the project that I’m working on with Mr. Damaris. I need to attend a contract signing ceremony tomorrow.”
Archie and Benny looked at each other as the same question surfaced in their minds. “Will Mr. Damaris be there too?”
We still remember Mr. Damaris! He’s Daddy’s love rival.
Roxanne nodded noncommittally. “Mr. Damaris will be with me.”
Immediately after she said that, she noticed a strange expression on the children’s faces.
“What’s wrong?” she asked in confusion.
Archie and Benny shook their heads quickly before looking at her and asking a question that gave her a huge headache, “Mommy, will you let Mr. Damaris be our daddy?”
Since we don’t know if Daddy has asked that question before, we’ll find out on his behalf!
Looking at Archie’s and Benny’s earnest expressions, Roxanne could not help but think about Lucian’s face.
Although the children had asked a question that was completely different from his, they were fundamentally asking the same thing.
When the children mentioned Lucian, there was a strangely wary look on their faces.
Roxanne suspected that the boys had already found out about their identities.
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