Madilyn did not want to become the third wheel, but in a situation like this, she was afraid that her best friend would end up being bullied.
At that thought, Madilyn hurriedly got out of her car and rushed over to them.
When she arrived at Roxanne’s doorstep, Madilyn felt rather awkward, but she steeled herself and pretended as if she hadn’t been observing them for a while. “Roxanne, what happened?”
Lucian furrowed his eyebrows and loosened his grip around Roxanne’s wrist when he noticed someone was approaching them.
This allowed Roxanne to successfully break free. She walked past the man and said to Madilyn, “You came just in time. Now that you’re here, it’s time for me to go. I’ll leave Archie and Benny in your care.”
Once she finished speaking, Roxanne did not spare Lucian another glance. She strode toward her car and drove off to meet Jack at the venue they agreed on.
Madilyn watched as Roxanne drove away. Then, she shifted her gaze toward Lucian, who was still standing in front of Roxanne’s house, and her face instantly fell.
I came over to rescue Roxanne, but who would’ve thought that she’d leave just like that? She even left me a huge mess to clean up!
Trying her best to appear calm, Madilyn cleared her throat and asked, “Mr. Farwell, what are—”
She was interrupted mid-sentence when the man suddenly turned around.
Madilyn instantly shut her mouth when she noticed the gloomy expression on Lucian’s face.
Lucian, on the other hand, seemed to not notice Madilyn as he strode past her and left in his car.
It wasn’t until his car had slowly gotten out of her sight that Madilyn was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.
Roxanne’s car was nowhere in sight by the time Lucian drove out of her house. With a frown on his face, Lucian pulled over by the side of the road and gave Cayden a call.
Cayden was about to give Lucian a call as well, so he quickly answered the phone when it rang. “Hello, Mr. Farwell.”
“Find out where Herbscape Group will be signing the contract with Damaris Group,” Lucian ordered coldly. I can’t believe I let her get away! I will not allow her to spend time alone with Jack without my supervision!
Cayden replied, “Mr. Elias wants to have a meal with you at the Twin Petal Hotel. He tried calling you, but you weren’t answering your phone. So…”
The look in Lucian’s eyes turned gloomy when he heard that. I think I know why Dad wants to see me. He probably wants to talk me into marrying Aubree. I just sent her over to their place yesterday, and now Mom sends Dad here to lecture me. That woman sure knows how to gain their favor!
“Tell him I already have plans for tonight,” Lucian replied after giving it some thought. “Got it.” Cayden hung up the phone and began looking up where Herbscape Group and Damaris Group would be signing the contract.
He gasped in surprise when he found out about the location and called Lucian back as soon as possible. “Herbscape Group and Damaris Group will be signing the contract at Twin Petal Hotel tonight. Would you still like to cancel your appointment with Mr. Elias?”
Lucian frowned after hearing that. “No, I’ll head over and see how things go.”
“All right.” Lucian then hung up the phone and drove straight to Twin Petal Hotel. Meanwhile, Roxanne’s car slowly came to a halt outside the hotel.
Jack and Larry were chatting with each other while waiting for her at the entrance. Roxanne took a moment to regain her composure before getting out of the car and walking up to them. “Sorry to have kept you guys waiting.”
“It’s fine. The guys from Herbscape Group aren’t here yet,” Jack replied with a casual smile. The three of them chatted away as they rode the elevator and headed over to the private room to wait for Herbscape Group’s representatives.
After about ten minutes, the hotel staff entered the private room with three gentlemen dressed in suits. “Hello, Mr. Damaris, Mr. Morrison, Dr. Jarvis!” said one of them respectfully as they all took turns shaking hands.
As they had already discussed the terms of the contract beforehand, the entire process went by rather smoothly. After going through the contract one final time to make sure everything was correct, Jack, Roxanne, and Larry signed their names on it.
Roxanne spaced out a little when she saw Jack chatting with the representatives from Herbscape Group. It reminded her of what Lucian said before.
Herbscape Group was originally going to sign a contract with Farwell Group but canceled it at the last minute and went with Damaris Group instead. I wonder what happened between them…
She was snapped out of her train of thought when the representatives from Herbscape Group got up and left.
“Is there anything else you two would like to discuss? If not, I’ll be heading back now. Archie and Benny are still waiting for me at home,” Roxanne mumbled absent-mindedly as she stood up.
She was about to leave when Jack stopped her and said, “We still have a celebratory party to attend. Everyone knows you’re the main reason we could sign this contract successfully, so they’re all waiting to raise their glasses to you. What will I tell them if you just up and leave like this?”
Roxanne froze when she heard that and recalled what Jack told her before.
He said one of the terms of the contract with Herbscape Group required me to attend their events. I didn’t take it seriously at the time, but it looks like Jack wasn’t kidding…
Roxanne felt conflicted as she realized she had inadvertently betrayed Lucian. I wonder what Lucian will say when he finds out…
“Come on, Roxanne. We’re going to be working closely together from now on, so it’d do us good to spend more time with each other,” Larry chimed in as well.
Left with no other choice, Roxanne recomposed herself and assented with a smile. The three of them left the private room and went straight to the banquet hall on the third floor.
Roxanne was shocked when she stepped out of the elevator. Everyone involved in the project was already waiting for her in the banquet hall. It was as though they already knew the signing of the contract would be successful.
They all flocked over to Roxanne with their glasses raised. “Mr. Damaris says you played a huge part in resolving the issue with our supply of medicinal herbs, Dr. Jarvis! Here’s a toast to you!”
“It’s truly amazing how a young woman like you could make such great accomplishments in the medical field!” Just like that, they surrounded Roxanne and kept raising toasts to her.
Since most of them were her seniors, Roxanne couldn’t bring herself to refuse their toasts. Jack and Larry helped receive some of the toasts on her behalf, but they didn’t dare do much in the face of those seniors.
It wasn’t long before Roxanne started feeling a buzz from all that drinking. Meanwhile, Lucian’s car had just arrived outside the hotel.
According to what Cayden told me, Damaris Group and Herbscape Group should be signing the contract on the second floor. With that in mind, Lucian quickly made his way up to the second floor, but Jack and Roxanne were nowhere in sight.
It wasn’t until he asked the hotel staff that he found out they had finished signing the contract long ago. The look on Lucian’s face turned gloomy when he heard that. Did Roxanne go straight home after signing the contract, or is she still with Jack?
He was about to give her a call when his phone started ringing all of a sudden. With a reluctant frown on his face, Lucian answered the call.
“Cayden should’ve told you that I wanted to see you, so why haven’t you shown up yet?” Elias asked in a cold voice. “I just arrived at the hotel. I’ll be with you in a minute,” Lucian replied before hanging up the phone and entering the elevator.
He had only intended to come to see Roxanne and clear things up with Elias. However, Roxanne was nowhere in sight, and Elias had already arrived.
Given the circumstances, Lucian had no choice but to go and see his father.
The elevator soon came to a halt on the top floor where Starlight Restaurant was located.
Lucian saw his father sitting by a window the moment he stepped out of the elevator.
The father-and-son duo both had expressionless looks on their faces whenever they weren’t speaking, which made it hard for others to tell what they were feeling.
Lucian walked up to the table and sat down in front of his father.
Elias looked up at him and said calmly, “Ah, you’re here. Go ahead and order something.”
“No, I still have things to take care of.” Lucian turned him down without any hesitation whatsoever.
Elias simply arched an eyebrow at him in response.
“I know why you wanted to see me. You’re here to persuade me to fulfill my promise to marry Aubree, right?” Lucian continued.
Elias nodded and got straight to the point by asking, “What do you have to say about that?”
Although Elias couldn’t care less about the marriage, he had to talk to Lucian because his wife had ordered him to.
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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