Upon saying that, Colby stared intently at Roxanne’s face to see if he could glean some information out of her expression.
Although Roxanne’s heart was racing, she acted calm and composed. “I’ve already told someone to investigate the email address, so I should hear back from that person soon. Let’s talk about it afterward.”
Colby got nothing out of her expression, so he ended up frowning in annoyance.
Seeing that, Roxanne forced a smile and said, “Thank you for your concern, Dr. Galloway. I’m exhausted. I’ll need you to coordinate the research institute today.”
Colby nodded nonchalantly. “Okay.”
Roxanne thought Colby would leave her office after that, but he didn’t seem like he was leaving anytime soon.
Baffled, she asked, “Is something else the matter?”
Colby seemed troubled when he asked, “Now that Herbscape Group’s medicinal herbs are gone, how do you plan on salvaging the situation?”
Roxanne felt a headache coming when he mentioned those medicinal herbs. That’s one of the reasons why I’m so angry. That batch of medicinal herbs is very important for the project. Since it’s very rare in Chanaea, we had to take the risk and retrieve the medicinal herbs before Herbscape Group got sealed up. Yet, everything has turned to ashes. As for what to do next, I’ll have to discuss it with Jack. Obviously, the research institute has to be responsible for losing the medicinal herbs in the fire. It seems like I owe Jack an apology.
Just when her temple was throbbing, Colby’s voice rang out once again.
“If you need help, I think I can figure something out to soften the blow.”
Roxanne suddenly came back to her senses when she heard that. “Do you know how to find those medicinal herbs?”
Colby nodded slightly. “I’ll try my best.”
At that, Roxanne gave him a doubtful glance. “That batch of medicinal herbs is rare because we could barely find it on Chanaea’s supply channels. If it’s too tough of a task for you, just forget about it.”
Colby’s gaze dimmed when he saw Roxanne doubting his capability. “I’ve been in Horington for so many years, so I have some connections. Don’t worry about it.”
Only after hearing Colby’s response did Roxanne relax slightly. “I see. I’ll leave it to you, then. Feel free to come to me if you need anything,” she said.
Colby agreed. Roxanne couldn’t help adding emotionally, “If you can find those medicinal herbs again, you’ll solve a huge problem for me.”
Finally, Colby felt chirpy upon hearing Roxanne’s tone. Ever since Roxanne went to the research institute, she had been solving all kinds of problems on her own.
She would only let him, the person in charge of the research institute, help her with trivial matters.
Therefore, Colby knew that despite her praises, she had always only regarded him as an ordinary researcher at the research institute.
After all, he was nothing compared to the men she had by her side.
This time around, he was rather surprised at the fact that it didn’t take much to trick Roxanne into holding him in high regard.
No one would’ve expected him to do so much just to create a distance between Roxanne and other men. It’ll be so much better if Roxanne would follow my hints and shift her suspicions toward Jack and Lucian.
Colby was elated when he imagined how Roxanne would drift away from those two men and toward himself because of what had happened.
“Don’t worry. Since an employee of the research institute is to blame for this mess, I have an obligation to help out wherever I can.”
Colby put his satisfaction aside and pretended to be merciful. “No matter what, Jason was still a senior employee at the research institute. Besides, he was doing it for his son. I hope you can show him some mercy, Dr. Jarvis.”
Roxanne felt slightly helpless when she answered, “I’m not even planning on doing anything harsh to him.”
Since no casualties were involved in the accident, Roxanne’s memorandum of understanding was enough to lighten Jason’s charges.
As for Jason’s son, she would also help with the treatment.
Colby smiled gratefully when he heard that. “That’s good to know.”
They chatted for a while more before he stood up and excused himself.
Suddenly, Roxanne’s phone lit up.
She lowered her gaze and saw that it was a text from Benny.
Benny had looked into the email address, but he found nothing.
The email sender managed to stay hidden. The email address the person used was an email account without a domain. Since the perpetrator wouldn’t use it again, it was impossible to find any information on it.
Therefore, even Benny couldn’t do anything about it.
Just like that, Roxanne’s heart sank once again.
Colby noticed the change in her mood, so he asked in a concerned tone, “What’s the matter?”
Roxanne didn’t plan on hiding that information from him, so she answered truthfully, “I’ve received the outcome of the investigation on the email address.”
Colby narrowed his eyes upon hearing that. “What did you find? Who told Jason to do so?”
Roxanne shook her head dejectedly. “I’ve got nothing.”
Colby discreetly breathed a sigh of relief before putting on an angry expression.
“The mastermind is so well-hidden, and he’s definitely targeting Herbscape Group! Who is capable of doing this?”
Roxanne was feeling troubled. There aren’t many people who can do so much damage to Herbscape Group and stay hidden from Benny’s investigation. Coincidentally, I know someone who’s that capable and has the reasons to do so. That person is none other than Lucian.
Feeling that he had given out enough hints, Colby said nothing else and stood up to leave.
Roxanne’s face fell as she watched the office door slowly close.
The only one she could think of was Lucian.
If it really is him… I wonder what the hell was he actually thinking…
The kiss last night was still fresh in her mind.
If things are as Jack thought, did he do this because of me?
At that moment, panic swamped her.
Meanwhile, Herbscape Group was in chaos.
After getting investigated by the two departments, all the mess Herbscape Group had in the past was exposed to the public.
Dean was facing a lawsuit, and he was panicking to the point his mind was going blank.
Left without a choice, he steeled himself and contacted Jack.
He reckoned Damaris Group would not sit on their hands and watch as Herbscape Group collapsed after how the latter had provided Damaris Group that many medicinal herbs and how much money Damaris Group had invested in Herbscape Group.
However, after a few tries, it became clear that Jack did not wish to pick up the call.
Dean’s heart sank, but he still held onto hope and called Jack’s assistant.
Unlike Jack, the assistant picked up the call quickly.
“It’s me, Herbscape Group’s chairman—”
Before Dean could finish his sentence, the assistant cut him off.
“I’m sorry, but Mr. Damaris is currently busy. Once he is done with his work, I’ll convey to him that you’ve called.”
With that said, the assistant ended the call immediately.
Dean’s face turned ghostly pale as he listened to the engaged tone coming out of the speakers.
They were both businessmen, and by then, he understood what Jack was telling him with his actions.
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