Roxanne turned around and made her way over to pick up the phone. Seeing Jack’s name on the caller ID reminded her of what he said earlier, so she wasn’t sure if she should answer his call.
However, it didn’t seem like Jack was going to hang up anytime soon as the phone simply. continued ringing. Roxanne forcefully suppressed her reluctance and answered the call, “What is it, Mr. Damaris? It’s really late now.”
“Sorry, am I disturbing you? I didn’t want to call you this late at night, but I felt the need to apologize for what happened earlier,” Jack said apologetically. Roxanne frowned in confusion when she heard that.
What’s with Jack’s sudden change in attitude? Not wanting to make things awkward, she replied with a soft chuckle, “It’s fine. You had a little too much to drink earlier, so I’ll just pretend I didn’t hear that.”
Jack breathed a sigh of relief. “That’s good to hear. I wasn’t planning on saying that after I found out about your relationship with Mr. Farwell. Since we have been working together for a long time, I figured I’d just treat you as al business partner. However, I got a little too carried away today, and it just slipped. I’m sorry I lost my composure earlier. I didn’t scare you, did I?”
Why does it sound like he’s confessing to me again? Roxanne frowned at the thought of that and said coldly, “No. You just said some things that you shouldn’t have, that’s all. If you truly are sorry, then please stop bringing this up in the future.”
The look in Jack’s eyes grew cold when he heard that, but he maintained a cautious tone as he said, “All right, I’ll keep that in mind. By the way, you mentioned a couple of times about our profit-sharing model. It’s true that we should get that settled as soon as possible. I can’t believe I got so carried away that I forgot. about it.”
Roxanne felt a little better when he mentioned work. “In that case, how about we meet up to discuss that tomorrow, Mr. Damaris?”
Since Jack had wanted to see her anyway, he agreed to her request without any hesitation whatsoever. “Sure thing. I’ll go see you at the research institute tomorrow.”
Roxanne agreed to it after giving it some thought. The two then chose a time to meet before ending the call. Lucian happened to come in at the time, so he saw her putting her phone down. “Who were you talking to this late at night?” he asked with a frown.
“Mr. Damaris called to make an appointment to discuss the contract tomorrow. I was planning on meeting him at Damaris Group at first, but since he’s partially responsible for this delay, we chose to meet at the research institute instead, Roxanne replied evasively.
Given what happened between them, Roxanne figured it would be safer to meet him in her own territory instead.
Since he would be joining her in meeting Jack tomorrow, Lucian didn’t bother asking her too much about it. The two then went to bed in each other’s arms.
Roxanne felt it was a little inappropriate at first, but felt it was nothing compared to what they did yesterday night. With that in mind, she lay obediently in his arms and fell asleep shortly after.
The two of them got up early the next morning, and Lucian drove her to the research institute. While waiting for Jack to show up, they went through the terms of the contract together.
With Lucian’s guidance, Roxanne was able to be more confident about the details of the contract. Jack arrived at Roxanne’s office at around nine in the morning.
The look on his face turned gloomy when he saw Roxanne sitting on a single-cushion couch while Lucian sat on a longer one next to hers. Lucian was in a relaxed posture and seemed to be discussing something with Roxanne. Although the two of them were sitting on separate couches, their interactions looked very intimate.
“Hello, Mr. Damaris,” Roxanne greeted him with a smile when she noticed him standing there. With Lucian around, she was able to relax and interact with Jack more naturally.
After taking a second to regain his composure, Jack flashed her a smile before shifting his gaze toward Lucian.
“What a coincidence, Mr. Farwell. I didn’t know you would be here too. Ms. Jarvis and I have some business to discuss, though. If possible, could you perhaps-”
Jack was trying to politely ask Lucian to leave, but Lucian cut him off with a warning gaze before he could finish his sentence.
“No, it’s not possible. I don’t think there’s anything between you and Roxanne that I shouldn’t know.” Jack’s expression tensed up instantly. “It’s about a partnership between Damaris Group and this research institute.”
“In that case, there’s no need for me to leave. Farwell Group is not involved in the medical field, so knowing the details of your partnership won’t result in any conflicts of interest. Besides, you should have faith in Roxanne’s integrity,” Lucian replied nonchalantly.
Jack’s face clouded over when he realized Lucian wasn’t going to leave. “Will you be contributing anything to this conversation, then?”
Lucian arched an eyebrow in response before shifting his gaze toward Roxanne. Roxanne let out a helpless sigh when she noticed the rising tension between Lucian and Jack, but she was not about to take Jack’s side in this situation.
“I’m sorry I didn’t tell you this in advance. I’m not that knowledgeable when it comes to business, so Mr. Farwell is here as my consultant.”
She then turned toward Lucian to see if he was satisfied with her reply. Feeling satisfied, Lucian gave her a nod in. response.
Jack frowned slightly and let out a sarcastic chuckle. “You’re willing to lower yourself and become Ms. Jarvis’s consultant? Now I see why she’s so loyal to you, Mr. Farwell!”
“It is an honor for me to be Roxanne’s consultant,” Lucian replied. It was unclear if he genuinely meant that, though.
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.