Chapter 1452


    The location Jack picked for his meal date with Roxanne was a café with a quaint ir. In fact, it had a vibe simr to the Damaris


    residence.


    When she arrived, Jack was already waiting for her inside. Upon noticing her, he stood and gestured at her.


    She quickened her pace and sat opposite from him.


    Having learned their lesson from thest time, they sat at a table in the corner this time. A sandalwood incense was burning


    nearby them.


    Roxanne felt strangelyfortable when she took in the scent of the incense, possibly because she was used to the smell of


    traditional medicine.


    Hence, she didn’t give it too much thought because she assumed it was the café’s specialty.Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org.


    “I''m sorry for beingte again,” apologized Roxanne with embarrassment after taking her seat. We''re meeting up this time


    because | wanted to make up for the fact that my disappearancest week caused a dy in the project’s progress. Yet, I’mte


    again. | feel so rude.


    Jack smiled nonchntly and poured her a cup of coffee. “It’s fine. This café is quite far from the research institute, and | just


    happened to be near this area.”


    As he spoke, he casually fiddled with the incense burner.


    Seeing that he didn’t seem to mind her tardiness, Roxanne let out a sigh of relief.


    “| should be the one apologizing to you,” Jack abruptly said.


    That puzzled her. Why is he apologizing to me?


    “In the end, | was the reason the public focused on you.” Gazing at her apologetically, he continued, “If | hadn’t changed the time


    to nighttime, those reporters wouldn’t have taken those pictures and said those things on the inte.”


    When he brought that up, Roxanne felt conflicted. | suppose he is right.


    As though Jack had read her mind, he exined sincerely, “I really did have something | needed to attend to during noon that


    day. One of Damaris Group’spanies that sells medicinal herbs had a bit of a problem that required my assistance.”


    Of course, she had no intention of ming him. She merely thought what happened that night was too coincidental.


    Thus, she replied, “I know you didn’t change the time without reason. Neither of us would’ve expected reporters to be following


    us. Besides, the incident’s over.”


    Out of nowhere, Jack sighed a little. “So, you’ve gotten back together with Mr. Farwell.”


    That dumbfounded Roxanne for a few seconds. What am | supposed to say to that? My rtionship with Lucian can’t be easily


    exined.


    The look in his eyes darkened when she didn’t immediately respond.


    However, when her line of sightnded on his countenance again, he acted normal and questioned icily, “I’m assuming you spent


    your time away with him?”


    Instead of denying it, Roxanne answered, “We needed to lie low because the media had their sights on us.”


    Jack was displeased that she didn’t reveal where she went or what she did with Lucian. However, he didn’t want to keep himself


    in a bad mood, so he changed the topic. “In the period you were away, | did some research rted to the development of the


    new medicine. | feel like perhaps we can change the trajectory of the project. The market’s beencking in anti-cancer medicine,


    especially ones centered on traditional medicine.”


    In response, Roxanne pondered the issue with a grim expression. “I noticed that previously. However, it''ll be difficult to pull off


    because the public prefers to rely on western medicine tobat cancer.”


    He proceeded to brief her about the result of his research and concluded, “Perhaps we can be the first to achieve that feat.”