Chapter 170
Chapter
170 Sunce Alfred‘s treatment hade to an end, all that was required next was to prescribe him medi
cauon regrly and remind him to take the pills on ume.As such, there was no need for Roxanne to bic
ad over to the Qucon residence
now and then. And non that she had plenty of unc, she spent almost the whole day at the research insti
tute, either handling misceneous work or heading to the rescarch facility and joining the other researc
hers in the research.As Colby had been working as her assistant while she was overseas previously, h
e continued helping her. Needless to say, the two had a great rapport.That particr day, the two walke
d out of the
research facility earlier than usual as they had finally achieved a breakthrough in their research.
Colby suggested, “Since we‘ve been so busy for the past few days, why don‘t we have a meal together
to celebrate?”Roxanne nced at the time and apologized, “Let‘s do it another day. I still have to pick
my kidsup.”It did not seem proper for Colby to insist since Roxanne had given that reason. And so, the t
wo left the research institute and went in separate ways.Upon getung into the car,
Roxanne‘s phone rang again. This time, it was a call from Larry.“What is it, Larry?”Lary‘s gentle voice r
ang out from the other end of the line. “Do you have timeter? We haven‘t had time to meet up after c
oming back here. I wonder if I have the
honor of having you join mefor a meal, Dr. Jarvis?”Just as Roxanne wanted to use the same excuse sh
e had given Colby earlier, Larry interrupted, “I‘ve booked a restaurant and am only waiting for you
toe over.”Hearing that, she swallowed her words back.It was true that
she was in a rush to pick up the three children, but since Larry was so adamant about having a meal wi
th her, she reckoned it would be inappropriate if she refused any further.Besides, Larry had offered her
a lot of help when she was abroad. No matter what, it did not seem right for her to leave the man all by
himself. “All right. Where are you? I‘ll head over now.” Eventually, she epted his invitation. At once,
Larry gave her the restaurant‘s name and location, almost as though he knew her answer beforehand.
Roxanne promptly agreed.After concluding the call, she made another call to Catalina, asking thetterContent ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.
to help pick theTourchildren up trom the kindergarten. With that, she changed her route and headed to
ward the address Larry provided her.By the ume she arrived, Larry had already waited for her for quite
some time.At the sight of Roxanne, he waved and beckoned her over. Hurrying over and siling
down in the seat opposite his, she said apologetically, “Sorry for the wait.”Larry smiled. “No worries. Did
I disturb you while you were at work earlier?”Back when they were overseas, Roxanne would often for
get about the time because of work. At times, she would even stay up the entire night for work.Roxanne
giggled while shaking her head. “No. I just happened to have ended work earlier today.”Having said th
at, she beckoned the waiter and turned to Larry. “Let me treat you
to a meal today since I‘mte. Besides, I returned earlier than you, so we‘ll treat this as a weing fe
ast for you.”Larry readily agreed, “Well then, don‘t mind if I do.”Afier ordering some food, the two began
chating about work and gradually became engrossed in the conversation.Al that moment, the restaura
nt manager marched in, leading a group of people behind him.Surrounded by men, Lucian had to uli hi
s head every so often to listen to them talk.As he happened to turn in a direction, he spotted a familiar s
ilhouelle siling at a table by the window.His face instantly darkened when he took a second look at the t
wo figures chauing happily.“Mr. Farwell?” Baffled, someone in the group called him afier noucing that h
e suddenly stopped in his tracks.Lucian‘s brows scrunched up as he slowly withdrew his gaze and follo
wed the crowd into a private room.