Chapter 16: 16

Chapter 16Chapter 16 Lucian furrowed his brows, and a look of annoyance flashed

through his eyes. Am I seeing things again? I wouldn’t bother about it if it’s

just once or twice, but this has been going on for two days straight. I’ve been

seeing her figure in different places. But the silhouette only flashes past my

eyes without leaving any traces behind. He could not help but snort coldly

before retracting his gaze. I must be going mad. That’s why I’m thinking of her

again. Meanwhile, Cayden had been waiting by the side for some time.

Seeing Lucian not moving his feet, he asked carefully, “Mr. Farwell, our client

has been waiting for a long time. Aren’t we going in?” Lucian shut his eyes for

a while and recollected himself before replying calmly, “Let’s go.” With that, he

strode into the building with his long legs. Cayden followed closely behind

him. When Roxanne and Colby arrived in the private room, all the employees

of the research institute were already there.

Colby let her sit in the main seat, while he took the one beside her. After

getting themselves settled, he introduced her to the crowd, “I’m sure many of

you have met Dr. Jarvis today, but I’d still like to introduce her to all of you.”

Everyone turned to look at Roxanne, who nodded as a form of greeting. “This

is Roxanne Jarvis. You may address her as Dr. Jarvis. Perhaps you might not

be familiar with this name, but I’m sure everyone is familiar with the name she

used abroad. She’s Professor Lambert’s greatest student, Janet.” Everyone in

the room was stunned to hear the name. It took them a while to come back to

their senses, and their eyes were instantly filled with respect. Janet was a

name everyone in the medical industry was aware of. In fact, it would be safe

to say that her name was well known abroad.

After all, she possessed great medical skills from a young age. Rumor had it

that she inherited eighty percent of Harvey’s skills. She was basically a role

model for the younger generation. All that while, the employees thought Janet

was a serious-looking, bespectacled academician with short hair. To their

surprise, she was a beautiful woman. After returning to their senses, some of

her admirers quickly stood up. “Are you really Janet? I really admire you. I’ve

read every thesis you wrote when you were abroad. You’re really my idol!”

“It’s our honor to be colleagues with you, Janet!” The crowd started giving

compliments, all of them looking extremely sincere. After exchanging glances

with everyone, Roxanne smiled. “Thank you for the compliments, everyone.

Here’s to a fruitful collaboration.” With that, she raised her glass. The others,

too, raised theirs and downed their drinks in one go. Roxanne acted extremely

friendly without any arrogance, causing all the employees to admire her even

more. It was a pleasant and cheerful meal. Many of them toasted Roxanne,

and she accepted them all. She had a high alcohol tolerance, but there were

too many people who approached her for a toast. Before she knew it, she wasalready feeling tipsy. Seeing the dinner was about to end, Roxanne excused

herself to the toilet to wash her face and freshen up. As she walked out of the

restroom and was on the way back to the private room, her phone vibrated.

Roxanne glanced at her phone to find a message from her children, asking

her when was she going home. Seeing the text put a heartwarming smile on

her face. When she was about to stop in her tracks tonoveldrama

reply to their text, someone bumped into her shoulder harshly, and her phone

almost flew out of her hands. Roxanne gripped her phone tightly and

apologized to the other person. “I’m sorry—” Before she could even finish, the

man questioned angrily, “Are you blind? D*mn it. What a mood killer for such

a night!” As he spoke, a stench of alcohol entered her nostrils. Roxanne

knitted her brows and backed away discreetly, putting some distance between

them. When the drunkard saw her face clearly, he stopped scolding her and

gaped at her beautiful face.