Fractured Hopes

Alfred was well aware that Hector had met up with Roxanne earlier that day. After dinner that night, he gave Hector a call to have a grasp of their collaboration.

Meanwhile, Jonathan was seated alongside him. After knowing that the Damaris family had agreed to collaborate with Roxanne, he notified Lucian without hesitation.

In the meantime, Lucian had just put Estella to sleep when he received Jonathan’s call. “Yes?”

“Let me tell you some great news. The Damaris family has agreed to collaborate with Dr. Jarvis. Thus, I suppose she’ll not fly overseas temporarily,” Jonathan responded with sheer blissfulness in his tone.

Lucian arched his brows and nodded pleasantly. “Well done.”

From the other end of the line, Jonathan’s voice sounded again. “Even so, it implies that Dr. Jarvis will have to deal with the young heir from the Damaris family for a certain period after this.”

Lucian knitted his brows. “What do you mean?”

“Jack Damaris will be in charge of the Damaris family’s research inst