Chapter 698
Mission To Remarry
Chapter 698 Keep This A Secret Roxanne couldnât quite believe her ears. She froze for a good few seconds before flashing him a grateful smile. âIn that case, Iâll give our collaboration my best effort.â
Jack raised his glass and said, âGreat! On behalf of all the other partners, I hereby thank you for working with us! Hereâs to our partnership!â
Roxanne chuckled as she clinked glasses with him. Jack sure has been a great help to me all this while! For some reason, I never seem to run out of things to talk about when Iâm with Jack and Larry.
Maybe this is because weâre all in the same field of work. My conversations with Lucian, on the other hand, often end horriblyâ¦
The smile on Roxanneâs face faded slightly at the thought of Lucian. âOh, by the wayâ¦â Jack was about to say something when he noticed the change in her expression. While he didnât know what was on her mind, he instinctively changed the topic to relieve some of the tension anyway. âWhat are the names of the two kids from earlier today?â
Roxanneâs smile returned when she heard him mention her kids. âArchie and Benny.â
Jack nodded. âIâve always known about you having kids, but this is the first time Iâve seen those cute little angels in person. They sure look a lot like you!â
Roxanne froze after hearing that as she felt a strange sensation sweeping through her heart.
Jackâs choice of words sure can be misleading! For a moment there, I thought he was calling me cute!
Roxanne pinched herself underneath the table to snap herself out of it.
No, no, no! What am I thinking? What has gotten into me lately? Why have I been having such crazy thoughts? Jack is complimenting my kids, for goodnessâ sake! Why did I associate that with myself?
This must be Lucianâs fault! Iâm being paranoid because of those strange things he said!
âItâs my first time meeting them, so I should bring them some presents. What would they like?â Jack asked.
Roxanne turned him down politely, âThat wonât be necessary. Archie and Benny donât really care about this sort of thing. Besides, they already have everything they need.â
Jack frowned. âWhy are you so against me giving them some presents? Since weâre partners, Iâll be seeing them fairly often in the future anyway. I wouldnât want them to hate me for not giving them presents.â
Unsure of how to counter that statement, Roxanne could only reply with a smile, âIf you insist, then I shall gladly accept your offer. If youâre going to give them something, thenâ¦â
That was when Roxanne realized she couldnât think of a suitable present for them.
The kids have never asked me for anything. They usually just buy whatever they need with the money from Archieâs piggy bank. As for presents, they liked anything I bought them, so I donât really know what they actually like. Hmm⦠If I recall, they seemed to like the presents that Lucian got them very much.
With that in mind, Roxanne continued a little uncertainly, âI think you should give them stuff like Lego sets or scale models of aircraft.â
Jack arched his eyebrow slightly and said, âAll right, Iâll be sure to prepare the presents. Make sure to keep this a secret, okay?â
Roxanne chuckled as she nodded at him in response.