A good half an hour pa*sed before Larry got back to her.
Almost immediately, Roxanne was there to pick up the very moment the phone screen lit up. “How did it go, Larry?” she asked anxiously.
Larry’s tone sounded somewhat somber. “Discussions were going pretty well, that is, until I mentioned your research institute. It seemed to have altered their attitude completely.”
Upon hearing that, Roxanne’s eyes dimmed, and her lips curled up slightly into a soured expression. “I see. Sorry to trouble you. Going forward, please do not get yourself involved in this matter anymore. I’ll figure out a way to resolve it myself.
She was concerned that Larry would also be marked should he continue to help her.
When her voice faded out, she heard Larry forward a query quite out of the blue, “What’s g
