At noon the next day, Jonathan brought Frieda shopping. They bought a bunch of gifts before driving to the restaurant where they were supposed to meet Roxanne.

The restaurant was near the research institute. Due to the closeness of both locations, Roxanne thought she could head back to do some more work if their meeting ended early.

Something in the research institute held her up, so Jonathan and Frieda were already waiting in the private room by the time she arrived.

“I’m sorry, Dr. Jarvis. Did I interrupt your work?”

Despite addressing Roxanne by her name in front of Lucian, Jonathan was mindful of his behavior and addressed her politely when she was present.

Roxanne offered him a polite smile. Her gaze then landed on Frieda, and confusion crossed her eyes.

If I’m not mistaken, Frieda never liked me. So why is she here today?

Considering how busy she was handling various projects at the research institute, Roxanne did not want to be involved in any trouble.

pulled out the chair for her like the gentleman he was. “Frieda recognized the error of her ways, so she asked for my

swept his gaze across

while wearing a sincere smile. “Dr. Jarvis, I

to Lucian, I immediately harbored prejudices against you. I now realize I was in the wrong. Hopefully, you

Roxanne in the

that mere sentence, she had

in Frieda’s words and felt

bring herself to

Frieda meant. His

increasingly sincere as she retrieved a gift

Roxanne, I was foolish in the past, so could

speaking, she offered the gift

words, she had put Roxanne on the spot, making it difficult for the latter to refuse

fairly confident that she would

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