The Abandoned Wife

of her phone and turned to glance in her direction. Then, he caught sight of the faint smile on her face. Following her line of vision, he saw Larry's name on the top of her screen. Evidently, she was texting Larry. Lucian's mood, which

It gradually dawned on her that her lit phone screen was indeed eye-catching inside the dim car. Nevertheless, she did not think that was a reason for Lucian to pry into her privacy. Despite feeling indignant, Roxanne did not want to argue with him regarding that matter, so she merely said, "Larry is just concerned about my whereabouts. Please don't misunderstand us, Mr. Farwell." Lucian's previous assumption about her relationship with Larry had caused her to have lingering fears and

few moments later, he said in a deep voice while suppressing his rage, "Ms. Jarvis, please don't forget that I'm still pursuing you." Roxanne did not anticipate their topic of conversation would take such an unexpected turn. She was dumbfounded for a few seconds before forcing herself to stay calm and responding, "That's your problem. I've never taken that matter seriously from the beginning. Even if you're really pursuing me, that would be your issue. I have no obligations to cooperate with you whatsoever." She could vividly feel the growing tension in the air after she was done talking. Roxanne dug her fingers into her