The Abandoned Wife

Although he was initially surprised by Roxanne's words, Jack quickly found it reasonable after giving it some thought. After all, from the first day he met her, he knew that she wasn't someone to shy away from a challenge.

With that thought in mind, he gave the lady sitting in the backseat a look of admiration through the rearview mirror.

When he saw the resolve written all over Roxanne's face, Jack couldn't help but feel moved by it.

Finally, they made their way through the heavy traffic and managed to arrive at the restaurant right on the dot.

They expected Jessica to have arrived; however, the latter was nowhere to be seen.

As the empty table caused both of them to exchange glances, a sense of dread descended upon the two of them concurrently.

"I'll call and check," Jack suggested with a cocked brow once they took their seats.

Nodding in acknowledgment, Roxanne could feel an inexplicable sense of trepidation creeping into her.

"Jack, have you arrived?"

the moment the call

phone on speaker, Jack grunted in response before asking,

door-replied with an apologetic tone, "I'm really sorry. Please wait a few more minutes for me, as I'm currently stuck in

each other. Although they were skeptical about it, they couldn't find any fault with the excuse since it

traffic did hold them

take longer since Hightower residence

"All right then.

affect her cordial tone. "As I'll probably be stuck here for a while,

no other choice but

the call

to what she was up to, Jack and Roxanne assumed that

the food in front of them with neither showing

both of them felt that

notice anything out of the ordinary, she had no choice but to suppress the suspicion that arose within