Subsequently, she got to her feet and regained her composure before heading to the restaurant next door.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

Upon entering the restaurant, Jessica gave her two guests an apologetic look.

Her arrival brought a sense of relief to Roxanne and Jack who responded with a faint smile. "It's all right. Please take a seat."

Nodding in acknowledgment, Jessica sat down beside them. However, at the sight of the untouched food on the table, she looked at them in surprise. "Didn't I ask you to start first? Why did you wait for me? I'm really sorry that the food is now cold."

Since Roxanne didn't know Jessica that well, she simply broke into a cordial smile.

her a perfunctory reply. "Since you're the host, it's right that we wait

when silence descended upon the

Jack an

around, she and Jack could still talk about

arrived, they would have to

had no desire to continue wasting

the initiative to break

back to her senses, Jessica threw Roxanne a knowing glance. "Ah, I'm sorry. I was befuddled after getting stuck in the traffic for so long. The fact that I'm

This toast is a symbol of my apology!" No sooner had she spoken than she downed her glass of wine in a single

a conflicted look in Roxanne's eyes, as it was evident that Jessica was pressuring her into

she would only drink

apologize instead of putting her

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