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.

gave her a perfunctory reply. "Since you're the host,

spoken when silence descended upon the

as to what to do, Roxanne gave Jack an awkward look, for she intended to leave early if

she and Jack could still talk about the

that the former had arrived,

Roxanne had no desire to

her mind. Taking the initiative to break the silence, he said, "Jessica, didn't you mention

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 supposed to apologize to Ms. Jarvis

is a symbol of my apology!" No sooner had

as it was evident that Jessica was pressuring

she would only drink when

was supposed to apologize instead of putting her in

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