The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 1388

Just then, a pot-bellied middle-aged man walked up to the duo. "Who's this with you, Mr. Damaris?"

Upon hearing that, Jack stood up to greet the man and make the introductions. "This is Dr. Roxanne Jarvis. Roxanne, meet Terence Canfield, the new person in charge of this nursing home." Roxanne smiled and greeted Terence cordially.

"So this is the renowned Dr. Jarvis?" Terence exclaimed while sizing the woman up. "People have raved about your beauty and talent, but I never thought you'd be this drop-dead gorgeous! To top it all off, you have a heart of gold too! The old folks have nothing but praise and admiration for you!"

"I'm nowhere as kind as you, Mr. Canfield," Roxanne said smilingly. "If you hadn't taken over the nursing home, who knows what'd happen to these old folks?"

chuckled politely. "Oh, it's nothing to write home about. By the way, it's getting late. Do you guys have any plans for the evening? If you don't, why not stay and have dinner together? It'd

about to turn

ask you about the old folks' follow-up treatments," he remarked before turning to Roxanne for her opinion. "I'm not sure if Ms. Jarvis has any plans for the night, though. If she does, I'd need to trouble you to make arrangements for

Terence, and since she was also concerned about the follow-up care,

have dinner together, then. I'd love to learn more about the

led them to a restaurant near the nursing

of the servers promptly ushered them into a private

Damaris and Dr. Jarvis!" Terence said as he raised his glass and regarded his guests with awe. "Well, I'm sure you've seen the current state of the nursing home. We're happy to provide financial support, yet there still aren't any medical organizations willing to help us out. They think our elderly residents have a high mortality rate, so they don't want to ruin their reputation by collaborating with us. You two are the only ones who immediately agreed

glances, Roxanne and

our jobs as doctors," the latter replied pleasantly. "You, on the other hand, ought to be applauded for your incredible generosity. It's clear to see that the nursing home is in shambles,

nodded and chimed in, "Indeed. If it weren't for your support, we might not