The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 1417

At noon the next day, Jonathan brought Frieda shopping. They bought a bunch of gifts before driving to the restaurant where they were supposed to meet Roxanne.

The restaurant was near the research institute. Due to the closeness of both locations, Roxanne thought she could head back to do some more work if their meeting ended early. Something in the research institute held her up, so Jonathan and Frieda were already waiting in the private room by the time she arrived.

"I'm sorry, Dr. Jarvis. Did I interrupt your work?"

Despite addressing Roxanne by her name in front of Lucian, Jonathan was mindful of his behavior and addressed her politely when she was present.

Roxanne offered him a polite smile. Her gaze then landed on Frieda, and confusion crossed her eyes.

If I'm not mistaken, Frieda never liked me. So why is she here today?

Considering how busy she was handling various projects at the research institute, Roxanne did not want to be involved in any trouble.

of her ways, so she asked for my

he swept his gaze

wearing a sincere smile. "Dr. Jarvis, I was too immature in

"Aubree and I are good friends, so when I saw how close you were to Lucian, I immediately harbored prejudices against you. I now realize I was in the

in

sentence, she had put the

implicit message in

herself to accept

realized what Frieda meant. His expression

increasingly sincere as she retrieved

the past, so could you

she offered the gift to

on the spot, making it difficult for the latter to

confident that she

humbled myself this much, so there's no way Roxanne will

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