The Abandoned Wife

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.

and pulled out the chair for her like the gentleman he was. "Frieda recognized the error of her

spoke, he swept his gaze across

her feet while wearing a sincere smile. "Dr. Jarvis, I was too immature in the past. Because Aubree and

before continuing, "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 wrong.

her horrible attitude toward Roxanne in the

she had put the blame on

the implicit message in Frieda's

herself to accept her

His expression turned grim as he chided,

expression grew increasingly sincere as she retrieved a gift she had bought

realized my mistakes now. You're the only one Lucian has ever loved. Roxanne, I was foolish in the past, so could you please

she offered the

making it

moment, Frieda was fairly confident

much, so there's no way Roxanne