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.

the gentleman he was. "Frieda recognized the error of her ways, so she asked for my help to schedule a meeting with

spoke, he swept

to her feet while wearing a sincere smile. "Dr. Jarvis, I was too immature in the

Lucian, I immediately harbored prejudices against you. I now realize I was in the wrong. Hopefully, you won't hold it

that her horrible attitude toward Roxanne in the past was entirely due to

sentence, she had put the

understood the implicit message in Frieda's words and

bring herself to accept

also realized what Frieda meant. His expression

grew increasingly sincere as she retrieved a gift she had

past, so could you please forgive

she offered the

had put Roxanne on the spot, making it difficult for

moment, Frieda was fairly confident that she would

no