The Abandoned Wife (Lucian) novel Chapter 1452

The location Jack picked for his meal date with Roxanne was a café with a quaint flair. In fact, it had a vibe similar to the Damaris residence.

When she arrived, Jack was already waiting for her inside. Upon noticing her, he stood and gestured at her.

She quickened her pace and sat opposite from him.

Having learned their lesson from the last time, they sat at a table in the corner this time. A sandalwood incense was burning nearby them.

Roxanne felt strangely comfortable when she took in the scent of the incense, possibly because she was used to the smell of traditional medicine.

Hence, she didn’t give it too much thought because she assumed it was the café’s specialty.

“I’m sorry for being late again,” apologized Roxanne with embarrassment after taking her seat. We’re meeting up this time because I wanted to make up for the fact that my disappearance last week caused a delay in the project’s progress. Yet, I’m late again. I feel so rude.

Jack smiled nonchalantly and poured her a cup of coffee. “It’s fine. This café is quite far from the research institute, and I just happened to be near this area.”

As he spoke, he casually fiddled with the incense burner.

Seeing that he didn’t seem to mind her tardiness, Roxanne let out a sigh of relief.

“I should be the one apologizing to you,” Jack abruptly said.

That puzzled her. Why is he apologizing to me?

“In the end, I was the reason the public focused on you.” Gazing at her apologetically, he continued, “If I hadn’t changed the time to nighttime, those reporters wouldn’t have taken those pictures and said those things on the internet.”