The Abandoned Wife (Lucian) novel Chapter 1536

In the past, Jack and I had only ever talked about work or medical matters when we hung out together, so what’s with this change? Argh. I don’t want to talk about anything else but our collaboration!

“In that case, let’s go over the content first. We can draw up the contract another day,” Roxanne suggested, still with a polite smile on her face.

In Jack’s drunken haze, he frowned and slammed his hand down on the table. “Is that all we can talk about between us?”

As Roxanne met Jack’s gaze in silence, alarm bells began ringing in her head. “We’re partners, aren’t we? Shouldn’t we be talking about work?”

“Are you saying we can only be coworkers, Ms. Jarvis?” Jack retorted as his eyes glowed with anger.

Even though it was an ambiguous question, it didn’t take long before Roxanne guessed what the man was getting at. That, however, left her utterly perplexed.

Huh? All this while, I’ve treated Jack like a colleague, so why would he develop such feelings for me?

Just as Roxanne began to doubt her judgment, Jack’s voice rang out, albeit with a note of bitterness.

“Since I first saw you at the medical consultation, I’ve had a lot of admiration for you. Not only was I in awe of your medical skills, but I was also touched by how much you cared for the young and old. Whenever we met, I always asked myself how great it’d be if I could have an incredible woman like yourself by my side. It’d be even better if I could shower you with love.”

Upon hearing that and seeing the fondness in Jack’s eyes, Roxanne reeled in shock.