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 error of her ways, so she asked for my help to schedule a meeting with you. She wants to apologize

he swept his gaze across

got to her feet while wearing a sincere smile. “Dr. Jarvis,

saw how close you were to Lucian, I immediately harbored prejudices against you. I now realize I

horrible attitude toward Roxanne in the

she had put the

the implicit message in Frieda's words and

could not bring herself to

what Frieda meant. His expression turned

expression grew increasingly sincere as she retrieved

so could you please forgive me? Since Jonathan and Lucian are best friends, I would like to be your bestie,

she offered the

Roxanne on the spot, making it difficult

fairly confident that she

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