The Abandoned Wife novel Chapter 383

The speculation Jonathan made in the morning plagued his mind for the entire day.

When he went off work at night, he called Lucian.

The man on the other end of the line was swift to answer the call. “Is something the matter, Jonathan?”

Jonathan briefly chuckled. “It's been a while since we met. Are you free tonight for a drink?”

Lucian creased his forehead when he heard that—he knew Jonathan had something to say to him, so he lowered his voice and agreed to it.

After ending the call, Lucian instructed Cayden to pick Estella up from the kindergarten before he drove to a private club he frequented.

Just as he entered the establishment, the server came over. “Mr. Farwell, Mr. Queen has been waiting for you.”

Lucian nodded slightly and followed the server upstairs into a private room.

Even though Jonathan had invited Lucian out for a drink, there was only a bottle of beer on the table. The rest that was on the table were plates of delectable dishes.

Jonathan was lost in his thoughts on the couch. When he saw Lucian entering the room, he slowly straightened up and smiled. “I wanted to buy you a drink, but today's a busy day, and I haven't gotten to eat yet, so it's mealtime instead.”

Nodding, Lucian asked the server to leave.

In seconds, only the two of them were left in the room.

Taking a seat beside Jonathan, Lucian asked, “Did something happen? Speak your mind.”

However, Jonathan was stumped.

He remembered the way Lucian treated Roxanne, but he had forgotten that it had been a while since he saw the two people interact.

In other words, he did not know if their relationship had changed after a while.

If things were the same as what his sister told him—if Lucian was silently agreeing to it as well—would his current actions be pointless?

I shouldn't have called him so quickly. If I didn't do that, I wouldn't be making myself suffer in this way now.

However, the more he tried to do that, the more Lucian could sense that something was amiss with Jonathan.

Just as they were done with their meal, and right as Jonathan was trying to find an excuse to leave, he heard Lucian speak up. “You haven't talked about the reason you've invited me here. What is it that you're having so much difficulty saying?”

Jonathan stiffened before forcing himself to sit back on the couch. After a while of contemplation, he tentatively uttered, “I just wanted to ask if you've been in contact with Ms. Jarvis recently.”

Ms. Jarvis? As in Roxanne Jarvis?

Lucian frowned upon hearing his question.

He had not contacted that woman since their meeting at the café.

The last time he heard anything about Roxanne was when Estella said that Roxanne was planning to move abroad.

At that thought, the temperature around Lucian dropped.