The Abandoned Wife

Entangled Fates: Revelations and Resentments

Enraged at the end of the day, she had asked Frieda out to shop in a bid to dissipate her anger.However, never had she expected to hear such news.Countless renowned doctors were helpless in the face of Old Mr. Queen's condition, yet Roxanne managed to cure him. That aside, Jonathan even signed a contract with her, promising to supply medicinal herbs to the research institute at half the price! In that case, haven't my efforts of urging the medicinal herbs suppliers in Horington to boycott her research institute been in vain?At that line of thought, Aubree's gaze turned chilly. "Didn't I arrange for a medical team to treat Old Mr. Queen? Were they not effective? Why was she allowed to take over his treatment?"While saying that, she glanced at the woman who was meters away from her with fury blazing within her.I've gone to such lengths, but she still managed to find a medicinal herb supplier in Horington! She must have laughed at me behind my back!Frieda was startled for a moment before she hesitantly replied, "It's not that. The medical team you arranged was unquestionably effective, but she came knocking on our door and convinced my brother. Besides, Grandpa's condition has indeed improved following her treatment. For that reason, my brother has decided that she'd be in charge henceforth."With things having come to this, nothing I say will be of use.Aubree snorted inwardly, but her expression remained as courteous as ever. She said to Roxanne, "I didn't know that you even have such capabilities, Ms. Jarvis, that even a professional medical team can't compare to you alone."Swiping a finger across the screen of her phone, Roxanne retorted indifferently, "There are many more things you don't know. Why, are you still planning to sabotage me further after learning that I signed a contract with the Queen family?"Aubree's gaze abruptly darkened. Despite that, she sounded very much innocent when she said, "What did you mean by that? I'm thankful that you cured Old Mr. Queen, so how could I possibly sabotage you?"Not in the mood to play along with her, Roxanne answered directly, "I'm sure you know full wellwhat I meant by that. Also, I don't care if you still want to sabotage me further."Aubree's face darkened frightfully. She didn't reply immediately.Beside her, Frieda cautiously interjected upon seeing the two of them at each other's throats. "Aubree, are you both... acquainted?"At that, Aubrce sneered and no longer masked her hostility toward Roxanne. "Not only are we acquainted, but you can also say that fate binds us together tightly."After saying that, she turned to Roxanne and drawled provocatively, "Don't you agree, Ms. Jarvis?"Roxanne had just finished paying when she heard that. Lifting her eyes, she swept her gaze over the two women in front of her. "I'm afraid I don't dare agree with that, Ms. Pearson. I'm not really that close with you, so please don't make such a statement again in the future. It troubles me a lot."Aubree's expression stiffened, and rage blazed in her eyes."It's getting late. Hurry up and go into the restaurant. I'll leave you both to enjoy your meal."Roxanne then inclined her head at them impassionately and walked past them with Archie and Benny, leaving the restaurant without a backward glance.Aubree and Frieda watched as Roxanne's figure disappeared from the door. Then, they went over to a window seat and sat down."Aubree. what exactly is your deal with that Dr. Jarvis? You seem to know each other, but your relationship isn't that great?" Frieda queried cautiously with her eyes pinned on the woman across from her.Aubree was so livid that she had steam coming out of her ears. "How could our relationship be great? Roxanne Jarvis is Lucian's ex-wife!"If it weren't for her, my marriage to Lucian would've been a sure thing ages ago!Shock flooded Frieda when she heard that. "She's Lucian's ex-wife?"It was no secret within their circle that Lucian was once married six years ago, especially among them who grew up with him.However, they had also thought that Aubree would be the man's future wife until he got married out of the blue.His spouse had never appeared before them, and he had rarely mentioned her outside.Hence, no one knew that woman's identity even after they divorced.I never expected it to be her.The scene whereby Lucian and Roxanne met that night played in Frieda's mind.Back then, I naively found it strange that Lucian targeted that woman for no reason yet insisted that I apologize to her. It turns out that such is their relationship.At that thought, she belatedly lamented, "No wonder Lucian defended her that day."Sharply catching that remark, Aubree demanded coldly, "What are you saying? Lucian defended her? What was that about?"Recalling the events that night, Frieda wore an expression of sheer disgruntlement and promptly griped, "It was the night she came knocking on our door, requesting to treat Grandpa. I merely made a few skeptical remarks about her since she looks so young and no one knows whether she really has such capabilities, but both Lucian and Essie asked me to apologize to her!"When Aubree heard that, her heart sank at once.I went to great lengths to guard against her because I was afraid that Lucian would meet her and even did everything possible to have him change his mind and firm up our marriage. But little did I know that they had actually met without my knowledge! Worse still, Essie knows her and even spoke up for her. Furthermore, judging from Lucian's character, the fact that he stood up for her means that he isn't averse to her!Panic inexorably deluged Aubree.No, this can't be happening. She appeared out of nowhere six years ago and snatched Lucian away from me, but this time, I'll never allow her to mess up my plans again!After leaving the restaurant, Roxanne got into the car with the iwo boys and headed home straight away.Archie and Benny were still pondering about the incident earlier.Although they couldn't find any fault with the two women's words, they could distinctly sense their hostility toward their mother and that their mother seemed to be mad as well.The two of them exchanged a glance, both feeling rather vexed."Who were those two people earlier, Mommy?" Archie asked with a tense expression."One of them is a family member of my patient. The other one is probably... Essie's mother," Roxanne answered.Right after she said that, a strange feeling inexplicably welled up within her.Hearing that, Archie and Benny curled their lips in disdain.Hmph! So it was because of that woman that Daddy abandoned Mommy and didn't want us anymore. How could she compare to Mommy?