"Frenchwoman" Lorraine is actually speaking flawless English with a very distinct British (UK) accent. There is not the slightest hint of a French accent in her speech patterns.
Alex's father says that Lorraine left because they "hurt her feelings". This is an American concept and strictly unheard of and a foreign concept in France. French people do not "get their feelings hurt". French people disagree with you and will let you know, complain, argue, but never "get their feelings hurt". (This does not even have a French translation.) French people are simply taught to speak the truth from an early age and not play mind games.