In a deep voice, Lucian uttered, “They’re in the room next to this. Since you’ve woken up, I’ll let them have a look at you before asking Cayden to send them back.”

Roxanne agreed to it without hesitation since she did not want the kids to stay in the hospital for too long.

However, Lucian made no moves even after a long while.

Roxanne felt her heart lurch as the scenes of how Lucian showered her with care and concern last night filled her mind.

She initially thought Lucian would head next door to bring the kids over, and she could use the time alone to cool herself down.

Seeing how he remained seated in the room, Roxanne had no idea how to respond.

“Put the needles away,” Lucian said suddenly, with his eyes fixed on the silver needles on the side of her bed that she had yet kept.

Those words left Roxanne frozen in shock.

Then, Lucian’s gaze landed on her face, and in an unhurried tone, he added, “Those needles will scare the kids.”

explained with her instincts, “They won’t. Archie and Benny are

the two boys would even

were actually no different from

They already got freaked out by the

promptly taken aback. She almost forgot that

Roxanne cast her

don’t mean it that way. You

to remind Roxanne that the kids were terrified by what happened

was clear that Roxanne had misunderstood what he

point, Lucian felt his temples throbbing

always been a pragmatic man who was not good with words. Faced with

rolling up the felt needle case and carefully putting it in the drawer beside the bed, Roxanne turned around to look at Lucian.

gave up on

heaved a sigh of relief

on Lucian when she was in extreme agony last night. Had Lucian not held her hand tightly throughout, she reckoned she would not be able

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