Roxanne could not resist asking, “Was Mr. Damaris here yesterday?”

As soon as she asked that question, Lucian’s expression shifted instantly, and the air around him grew heavy with tension.

She was taken aback by the change in him and wondered whether she had said something she should not have again.

It’s just that I happened to see Jack’s calls, and it reminded me that he was with me before I fell unconscious yesterday. Besides, he was right next to me when the gas was released.

As that thought crossed her mind, she could not help worrying a little over what had happened to him.

“Does he mean that much to you? Besides the kids, is he the first person you care about after recovering?” He stared at her intently, slowly moving closer to the hospital bed as he spoke.

“I was only asking because I could see he tried calling me quite a few times. Moreover,

with you when you passed out,” Lucian said, cutting in before she

the scene, Roxanne nodded without

I’m reading too much into it, but

you wondered why both of you inhaled the toxic gas,

that, she was stunned as what he

that the experiment went

him without a second thought. “There’s no

she was willing to defend Jack at the drop of a hat, Lucian’s gaze darkened, and his tone turned even more solemn as he responded, “I

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