Glimpsing the grin on Lucian’s face, Roxanne was stunned for a moment. Then, faint shades of crimson stained her cheeks.

She only snapped back to her senses after a while, upon which she guiltily turned back around and continued cooking.

Meanwhile, Lucian watched behind her with his arms crossed.

When she had finished cooking, he helped to carry the dishes out and lay the table.

Archie, Benny, and Estella, on the other hand, had long since seated themselves at the dining table in proper order.

Dinner was a warm and cozy event.

After dinner, Lucian ordered the children to play in the living room while he went to the study upstairs with Roxanne.

“What’s the good news?”

Sheer mystification deluged Roxanne. I wonder what exactly it is that he’s acting so mysterious.

ferreted out the person

his remark, Roxanne’s expression likewise changed slightly, anxiety marring her features. “Who was

at

for no other reason than they had worked together for many years. I wonder if she’d be able to accept it if I were to tell her the

giving up his initial plan and waiting until there was solid

Upon receiving no response from him

that, Lucian put his thoughts away, his gaze darkening a shade. “You’re that worried

this time, we’ve hardly mentioned him. But no sooner had I said there was progress in the investigation than he popped

Roxanne explained, “It’s because you’ve been suspecting him all this while that I hazarded such

the three of

steering her into directing her

Roxanne. When she perceived the only person left other

If he hated me, he would’ve made a move ages ago! Even if he were jealous that I got to take the lead in this project, he had plenty of opportunities to sabotage things before this. Why would he pick this time and

Roxanne couldn’t fathom

the look on her face, Lucian’s heart inexorably grew

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