Chapter 1369
Quiet settled in the car again.

Lucian had thought Roxanne would offer him an explanation or words of reassurance after he had shown understanding, but she remained silent for a long time.

That ticked him off, but he couldn’t go back on his words and could only keep his emotions in check.

Thankfully, Benny had notified him of this earlier, or he would have flipped his lid thinking about Roxanne and her indulgent demeanor working together with Jack.

“You could take a break on this trip, too,” Lucian continued, not meaning a word he said. “The stories circulating online these few days must have affected you. I should have handled it better. I wanted to take you away for an excursion after my trip, but it seems that the medical consultation came at the right time.”

Roxanne came back to her senses and seemed to remember something. “Sorry for troubling you with the comments online.”

Lucian frowned. “I was the one who put you in this situation. I should be the one apologizing to you.”

“But it should be me who files the defamation suit. People will misunderstand if

family in the eyes of everyone else, which was the desired effect

confusion. “Misunderstand

flashed in Roxanne’s eyes, and

what I mean, yet he

and he was unfazed. “Let them misunderstand, then. It works in my favor because everyone

of announcing to the world what

mind and gave up, pretending the conversation didn’t

car ride continued in silence until she heard a strange

“Tire’s busted.”

furrowed brows, wearing a solemn expression. “Buckle up. I remember there’s an expressway exit in front. I think we can still

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