Leaving The Country After Divorce

“When did you buy it?” questioned Roxanne with a slightly tense tone and trembling eyelashes. We didn’t leave each other when we were in the mall, and I didn’t see him buy a gift.

Lucian knitted his eyebrow and answered in a resigned tone, “When I brought my bags here earlier. I didn’t expect you to get lost when I was delayed for a few minutes.”

His lips curled into a wry smile when he recalled the rare dazed look on her face from earlier.

When he brought that up, she blushed and reflexively avoided his stare, inadvertently shifting her line of sight to the box on the seat.

Lucian coaxed, “Get in the car. It’s getting late. If we don’t set off now, it’ll be night by the time we return home.”

Nodding hesitantly, Roxanne stepped into the seat.

He entered the driver’s seat and drove off.

Meanwhile, she put the white box on her knees instead of opening them.

He didn’t urge her either.

After they left the parking lot, he asked, “Do you want to visit the nursing home first, or should we head straight back home?”

worried about the residents there, and we’ll be heading in

for Roxanne. She pondered for a moment and answered,

drove

I don’t remember telling him the address,

Roxanne stepped into the building. She saw the doctors were still busying about, but she could tell from their expressions that

a few doctors and asked them about the situation. It wasn’t until she had confirmation the

across a few of the residents

saw Jack wasn’t with her. “Why didn’t you visit with

Her grin froze before she turned around and explained resignedly to the old woman speaking to her. “You have misunderstood our relationship, granny. Dr. Damaris

os she ended her sentence, she felt the person behind her stepping

first time they

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intending to offer some

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