Mission To Remarry

Chapter 650 

Roxanne leveled a stare at Lucian as if she was questioning him about the reason he was accusing her like so many others who did not know any better. 

Lucian was momentarily stumped. 

He was angry at himself for saying things that he should not have said. His tone was gentler when he spoke again. “That’s not what I meant.” 

Lucian simply did not wish to see her leave with another man. 

However, his clarification was to no avail. Roxanne’s face stiffened as she rebutted, “What could you possibly mean to say then, Mr. Farwell?” 

Lucian frowned and cast a glance at Jack before saying, “After the commotion just now, my efforts to defend you would be in vain if you should be spotted to leave with Mr. Damaris.” 

Then, his gaze drifted from Jack back to Roxanne as he said in a low voice, “I know you might not feel very grateful for my help just now, but I don’t wish to see my efforts going down the drain either. Do consider my stand in the matter, Ms. Jarvis.” 

aback. His words. had managed

people had witnessed the drama just

Jessica, Roxanne knew she would have been labeled as the woman who had only secured the collaboration with Jack because of her pretty

family’s reputation as

effort on Lucian’s part to clear her name, but it would all have been for nothing if Jack was

to slander her name would jump at the chance and accuse her of

of public opinion would

gave up on her initial plan. Roxanne turned to Jack and said apologetically, “Mr. Farwell is right.

home.” 

refute Lucian’s claim, for he knew

said gently, “It’s late. Let

you really think there’s a

in

was reluctant to admit it, Lucian was right. Both he and Jack were the pillars of the collaboration project with the Damaris family. Any one of them sending her home would incite gesticulation as to the reason Roxanne could