Mission To Remarry

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 who tampered

Roxanne’s expression likewise changed slightly, anxiety marring

stared 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

a fleeting second, he even contemplated giving up his initial plan and waiting until

no response from him after some time,

away, his gaze darkening a shade. “You’re

time, we’ve hardly mentioned him. But no sooner had I said there was progress in the investigation than he popped into her mind. That aside, she sounds wholly

I hazarded such a guess. So, who else could it

“That day, only the three

other words, he was steering her into directing her

Roxanne. When she perceived the only person left other than her and Jack, shock flooded her. “You mean it

could it be him? We’ve partnered together for so many years. If he hated me, he would’ve made a move ages ago! Even if he were jealous that I

Roxanne couldn’t

inexorably grew heavy.