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.

turned solemn. “I think I’ve ferreted out the

expression likewise changed slightly, anxiety marring her features.

at

been reluctant to suspect Colby for no other reason than they had worked together for many years. I wonder if she’d

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

no response from him after some time, Roxanne

his gaze darkening a

mentioned him. But no sooner had I said there was progress in the investigation than he popped into her mind. That aside, she

been suspecting him all this while that I hazarded

“That day, only the three of you

other words, he was steering her into directing

person left other than her and Jack, shock flooded her. “You mean

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

couldn’t fathom

inexorably