Mission To Remarry

Soon, the police arrived.

Colby was then escorted into the police car by the police.

Before leaving, he glanced back over his shoulder and took a long look at Roxanne.

Roxanne merely held his gaze for a second before she promptly averted her eyes.

Truth be told, she didn’t quite know how to face the man.

At the sight of her avoiding his gaze, Colby gave a bitter chuckle that dripped with self-deprecation. He cooperatively got into the police car.

Thereafter, the police car sped away.

Cayden also departed after taking his leave from Lucian.

Following that, Roxanne and Lucian were the only ones left at the entrance of the research institute.

Lucian regarded the woman beside him in concern.

“What are you thinking? Are you still unwilling to believe that Colby would do such a thing?”

gaze. She said nothing, but the look in her eyes spoke

wasn’t something that could be accomplished overnight, at least not for

direction where the police car

a frown marred Lucian’s countenance. “Even now, you still care about

years. Besides, I can’t shake off the feeling that I

earlier, perhaps all this wouldn’t have happened. My thinking

guilt, a pair of arms gathered her into

massive hand

the heels of that, Lucian’s baritone voice drifted into her ears. “This isn’t your fault. He was the one

a bit. She stared at his profile blankly,

you, he wouldn’t be able to bring himself to hurt you. He did many things to sabotage you, so he only has himself to blame for the consequences he’s bearing today. Pushing all the blame on you was merely his way of

was caught. Unfortunately, there was already no turning back for him. Hence, he could only use such a method to console himself that he hadn’t

the heavy boulder weighing on Roxanne’s heart

why exactly did he

couldn’t understand

about anything he said before

that he