The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 417

Once Joseph and the crowd scurried away, only Lucian and Roxanne were left in the corridor.

Roxanne's wrist was still in Lucian's grip.

Realizing that he did not seem to be releasing her any time soon, Koranne was not annoyed at all She merely said in a calm voice, "Everyone's gone. You can let go of me now, Mr. Farwell. I won'i run away." Lucian stared at her for a few seconds before slowly relaxing his grip

Roxanne's cycbrow furrowed as she rubbed her achung wrist. She look two steps backward and looked up at Lucian. "Is there anything else, Mr. Farwell."

Lucian frowned upon hearing that

He had saved her, but she did not even thank him for it. Instead, she had asked him if there was anything clxc.

"I've helped you out again, and this is your attitude toward me?" Lucian's tone was laced with coldness.

you wouldn't have vaid those words to Joseph.

them seemed to still

he recalled the words he had spoken on impulse, he could not

plunged into silence for a whule, Roxanne kvok his lack of response as a silent agreement. The trackery on her face canle more evident

she turned

then, Lucian's low voice rang from

stopped and looked back in confusion

so you could meet him? Why didn't he come to save you carlier?"

a few seconds to realize that Lucian was referring

have to do

look on her face, Lucian explained, "You arrived at the banquet together with me, and then you left with Mr. Morrison. I heard that Mr. Ziegler has been bringing you around to worlaluze with other people as well. In just

You are indeed popular

then scanned her from head to toe and added in a bitter tone, "Oh, right. There's

that Lucian had deliberately brought Joseph up to annoy her,

minutes. During that tinc, Lucian should have been socializing with other clicuits. There was no way he could have noticed them Unless, the said clients did not

found