The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 715 Acted On Reflex

Terrified by Lucian's sudden movement to the point that she didn't dare move, Roxanne reacted like a petrified cat when the man drew close to her. She desperately tried to break free, but he effortlessly seized her hands and locked them behind her back. No matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't break free.

"Wake up, Lucian!" Her eyes brimmed with panic as the distance between their lips diminished. Even her voice had grown a touch tense. Unfortunately, Lucian remained unmoved and continued leaning closer to her.

Only when the distance between them was so negligible that they could sense each other's breathing and Roxanne was so nervous that her heart almost stopped pounding did she sense the man finally drawing to a stop.

Heaving a sigh of relief, she cautiously turned her face and studied his expression to ascertain whether he had awakened. The moment she did so, she met the man's clear gaze.

apologetic expression. As he said that, he released his grip on

wanted to continue teasing her. But after seeing her reaction, he felt that he should quit while

already apologized. For a moment, her expression froze. She couldn't quite decide

and lowered her eyes as she got ready to stand up. Unexpectedly, she had been too apprehensive earlier and didn't dare budge an inch. Adding to

Lucian calmly opened his arms and allowed her

away and glared at the man who appeared all nonchalant

all, she was the one who accidentally fell earlier. Furthermore, she basically deserved it when

use to riposte her before she had

carefully, she remained standing there for a few seconds to

I'd finally managed to fall into a deep sleep earlier, so I likely acted on reflex when you touched me without warning. I'm sorry,"

faux pas earlier by claiming that she had disrupted his