The Abandoned Wife

"When did you buy it?" questioned Roxanne with a slightly tense tone and trembling eyelashes. We didn't leave each other when we were in the mall, and I didn't see him buy a gift. Lucian knitted his eyebrow and answered in a resigned tone, "When I brought my bags here earlier. I didn't expect you to get lost when I was delayed for a few minutes."

His lips curled into a wry smile when he recalled the rare dazed look on her face from earlier.

When he brought that up, she blushed and reflexively avoided his stare, inadvertently shifting her line of sight to the box on the seat.

Lucian coaxed, "Get in the car. It's getting late. If we don't set off now, it'll be night by the time we return home."

Nodding hesitantly, Roxanne stepped into the seat.

He entered the driver's seat and drove off.

Meanwhile, she put the white box on her knees instead of opening them.

He didn't urge her either.

After they left the parking lot, he asked, "Do you want to visit the nursing home first, or should we head straight back home?"

she's worried about the residents there, and we'll be heading in its direction

pondered for a moment and

Lucian then drove toward the

he was with the path to the nursing home, she wondered, I don't remember telling him the address,

the car was parked in front of the nursing home, Roxanne stepped into the building. She saw the doctors were still busying about, but she could tell

approached a few doctors and asked them about the situation. It wasn't until she had confirmation the residents were doing fine

left, she came across a few

her. "Why didn't you visit with Dr. Damaris today, Dr. Jarvis? Did

Her grin froze before she turned around and explained resignedly to the old woman speaking

os she ended her sentence, she felt

mind since it wosn't the first time they stood so

the reolizotion in the residents'

Domoris, Dr. Jorvis. This is your boyfriend, right?" The old womon swiftly corrected herself ond inspected Lucion briefly. "Hmm, he's toll ond hondsome. I think he's o good fit

intending to

things thot hoppened between her ond Lucion, she didn't hove it in her to deny

edges of Lucion's mouth curved upword. He behoved gentlemonly with

ot Roxonne

not," Roxonne replied

compored to Dr. Domoris. I don't