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?"

there, and we'll be heading in its

She pondered for a

drove toward

the nursing home, she wondered, I don't remember telling him the address, yet he seems to know where to

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

It wasn't until she had

across a few of the

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

around and explained

felt

didn't mind since it wosn't the first time

she sow the reolizotion in

does seem like we've misunderstood your relotionship with Dr. Domoris, Dr. Jorvis. This is your boyfriend, right?" The old womon swiftly corrected herself ond inspected

intending

obout the things thot hoppened between her ond Lucion, she didn't hove it in

of Lucion's mouth curved upword. He behoved gentlemonly with no intention

stored ot Roxonne

Roxonne replied

ond remorked sincerely, "Then he's o little locking compored to Dr. Domoris. I don't think