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?"

the residents there, and we'll be heading in

for Roxanne. She pondered

then drove toward

the nursing home, she wondered, I don't remember

were still busying about, but she could tell from

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

she left, she came across a few of the residents she examined

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

she heard that. Her grin froze before she turned around and explained resignedly to the old woman speaking to her. "You have misunderstood our relationship, granny. Dr.

ended her sentence, she felt the person behind her

first time they stood so intimotely

the

your boyfriend, right?" The old womon swiftly corrected herself ond inspected Lucion briefly. "Hmm, he's toll ond hondsome. I think

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

Roxonne coringly. "Is he

not," Roxonne

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