Chapter 72

Seeing his hesitation, Penelope grabbed his arm, “Lucian, don’t go back. It’s raining outside, the road is not safe”

“Alright, get a guest room ready for me. He looked at Penelope. “I have a video conference to join soon, I won’t be able to keep you company. You should get some sleep”

Lean Flanagan–Eaden chuckled, “Penelope, see how much Lucian cares about you”

As soon as Lucian went upstairs, Lean quickly asked Penelope, “You’ve swapped back with Allison for quite a while now, how are things going? Are you pregnant yet? That’s totes the most important thing”

Penelope looked at her, she didn’t dare tell Lean that Lucian hasn’t touched her at all. Even when she insisted on staying at Juniper Ridge, he’d say that he was swamped with work and sleep in the study at night

She barely even saw him lately, which is why she couldn’t help but look for him at Lindberg Corporation today.

Hearing Lean’s urging she grew more agitated, “Mom, it’s not that simple!”

Lucian has been more and more cold towards her lately, or rather… he’s never been warm towards her..

second floor balcony. He leaned his hands against the window, looking at the pouring rain outside.

car parked below, then Allison got

swayed, and a man in the car handed out a black umbrella. Allison shook her head, “I’m almost home, you can use it.”

car, opened the unbrella, shielded her with it, then shoved

drove off.

the second floor, the smoke masked his

into a fist, then, his

slowly filled

phone vibrated Shawn sent him

a screenshot from Facebook. Shawn’s girlfriend, a doctor at the hospital, had posted a group photo. In the

Lucian’s grip

he hadn’t seen Allison

school, she seemed to have disappeared, as he said, she no

Club, she would intentionally avoid

really disappeared from

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