Leaving The Country After Divorce

“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.

“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?”

know she's worried about the residents there, and we'll be

as a surprise for Roxanne. She pondered for a moment and answered,

then drove toward

the path to the nursing home, she wondered, I don't remember telling

doctors were still busying about, but she could tell

them about the situation. It wasn't until she had confirmation the residents were

a few of the

Jack wasn't with her. “Why didn't you visit with Dr. Damaris today, Dr. Jarvis? Did you two have a

before she turned around and explained resignedly to the old woman speaking to her. “You have misunderstood our relationship, granny. Dr. Damaris and I are just

her sentence, she felt the person behind her stepping closer

the first time they stood so intimately with each

later, she saw the

does seem like we've misunderstood your relationship with Dr. Damaris, Dr. Jarvis. This is your boyfriend, right?” The old woman swiftly corrected herself and inspected Lucian briefly. “Hmm, he's tall and

intending to

that happened between her and Lucian, she didn't have it in her to deny that

curved upward. He behaved gentlemanly with

Roxanne

not,” Roxanne