Leaving The Country After Divorce

Chapter 1694 His Fault

Roxanne's surprise was something Lucian had expected.

Nevertheless, he did not plan to hide anything about Jack from her.

He wanted her to find out how dangerous Jack was so that she would stay far from him.

“Every time you talked business with him, he had been using an aroma lamp to diffuse the poison he made. The poison only takes effect after a few times of exposure,” Lucian revealed Jack's nefarious plan.

A thought popped into Roxanne's mind when she heard that. “No wonder...”

“No wonder what?”

Roxanne met his eyes and said, “I clearly rejected him about the collaboration with Damaris Group, but Jack suddenly came to the research institute and asked to have a talk about it in the car. I caught a whiff of something in the car, but I didn't dwell on it at that time.”

last dose of poison from Jack.

chill running down her spine when she thought about Jack's face. “I thought

not believe a Damaris

this happened to you.” Lucian's guilt

snapped back to her senses at his words and disagreed with him. “Why would you say that? This was Jack's fault!”

ran his fingers through her long hair. “If I hadn't taught you how to negotiate with others, you wouldn't have got into

a solemn look, Roxanne raised her hand to grab his.

those skills, I'd still have insisted on my idea. In fact, this might have dragged on even longer. He couldn't find

poisoning her for an even longer time than Lucian had assumed.

changes in Jack before this

poisoning was already set in stone. It did not

back to her senses at his words and disagreed with him. “Why would you say that?

matter of fact, if not for Lucian, she might not have actually remained alive this time.

then, another thought entered her mind and brought a furrow to her brows. “Jack's such a meticulous person with his plan. Would he have given you the antidote so easily?