Leaving The Country After Divorce

Chapter 1746 There Shall Be A Reckoning

Lucian grabbed her wrist just as she was speaking and planted a kiss on her lips before she could react.

Roxanne was dazed for a moment, but soon enough, she yielded to his kiss, leaning into his embrace.

Her acquiescence surprised him momentarily, but Lucian snapped back after a short pause and kissed her so passionately that it took her breath away.

Amidst the kiss, Roxanne opened her eyes slightly and saw her best friend's back from the window of the ward door. In a flush of embarrassment, she struggled to break the kiss.

Lucian pulled away as she wished but still hugged her tight in his arms.

When Roxanne saw the usually-stoic man so overtaken by the fear of losing her, she felt bad for making him worry, so she let him hold her.

By the time he finally let her go, there was no longer any trace of perturbation on his face.

Roxanne

score with all those

was confused when she heard those words, but

“Just now...”

Lucian like the back of her palm. His absence when she woke up earlier had perplexed her, but she had not thought much of it since the kids were with her at

to reflect on the matter, she figured Lucian must have

woke up,” Lucian apologized with a

want Roxanne to think he did not

she noticed his concern, for she would never have guessed back then that there would come a day when

assure him that she was not angry, she smiled and held his hand to comfort

the way,” she

Jack now? You have to be more careful. He's a

and the children. Damaris Group is nothing more than a sitting duck now, so they can