Chapter 235 Outright Provocation

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The sudden ringing of the phone broke the tense atmosphere at the dining table.

As Lucian’s mind was preoccupied with Roxanne’s relationship with Larry, he picked up the call without looking at the phone.

The moment the call went through, he heard a female’s concerned voice.

“Lucian, I heard you went to Bellridge for a business trip. How are things? Have you settled them?”

Aubree had gone to the office yesterday to look for Lucian and ended up making a wasted trip. She found out that Lucian had gone to Bellridge only after she asked Sonya. As such, she had called him early in the morning to show concern toward him.

She had thought that he would not pick up like all the previous times she called. Yet, little did she expect him to pick up the phone so quickly.

Aubree thought that Lucian had finally let go of his prejudices against her, and her voice was filled with delight.

Lucian frowned upon hearing her voice and subconsciously looked at Roxanne.

voice coming from the other side of the phone even

moment she heard the

Aubree’s words from their last encounter—Roxanne was the third party between

Roxanne that regardless of Lucian’s attitude on the matter, he would become engaged to Aubree soon. It was only fitting that she kept her

put down her fork, smiled

the phone without a second of hesitation, “I have to attend to something.

However, he saw her get up and stumble with a

deeply and quickly stood up without hanging

to leave and had accidentally knocked into the chair beside her. She let out

careful!” Lucian held his phone in one hand and her

and thanked him softly after hearing what he

was swept away when Lucian said he was going to hang up the call. Just as she was about to say something, she heard the yelp of a woman coming from the other side of

voice sounded familiar

not know why Lucian had

lip and

out the identity of

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