Mission To Remarry

Lucian took a sip of the coffee as he remained expressionless, masking the displeasure he was feeling.

He wanted Roxanne to thank him or compensate him, not to sit in front of him without a word.

Although I used the business going under as an excuse, does she really think a cup of coffee is enough to compensate me?

Roxanne put down her cup and looked out the window. She had no intention of speaking at all.

First, she believed there was nothing else they had to say to each other. Second, she didn’t want to get too involved with him. The only reason she had treated him to the coffee was to call it even.

She was starting to feel uncomfortable from the alcohol earlier. From time to time, she would lower her head to sip on the coffee while secretly checking how

much Lucian had drunk. All she wanted was for him to finish the coffee so she could leave.

However, Lucian’s coffee stayed almost untouched even after some time.

Left with no choice, Roxanne looked at him and asked, “Mr. Farwell, why aren’t you drinking?”

lips enigmatically and said,

like your coffee, then?” she questioned as she rubbed her

started spinning again. She closed her eyes and forced them open once again, trying to maintain

just about

saw her expression. “Are you

but I’m all right. Just tell me how you want me to compensate

handle huge transactions, and I’m afraid you won’t

when he took in her pale face and mocking words, but he said nothing in the end. Instead, he asked the

to argue that she was supposed to pay, but Lucian had swiped his card before

way she looked at Roxanne, it seemed

the waitress, she

walked to her side with a grim

the chance to reject him, he

causing her to miss the best opportunity

back to her senses, Lucian had already brought her to the exit of the café. Almost everyone in the café was looking at them, and they could clearly

want to make a scene. Thus, she went along with Lucian and allowed