Mission To Remarry

Roxanne lifted her eyes to him. “And so, you came up with this idea?”

Even then, she wasn’t willing to believe that the gentle and elegant man who had helped her tremendously would do such a thing.

Alas, her skepticism when things had come to that merely made Colby feel all the more insulted. “If I hadn’t done all this, would you have noticed me? Do you know how much I’ve given up all these years just to have you see me? Do you think I’m really only capable of being your second, considering my capabilities?”

Every single word out of his mouth hit Roxanne squarely in the chest.

Only then did she realize how much she had overlooked all these years.

I’m already the top traditional medicine practitioner in Chanaea, and he’s about on par with me. In fact, Professor Lambert even praised him once. He has the capability of branching out and handling things on his own. Yet, he has always been my partner. I always thought that Professor Lambert specifically arranged for us to be together because he trusted us. Never had I imagined such a reason behind it all.

thing I

swung her gaze to

I’ve done! You only investigated the incident this time

I just trusted you too much,”

“I’d rather you don’t trust me so much! I don’t want you to look at me with the same expression all the time. You smile at them and cry because of them, but when it comes to me, you’re forever acting professionally. Am I not even worthy of being your friend? Do you look down on me that much,

she

time passed before she awkwardly asked, “Other than this, what

put away

not going to tell you that. Anyway, I’m going to leave this place soon. You’ve never seen me all these years, so this time, I’ve got to leave you thinking about me.

her expression as grim as ever.

I almost killed you! Aren’t you the least

went silent for a long time before murmuring, “Why must you do this, Colby? You could’ve just talked to me directly. Why did you have to