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.

only thing

Roxanne swung her gaze to

laughter. “Haha! It turns out that you don’t even know what I’ve done! You only investigated the incident this time because Lucian told you about his suspicions, huh? Sure enough, you never notice me, no matter

I just trusted you

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,

frown marred Roxanne’s countenance. For a moment, she didn’t quite know how to respond to

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

Colby had already put away all expression from

tell you that. Anyway, I’m going to leave this place soon.

expression as grim as ever. “Don’t do

cut her off sharply. “Don’t call me Dr. Galloway! I almost killed you! Aren’t you the least bit angry? Why must you

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