Mission To Remarry

“I’m sorry. I’ve been so busy investigating the incident that day that I forgot to contact you.”

Biting the bullet, she apologized to the man.

Fortunately, Jack didn’t continue pursuing the matter. He merely looked her up and down with a smile, seemingly to ascertain that she had recovered.

“I’ve recovered fully now. Sorry for worrying you these past few days, Mr. Damaris,” Roxanne murmured.

“I’m glad to hear that. I went to the hospital to visit you the night you passed out, but Mr. Farwell said I’d disrupt your rest and didn’t allow me in,” Jack commented in what appeared to be an offhanded manner.

Hearing that, Roxanne turned to the man beside her.

Lucian met her gaze calmly. “I told you about it. It was indeed late at that time. Mr. Damaris must have had the same concerns as me, for he didn’t insist on going in.”

That was to say, he had already told Roxanne about the matter.

Jack’s expression changed drastically.

been over to visit her. Unexpectedly, he’d informed

there was nothing else other than contrition toward

wasn’t a hint of

that, he retracted his gaze in slight chagrin, only to collide with Lucian’s

held, the tension between them grew

sensing something off with the atmosphere between them, Roxanne furtively tugged at the hem

wrong.

hospital the next morning, and Mr. Farwell told me about it. Thank you for giving me first-aid treatment at the research institute, Mr. Damaris. Otherwise, I might not have recovered

in front of her with all the sincerity in the world while putting

neither of them seemed to appreciate

Lucian snorted disdainfully.

Lucian before shifting his gaze to Roxanne with helplessness written all over his face. “It looks like Mr. Farwell still

and she threw a look at the man beside her, wishing that he

a crucial collaboration partner at the current stage. Hence, she would inevitably have to face