Mission To Remarry

Lucian watched as she gazed at the sea silently. His eyes grew dark as guilt rose in his heart.

She must've stood here alone six years ago. What could she be thinking of? Was she blaming me?

He slowly approached her, his eyes revealing the guilt and affection that had been building up inside of him for the past six years.

Roxanne turned over her shoulder to realize that there was someone standing beside her. She was suddenly transported back in time, and the man's presence filled the void that had been left in her life.

“A penny for your thoughts.” Lucian suddenly spoke when he noticed the change in her expression.

Roxanne snapped out of her reverie and flashed a nonchalant smile. “It's nothing. The ocean looks somewhat different today, that's all.”

That would explain why she felt different when she had been here before.

Lucian looked at her silently before suddenly reaching out to pull her into his arms.

Behind him, the children were taken aback.

adults' hug previously and promptly covered their eyes with their hands, but their lips

himself from peeking through

and tried to push Lucian away. “The

his head in the nape of her neck and mumbled, “They

at his answer. She was about to protest when the

we didn't

the row of children and saw that they had all covered their eyes with their hands. They were standing still with

anything now but had seen everything a

feigning nonchalance and tightening his grip around her

allowed him to hug her. “What is it? Hurry, spill.

was overwhelmed with a

why he had reached

guilty, or perhaps

Lucian said in a hoarse voice, “Can

the guilt he felt for what happened six years ago and wanted to make it up to her in any way

as she naturally understood the underlying