Mission To Remarry

I have never needed to inform Lucian about impending business trips, but things are different now. Knowing how much he dislikes Jack, I should inform him it is with Jack I'm making this trip. I have gotten so used to leaving whenever work crops up for the past six years that I would have forgotten if not for Benny's reminder.

Benny watched his mother's expression soften and knew his timely words worked. Although his face glistened with anticipation, he was also silently urging his father to hurry up.

Roxanne fell silent for a long while before grabbing her phone to give Lucian a call.

Just when she found his number, a horn sounded outside the mansion.

Somehow knowing exactly who it was, Roxanne put her phone away and walked to the entrance with her suitcase in tow.

She saw Lucian's Bentley at the door. Clad in a smoky gray vest with sleeves rolled up halfway, he emerged from the car and strode toward her.

“What are you doing here?”

funny feeling as she

her luggage. “What about you? Where

his gaze and felt a twinge

discuss it in the children's presence, she said carefully, “I'm going to

the words were out of her mouth, Lucian came over and

in puzzlement. “What are you

placed her suitcase in the car while she followed suspiciously

heaved a secret sigh of relief at the arrival of his father. He made a face at his mother's back before turning to

be late, Ms. Linda. We need to

way

glanced at the time and, with a jump, bid Roxanne farewell before ushering the children into

and Lucian were the only

her suitcase into his trunk. “I'm running late. Let's

grabbed her wrist and dragged her to