Mission To Remarry

“When did you buy it?” questioned Roxanne with a slightly tense tone and trembling eyelashes. We didn't leave each other when we were in the mall, and I didn't see him buy a gift.

“When did you buy it?” questioned Roxanne with a slightly tense tone and trembling eyelashes. We didn't leave each other when we were in the mall, and I didn't see him buy a gift.

Lucian knitted his eyebrow and answered in a resigned tone, “When I brought my bags here earlier. I didn't expect you to get lost when I was delayed for a few minutes.”

His lips curled into a wry smile when he recalled the rare dazed look on her face from earlier.

When he brought that up, she blushed and reflexively avoided his stare, inadvertently shifting her line of sight to the box on the seat.

Lucian coaxed, “Get in the car. It's getting late. If we don't set off now, it'll be night by the time we return home.”

Nodding hesitantly, Roxanne stepped into the seat.

He entered the driver's seat and drove off.

Meanwhile, she put the white box on her knees instead of opening them.

He didn't urge her either.

After they left the parking lot, he asked, “Do you want to visit the nursing home first, or should we head straight back home?”

know she's worried about the residents there, and we'll be heading in its direction

came as a surprise for Roxanne. She pondered for a moment and

then drove toward the

was with the path to the nursing home, she wondered, I don't remember telling him the address, yet he

was parked in front of the nursing home, Roxanne stepped into the building. She saw the doctors were still busying about, but she could tell

asked them about the situation. It

a few of the residents

“Why didn't you visit with Dr.

a smile when she heard that. Her grin froze before she turned around and explained resignedly to the old woman speaking to her. “You have misunderstood our relationship, granny. Dr. Damaris

as she ended her sentence, she felt the person behind her stepping

didn't mind since it wasn't the first time they stood so intimately with

she saw the realization in the

does seem like we've misunderstood your relationship with Dr. Damaris, Dr. Jarvis. This is your boyfriend, right?” The old woman swiftly corrected

opened her mouth, intending

between her and Lucian, she didn't have it in her

curved upward. He behaved gentlemanly with no

stared at Roxanne caringly. “Is

not,” Roxanne replied