Mission To Remarry

Roxanne's surprise was something Lucian had expected.

Nevertheless, he did not plan to hide anything about Jack from her.

He wanted her to find out how dangerous Jack was so that she would stay far from him.

“Every time you talked business with him, he had been using an aroma lamp to diffuse the poison he made. The poison only takes effect after a few times of exposure,” Lucian revealed Jack's nefarious plan.

A thought popped into Roxanne's mind when she heard that. “No wonder...”

“No wonder what?”

Roxanne met his eyes and said, “I clearly rejected him about the collaboration with Damaris Group, but Jack suddenly came to the research institute and asked to have a talk about it in the car. I caught a whiff of something in the car, but I didn't dwell on it at that time.”

must have been the last dose of poison

her spine when she thought about Jack's face. “I thought he

Damaris would be that devious.

happened to

with him. “Why would

to negotiate with others, you wouldn't have got into a conflict

a solemn look, Roxanne raised her hand to grab his.

idea. In fact, this might have dragged on even longer. He couldn't find the chance to give me the last dose because of the skills you thought me, and that was why he

that Jack might have been poisoning her for an even longer time than Lucian had assumed.

already sense the changes in Jack before this

was already set in stone. It did not

at his words and disagreed with him. “Why would you

Lucian, she might

another thought entered her mind and brought a furrow to her brows. “Jack's such a meticulous person with his plan. Would he have given you the antidote so easily? Did you agree to something?”