Mission To Remarry

Roxanne had no qualms about Lucian's capability in business management.

She relaxed slightly after hearing his reply.

She was confident that Lucian could fix the loss caused by these ten subsidiaries.

Right then, she recalled the unfamiliar woman earlier in the ward. “Is Ms. Lane the one you married?”

Roxanne's eyes were dull as she asked that question.

Even though he did that to save her, the very thought of him marrying another woman made her upset. In fact, she started to pull her hand away, wanting to keep a distance from him.

There was a hint of anger that flashed across Lucian's eyes as he tightened his grip on her hand when he noticed her struggles. “Do you have that little trust in me?”

He was talking about Elektra, as well as Archie and Benny's parentage.

froze when she sensed his fury. A moment later, a flame of hope began burning in

he has already gotten the antidote and saved me. There's

to be angry with her. He tamped down his fury and explained in a low voice, “She isn't interested in me in that way, and that's the same for me. Faking a marriage with her is only one of the steps in going

lips, but she did not know how to apologize to him.

in her mind was telling her that Lucian would not be this angry if that was the

a tense silence, some noises came from outside

returned with the

the tension in the room just as they stepped inside.

say a

these doctors were the ones treating you while you were in

you for the past few days.”

glanced at Lucian's expression before waving their hands. “Mr. Farwell's the one who hired us.

the person beside her. “Thank you.”

in exasperation. He did not speak, but he hummed in acknowledgment.

relaxed when she heard that before turning to look at Elektra. “Ms. Lane, I've heard what happened from Lucian. We're strangers to each other, but you've helped me so

she did not know how to