Mission To Remarry

“Madilyn. She's worried about me and kept asking how I'm doing,” Roxanne replied with a smile.

Lucian nodded and asked casually as he sat down beside the bed, “I noticed that one of the doctors was out when I arrived. Did he tell you where he was going?”

The smile on Roxanne's face was frozen in place when she heard that.

She wasn't expecting Lucian to even notice such details, let alone ask about it.

After taking a few seconds to regain her composure, Roxanne replied as calmly as possible, “I'm not sure. I'll be fine as long as there are people around. It doesn't matter if one or two of them step away for a bit.

She then let out a helpless sigh and added, “I've already regained consciousness, so you don't need to have so many of them standing by. You should let them head back and get some rest.”

Lucian seemed to be in deep thought as he retrieved an apple from the grocery bag and slowly peeled it.

know she probably needed some time alone, but I can't seem to figure out why... Hmm... Her reaction and that of the experts outside the ward all seem rather suspicious. She must've told them something while I was out earlier. Given

turned gloomy

the apple and stared solemnly at Roxanne as he asked, “Is it true that the poison

helpless chuckle after a brief pause. “You

she wouldn't be able to hide it from Lucian for long, but she didn't

neutralize the poison. I'm sorry I lied to you after promising to not keep

the flames of anger began to burn within his eyes. “Did Jack pull some kind of trick on us? Did he give you a fake antidote or something?”

head. “The antidote is real. It's just that...”

he

out about her lies, Roxanne decided to not hide anything

in order to completely rid my body of that poison. I had a discussion with the experts earlier. We now have a lead and might be on to something, so you don't have to worry too much about

looked at her, but he soon regained his composure and said calmly, “Oh, I'm