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.

figure out why... Hmm... Her reaction and that of the experts outside the ward all seem rather suspicious. She must've told

look in Lucian's eyes turned gloomy at the thought of

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

chuckle after a

knew she wouldn't be able to hide it from Lucian for long, but she didn't think he would find out so soon.

had found a way to neutralize the poison. I'm sorry I lied to you after promising to not keep secrets from you just earlier,” she

some kind

her head. “The antidote is real.

increasingly colder as he pressed on, “It's just what?”

out about her lies, Roxanne decided to not hide anything

to five times more of what he gave me in order to completely rid my body of that poison. I had a discussion

anxiousness when he looked at her, but he soon regained his composure and said calmly, “Oh,