“I’m sorry. I’ve been so busy investigating the incident that day that I forgot to contact you.”
Biting the bullet, she apologized to the man.
Fortunately, Jack didn’t continue pursuing the matter. He merely looked her up and down with a smile, seemingly to ascertain that she had recovered.
“I’ve recovered fully now. Sorry for worrying you these past few days, Mr. Damaris,” Roxanne murmured.
“I’m glad to hear that. I went to the hospital to visit you the night you passed out, but Mr. Farwell said I’d disrupt your rest and didn’t allow me in,” Jack commented in what appeared to be an offhanded manner.
Hearing that, Roxanne turned to the man beside her.
Lucian met her gaze calmly. “I told you about it. It was indeed late at that time. Mr. Damaris must have had the same concerns as me, for he didn’t insist on going in.”
That was to say, he had already told Roxanne about the matter.
Jack’s expression changed drastically.
Considering his personality, I thought he wouldn’t tell her that I’d been over to visit her. Unexpectedly, he’d informed her about it. Moreover… her reaction isn’t what I’d anticipated.
He studied Roxanne’s expression, but there was nothing else other than contrition toward him.
There wasn’t a hint of censure toward Lucian.
At that, he retracted his gaze in slight chagrin, only to collide with Lucian’s scrutinizing look.
As their eyes held, the tension between them grew by leaps and bounds.
Perceptively sensing something off with the atmosphere between them, Roxanne furtively tugged at the hem of Lucian’s shirt, signaling for him to put his hostility away.
When all was said and done, Jack didn’t do anything wrong. They were the ones who misunderstood him in the first place.
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