Sensing her concern, Joseph mocked, “Oh, you can relax. There are so many people here. I won‘t do anything to you. I’m not the kind who‘ll force women into doing things, anyway.”
Roxanne frowned, but still clinked her glass with his, taking a sip out of politeness.
Joseph shot her a dangerous glance and returned to the crowd.
When she saw him leaving, Roxanne secretly sighed with relief.
As soon as Joseph returned to the crowd, a group of playboys surrounded him, teasing, “Aw.
There are still women who don‘t fall for Mr. Cadman‘s flirts, eh? Who is that woman? Why is she so arrogant?”
Joseph shot the man a glare.
Someone reminded, “I heard she came with that Mr. Farwell of Horington. We‘d better not mess with her.”
As soon as the speaker finished his sentence, Joseph smacked the former‘s head. “Mr. Farwell is already engaged. Why would he come with this woman? Besides, it means nothing even if they come together. Mr. Ziegler‘s the one who brought her here to socialize with the guests. That‘s enough to prove that she has nothing special with Mr. Farwell.”
Hearing that, the person who spoke up hesitated but nodded in agreement.
“What are you planning to do then? She has ignored you,” someone asked.
Joseph downed his drink and said fiercely, “She‘d better not leave this banquet hall. I, Joseph Cadman, never let my target run away just like that.”
The others bobbed their heads in agreement.
Meanwhile, Roxanne was totally unaware of the danger she was about to face.
She had too much to drink earlier while socializing with Jasper. After sitting down for a while, she got to her feet, fecling the need to go to the washroom
Oom.
Seeing her leave the banquet hall, Joseph and the other playboys sneakily followed her.
Roxanne noticed nothing and entered the washroom.
When she stepped out of the facility, she was blocked by a few playboys at the washroom‘s entrance.
Roxanne was slightly taken aback by the situation.
“What a coincidence, Ms. Jarvis.” Joseph smiled casually while striding toward her.
Roxanne frowned and eyed them warily, warning, “Mr. Cadman, I‘m Mr. Ziegler‘s guest. Please watch your actions.”
Joseph raised his brow casually. “I know, but so what? Mr. Ziegler‘s not with you now. I dare you to get him over. I‘ll leave right away if he shows up.”
Naturally, Roxanne could not do so. She could only step backward silently, trying to maintain a safe distance between them.
“Why don’t you ask them? There is no woman in Summerbank who would dare to disrespect me,” Joseph said as he inched closer to Roxanne.
There was a look of disdain in his eyes as he stared at the woman in front of him. “You should feel honored that I’m talking to you, but yet here you are, Trying to brush me off. Do you really think that you can get away with it just because you have a pretty face? Don’t forget that you are now in Summerbank.”
Roxanne willed herself to calm down. After glancing at the men behind Joseph, who were all staring at her, she decided to swallow her pride. That was not what I cant. However, if you want to be friends, you can just tell me directly. I wouldn’t dare to be friends with you if you bring so many people along. I’ll be afraid.”
Joseph thought that Roxanne finally got the hint, for he turned around to show his friends a look.
The group of men instantly retreated. However, they still looked at Joseph and Roxanne with an expression of anticipation.
Soon enough, only Roxanne and Joseph were left standing face-to-face,
Joseph’s gaze shamelessly wandered around Roxanne’s body
Roxanne curled her fingers into a tight fist as she resisted the urge to vomit. She forced a smile onto her face while walking backward calmly. She was trying to lure Joseph away from the others’ line of vision.
Once she managed to get Joseph alone, she would be able to take a chance and strike him. If Roxanne could strike him on his acupuncture points, Joseph would not have any energy to retaliate. With that, she could escape.
It would have been hard for her to attack him when there were so many people around.
just as she was about to turn the corner, a wail sounded from the crowd standing outside.
Everyone was stunned at the sudden shour and turned around to look in the direction of the sound.
All that could be seen was a young man, who had been standing at the edge of the group, hurtling through the air and falling down to the floor in front of the crowd.
When the crowd noticed what had happened, they moved aside to make way.
Roxanne’s gaze instantly landed on the man who was walking through the crowd. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly.
He had once again caught her at her worst.
“Who is it!” Joseph roared, wanting to get revenge on behalf of one of his friends who had been attacked.
He had already turned around to witness his friend sent flying through the air.
However, when Joseph noticed the man walking over, he vaguely thought that the latter looked familiar. Regardless, he was unable to recall who he was.
In spite of that, Joseph was slightly intimidated by the man’s domineering aura,
If it weren’t for his many friends observing his every move, Joseph probably would have already scurried away.
Lucian’s dark gaze latched onto the woman standing not far away from him. He did not even spare Joseph a glance.
Lucian had been searching for Roxanne on the upper floor for a long time but to no avail.
He was about to return to the banquet hall on the lower floor to search for her when he heard the commotion and saw a crowd of people standing in the corner.
As Lucian walked nearer to the crowd, he instantly saw Roxanne smiling at an unfamiliar man.
When he noticed the smile on her face, fury instantly welled up within him.
It was absurd how Roxanne was willing to smile at such a lewd man when she only had a distant look on her face whenever she was around Lucian.
Lucian had decided to see how far Roxanne was willing to go when whispers sounded next to him.
“Look at her amazing body. Joseph is going to have a good time tonight.”
Hearing that, rage surged up in Lucian’s heart as his expression darkened.
The man who said those words suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. Before he could even react, he was already sent flying through the air with a kick.
Fury was evident on Lucian’s face.
Roxanne only glanced at Lucian briefly before looking away. She did not have the courage to continue looking at him. Even the smile on her face started to drop.
Guessing that her actions should have been noticed by Lucian, Roxanne’s heart was filled with regret.
She was only trying to get away from Joseph, but Lucian would probably get the wrong idea from her actions.
As Joseph noticed Lucian getting nearer to them, he glanced at his friends who were standing not far away. Joseph steadied himself and stood in front of Lucian. “Do you know this woman?”
Lucian slowly came to a stop as his gaze motionlessly swept over the man in front of him before returning to Roxanne’s face.
The woman in question had cast her gaze downward, and her lips were pursed. She did not seem to want his help at all.
Noticing her reaction, Lucian felt like he was being mocked.
Even at this stage, Roxanne was still trying to avoid him.
Since that was her wish, Lucian would grant it.
Upon thinking of that, Lucian looked away, “I don’t know her.”
Joseph inwardly heaved a sigh of relief when he heard those words.
The man on the floor scrambled to get up. He pointed at Lucian’s back and exclaimed, “Why did you kick me?” His voice was full of anger.
Lucian only shot him a cold look.
The man on the floor suddenly felt a chill run up his spine. He zipped his mouth sheepishly.
It was after a while that Lucian replied in a cold voice, “You were in my way.”
The man who had been kicked opened his mouth indignantly. However, he did not dare to say much, for he knew he was no match for Lucian. Thus, he walked back.
Lucian turned to look at Joseph. “Please continue,” he said, although his tone seemed like he was commanding Joseph instead.
As soon as Lucian spoke, both Roxanne and Joseph’s expressions changed.
Roxanne never expected Lucian to say something like that. Surprise flashed across her eyes.
She clenched her fists, suppressing the urge to look at him.
She refused to believe that Lucian meant what he said.
Joseph, on the other hand, looked at Lucian in doubt. He frowned at the latter.
If Lucian had not appeared, Joseph would definitely have continued.
However, now that there was a domineering man looking from the side, there was no way he would be able to continue his act.
Yet, that domineering man’s eyes seemed to be boring holes into Joseph. It seemed like if Joseph did not continue, that man would not leave.
I bet he was dying about not knowing her!
Nevertheless, Joseph submitted to Lucian’s domineering pressure and turned back to face Roxanne. He slowly walked toward her.
Roxanne had originally thought of a plan to handle Joseph, but Lucian’s gaze unknowingly made her panic.
Looking at the man inching nearer to her, Roxanne’s pupils constricted, and she instinctively took a step backward. She then raised her hand and slapped Joseph.
The crisp sound of a slap rang in everyone’s ears.
The young men who were standing not far away were stunned at what happened.
Joseph’s eyes widened.
He did not manage to react as he was oppressed by Lucian’s domineering aura.
How dare she hit me?
He quickly snapped back to reality and glanced at Lucian. The latter’s expression did not change. It seemed like Lucian did not plan on intervening at all. At once, Joseph’s expression darkened as he roared, “How dare you hit me?”
He took a large step toward Roxanne and raised his hand to strike her.
Roxanne subconsciously closed her eyes lightly.
However, that hand never came into contact with her skin.
There wasn’t even any sound.
After a while, Roxanne slowly opened her eyes and noticed an arm stretched across her. Lucian’s large hand had grabbed onto Joseph’s wrist, stopping him.
Joseph, who was still standing in front of Roxanne, gritted his teeth silently. His face had turned ashen.
Although the one whom Roxanne had slapped was Joseph, Lucian seemed to have been shaken. He finally realized what he had done.
He then saw that Joseph was about to hit Roxanne,
All of the suppressed rage and guilt coupled within him as the aura around him became even more terrifying than before.
When Joseph’s wrist was grabbed by Lucian, he was about to scold the latter when he met his eyes. Joseph instantly shut his mouth. Even though Joseph’s wrist felt like it was about to snap at any second, all he could do was break into a cold sweat. He didn’t even dare to make a sound at all.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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