Realizing that Lucian had stopped Joseph in the end, Roxanne somehow felt relieved and she calmed down. She recalled how cold and indifferent Lucian was a second ago and how angry he looked right now. Roxanne found it ironic.
Maybe, under Lucian’s influence, Roxanne’s current will would change according to what he wanted. She was nothing but a toy for him to play around with. Upon thinking of that, Roxanne mulled over it in her mind and curled her lips into a well-deprecating smile.
She decided not to worry about the chaos happening in front of her any longer and made a move to leave. However, just as she turned around, a large hand reached out to grab her wrist.
Roxanne didn’t need to turn her head to know who stopped her. She glanced at her wrist that was in his grip and said, “Have you had your fun, Mr. Farwell? If you have, please let me go.”
The moment she spoke those words, the expressions of the crowd instantly changed. All of them had only heard of Lucian and occasionally saw him on television. That was the reason why they found Lucian familiar when they first saw him.
However, it did not cross their minds that he would actually be Lucian Farwell.
As a result, they offended someone who was connected to Lucian. Once that thought crossed their minds, panicked expressions could be seen on all of their faces.
Joseph’s wrist was still in Lucian’s grip. He was experiencing the oppressive and domineering aura of Lucian. His back was thoroughly drenched in sweat. If he had known that Roxanne was with Lucian, he would never have even glanced at her.
“Mr. Farwell, this is just a misunderstanding,” Joseph stammered, trying to defend himself. However, Lucian didn’t even spare him a glance. He was staring fixedly at Roxanne’s back.
Is she trying to escape to look for Morrison again?
Roxanne frowned when she realized that Lucian was not going to let go of her. She turned around to look at him with mockery in her eyes and said, “Aren’t you done, Mr. Farwell? Are you still waiting for me to continue with this show?”
Upon saying that, she looked at Joseph, who was still being restrained by Lucian, with disdain. Her words meant that she would be willing to go along with Joseph if Lucian wanted the show to continue.When Joseph met her gaze, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. “This is a huge misunderstanding. Ms. Jarvis. I only wanted to be friends with you. I really didn’t have any other motives. You are with Mr. Farwell, after all. I don’t have the guts to—”
Roxanne cut him off by nodding. “You’re right. You only want to be my friend for the night, Mr. Cadman. If Mr. Farwell wants to see that, I can only obey his request.”
The atmosphere around them instantly became tense at her words.
Lucian narrowed his eyes as be looked at the woman in front of him.
Joseph also noticed the murderous intent in the aura surrounding them. He shivered uncontrollably
“The Cadman family of Summerbank?” Lucian’s cold voice rang next to his ears.
Joseph nodded instinctively. However, he quickly understood the reason behind Lucian’s question and promptly shook his head.
With narrowed eyes, Lucian let go of Joseph’s wrist with a stoic expression. “Get lost.”
When Joseph thought of the possible retaliation that the Cadman family might face after the incident, his face filled with terror. He tried to explain himself, “Mr. Farwell, I really did not do it on purpose. I didn’t know she was your woman. Besides, as you saw for yourself, I didn’t do anything to her…”
The more Joseph tried to explain, the angrier Lucian got. His eyes darkened terrifyingly.
When Joseph noticed Lucian’s gaze, he instantly shut up. After remaining at the same spot for a few seconds, he turned around and ordered everyone to leave, feeling dejected.
It seemed that the Cadman family would soon fall from grace.
Once Joseph and the crowd scurried away, only Lucian and Roxanne were left in the corridor. Roxanne’s wrist was still in Lucian’s grip.
Realizing that he did not seem to be releasing her any time soon, Roranne was not annoyed at all She merely said in a calm voice, “Everyone’s gone. You can let go of me now, Mr. Farwell. I won’t run away.”
Lucian stared at her for a few seconds before slowly relaxing his grip
Roxanne’s eyebrow furrowed as she rubbed her aching wrist. She look two steps backward and looked up at Lucian. “Is there anything else, Mr. Farwell.”
Lucian frowned upon hearing that
He had saved her, but she did not even thank him for it. Instead, she had asked him if there was anything else.
“I’ve helped you out again, and this is your attitude toward me?” Lucian’s tone was laced with coldness.
Roxanne’s lips curled mockingly. Help? If you really wanted to help Inc, you wouldn’t have said those words to Joseph. You’re only using me for your own benefit. There’s no need to sugarcoat your actions.”
The air around them seemed to still with tension.
Lucian’s eyes were burning with rage. However, when he recalled the words he had spoken on impulse, he couldn’t say anything to justify himself.
After being plunged into silence for a while, Roxanne took his lack of response as a silent agreement. The tracker on her face became more evident as she nodded at Lucian. “Seems like you’ve had your fun, Mr. Farwell. I think I should leave now.”
With that, she turned around to leave.
Just then, Lucian’s low voice rang from behind her. “Where’s Morrison?”
Roxanne stopped and looked back in confusion. “What?”
“Didn’t you compromise with me just so you could meet him? Why didn’t he come to save you earlier?” Lucian narrowed his eyes as he scrutinized her.
Roxanne took a few seconds to realize that Lucian was referring to Larry.
“What does this have to do with Larry?”
Noticing the confused look on her face, Lucian explained, “You arrived at the banquet together with me, and then you left with Mr. Morrison. I heard that Mr. Ziegler has been bringing you around to socialize with other people as well. In just a short time, you have been with three different men. You are indeed popular with men, Ms. Jarvis.”
Lucian then scanned her from head to toe and added in a bitter tone, “Oh, right. There’s also that man just now. Your popularity is far beyond my expectations.”
Knowing that Lucian had deliberately brought Joseph up to annoy her, Roxanne’s expression darkened. “You were spying on me?”
She was only with Larry for a few minutes. During that time, Lucian should have been socializing with other acquaintances. There was no way he could have noticed them.
Unless, the said clients did not exist.
Upon that thought, Roxanne found herself feeling suspicious and doubtful.
“You are a woman who stands out in a crowd, Ms. Jarvis. Couple that with the fact you appeared at the banquet together with me, and people will definitely talk about you. Would I even need to spy on you? Or did you think that you are somewhat important to me and that I would send someone to spy on you, Ms. Jarvis?” Lucian scoffed.
His words insinuated that Roxanne was deluding herself Roxanne’s eyes twitched as a wave of self-deprecation washed over her.
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