Regardless, Roxanne had already gone this far. She did not want to give up so easily.
After all, Sonya’s aim was to chase her away. Once she solved all the problems related to the research institute and left Horington, she reckoned Sonya would probably stop going after her.
The car gradually came to a stop in front of the hotel. After bidding Larry goodbye, Roxanne got out of the car and headed into the building.
When the next morning rolled around, Roxanne went to Jasper’s office to sign the contract at the scheduled time. Once that was done, Roxanne boarded the flight back home.
The moment she sat down in her seat, her nerves, which had been on an edge, finally relaxed.
Upon arriving at her destination, all she needed to do left was to observe how things were going to proceed. Once she made sure that the supplies given by the few companies were stable, Roxanne could finally leave the country in peace.
Just as she was deep in thought, someone sat down in the seat next to her.
Roxanne came back to her senses and glanced at the person next to her. When she realized who it was, her expression stiffened.
“Are you going to think that I’m stalking you again, Ms. Jarvis?” Lucian’s tone was filled with mockery as he quirked an eyebrow. “If you are uncomfortable, would you like me to switch seats with someone else?”
Roxanne balled her fists to suppress the displeasure in her heart. “Don’t bother. I wouldn’t make such a request to a stranger either,” she replied emotionlessly.
With that, she turned away from Lucian and leaned back against her seat,
Recalling what he had seen outside the banquet hall that night and noticing how Roxanne was treating him on the plane, Lucian grew angry all of a sudden. “Why are you by yourself, Ms. Jarvis? Where’s Mr. Morrison? Why isn’t he with you?”
At the mention of Larry’s name, Roxanne sat upright and looked at Lucian in discontentment. “There’s nothing between Larry and me. Please refrain from speaking nonsense, Mr. Farwell.”
Lucian snorted. “Why did you assume I thought there was something between the both of you?”
Roxanne parted her lips, but she did not know how to respond to his question. Instead, she fell back into her seat indignantly and pulled her blanket up to her face. She no longer wanted to pay any attention to the person next to her.
What is his problem? As far as I know, Larry has barely ever interacted with Lucian, yet Lucian keeps going after him. ·
Lucian’s eyes turned cold when he noticed that she was annoyed. He was just about to say something when a flight attendant walked toward them. He frowned and suppressed the rage within him, keeping his words to himself.
The plane soon took off.
Roxanne was lying stiftly on her side facing the window. During the flight, she heard the flight attendants walking over a few times to ask if they needed anything, and Lucian rejected the flight attendants coldly every time.
Roxanne was definitely not about to turn around to face Lucian.
However, every time the flight attendant left, his gaze would land on her.
All Roxanne felt was discomfort when that happened.
Just as Lucian’s eyes settled on her once again, Roxanne flung the blanket off and sat upright. She was about to open her mouth to say something when Lucian beat her to it. “She said that we are expected to be hit with turbulence, and the airplane might shake violently.”
The words that Roxanne was about to say ended up being caught in her throat. There was a look of confusion on her face.
However, before she could react, the airplane started to jolt.
Roxanne, having lost her balance, accidentally lurched toward Lucian before her seatbelt pulled her back.
She had just settled back into her seat when shouts and sounds of queries could be heard around her.
“What’s going on? Will the plane be able to land safely?”
“Are we going to die?”
It was the passengers’ first time encountering something like this, and they were understandably nervous.
Through the speaker, a flight attendant explained to the passengers the reason behind the sudden jerk. She also tried to calm the passengers down.
However, just as she managed to calm everyone dow n, the plane jerked again. This time, it was more violent than before.
Right at that moment, no one could listen to the announcement through the speakers anymore. The planc crupied into chaos, with wails and screains sounding from every part of the plane. There were even some passengers demanding answers to their questions,
It was Roxanne’s first time experiencing such a situation as well. Although she felt uneasy, she still managed to calm herself down.
Yet as she listened to what was going on around her, the uneasy feeling in her heart seemed to have grown stronger.
The airplane was still experiencing turbulence.
Suddenly, someone cried out, “My kids are waiting for me at home.”
Roxanne clearly heard that sentence. Her eyes widened, and the restlessness in her heart seemed to have increased greatly.
My kids… Archie and Benny are still waiting for me at home.
Roxanne was already selfish enough to keep their family background a secret. She could not bear to think what would happen to them if something were to happen to her.
The moment she imagined her two children ending up alone if something happened to her, her face turned as pale as a sheet. She started breathing heavily, unable to catch her breath because of her anxiety.
Just when she felt she was about to pass out, a large hand tightly grabbed onto hers.
Roxanne barely regained some of her senses and heard Lucian’s deep voice sounding next to her ear. “Don’t worry. It’s just turbulence. It’ll be over soon.”
His voice seemed to have some sort of magical power, for Roxanne was able to breathe normally again after listening to him, although her body was still trembling.
When Lucian noticed Roxanne’s nervous and anxious look, the anger in his heart long dissipated. On the contrary, his heart ached for her.
“I’m right here. Nothing will happen to us. Don’t be afraid,” Lucian comforted her.
Roxanne nodded absentmindedly as she looked at the economy cabin. “Archie… Benny…” she muttered.
Lucian had to focus in order to hear what she was saying.
Roxanne was already so afraid, yet she was still thinking of her two children at home. Al that moment, Lucian’s resentment toward Archie and Benny’s biological father increased greatly.
How can he call himself a man when he left his wife to raise their kids alone?
Despite his anger, he said in a low voice, “Archie and Benny are obediently waiting for you back home. You will return safely, so stop overthinking. Take deep breaths and relax.”
Roxanne was trying very hard to do as he said, but her body seemed to be out of her control.
The other passengers did not even listen to the flight attendant’s advice. It was madness out there, and Roxanne was greatly affected by it.
Lucian looked toward where Roxanne was gazing and realized the reason for her sudden fear. His eyes darkened.
In a soft voice, he said, “Don’t listen to them. Listen to me. Turbulence isn’t a big problem, and we will be fine. They’re scared because they haven’t experienced it before. They also don’t understand.”
Roxanne’s attention was slowly drawn away from the chaotic mess in the economy cabin. The loud noises soon faded as well.
Lucian sighed in relief when he saw that Roxanne was calming down. As it was still a mess outside, he could only continue talking to Roxanne while holding her hand tightly to give her strength.
Slowly, Roxanne started to tighten her own grip around his hand.
Sensing the sudden force, Lucian, too, tightened his grip around her hand.
Roxanne seemed to be terrified and had grabbed onto him to release the fear in her heart, and Lucian allowed her to do just that. He was also waiting for her reaction in anticipation when she came to her senses and realized that they had been holding hands all this while.
The airplane slowly regained control, but Roxanne‘s mind was still as blank as an empty piece of paper.
It wasn‘t until the plane had safely landed that Roxanne slowly came to her senses. She was still fearful of whatever had happened just now.
“I told you we would land safely.” Lucian‘s words seemed to have hidden meaning in them. “Since we‘ve finally touched down, you can let go of me now, right, Ms. Jarvis?”
Roxanne was surprised.
She had been so terrorized by what had happened just now that she had totally forgotten about the man sitting next to her.
Wait, let him go? What is he talking about?
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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