Ignoring her question, Lucian stared at Roxanne coldly and continued asking, “How far has your relationship with him progressed?”
Roxanne had a deep crease between her brows when she heard that question. With a stern voice, she replied, “Lucian, stop being ridiculous. There’s absolutely nothing between Larry and me. Even if there is, it’s none of your business. What right do you have to interfere with my personal life?”
Lucian clenched his fists and tried hard to suppress his rage.
The atmosphere was getting tenser by the second.
Roxanne felt exhausted talking to the man, who was acting in such a stubborn manner.
“Mr. Farwell, please know your place.” A few seconds later, the woman looked away and said coldly, “I have to go now. Please let me go.”
When Roxanne felt Lucian loosening his grip, she retracted her hand at once and looked up at him. “Mr. Farwell, Larry and me are really just friends. As such, please don’t give him any trouble. Also, I would appreciate it if you could stop keeping watch on me.”
After saying that, without waiting for Lucian to reply, Roxanne turned around and got into her car at once, as if she could not wait to get away from the man.
Lucian was only jolted back to his senses after Roxanne’s car disappeared into the distance.
He then slammed his tightly clenched fists into the car door.
Even though he knew that Roxanne was right when she said he was in no position to interfere with her personal life, he could not help feeling angry at the thought of her getting close to another man!
“Lucian?” Frieda, who had just returned home, spotted Lucian at the gate and approached him excitedly.
However, when she got closer to him, she could clearly feel the cold aura surrounding the man.
Sensing that, Frieda’s heart skipped a beat. The terrifying look on Lucian’s face had made her forget what she wanted to say to him a moment ago, but unfortunately, she already caught Lucian’s attention.
When Frieda met Lucian’s chilly gaze, her mind went blank and her smile froze. “Are you… leaving?”
“Yeah,” Lucian replied coldly.
Feeling extremely nervous, Frieda tightened her grip around her bag and asked in a fluster, “Umm… Is Aubree recovering well? I haven’t visited her these two days, and I’m not sure how…”
Without waiting for her to finish her sentence, Lucian shot the woman a cold glance before opening the car door and getting into his car.
Frieda’s voice stopped abruptly as the car door slammed shut right in front of her.
The next second, the car sped away, almost grazing her body.
Frieda got a shock and took a few steps backward at once. She was only able to regain her composure after Lucian’s car disappeared from her sight.
After standing by the gate for a few more moments to collect herself, she turned around and entered the mansion.
Meanwhile, Alfred and Jonathan were sitting on the couch while talking about office matters. When they saw Frieda entering, the two men looked toward her simultaneously.
“Grandpa,” Frieda greeted Alfred before sitting down next to him, hugging his arm affectionately
Alfred had always doted on Frieda. Although he had flared up at her previously, it had already been a few days. Besides, Roxanne’s matter had been settled as well. As such, he was no longer mad at his granddaughter and acknowledged her with a smile.
“Where did you go?” Jonathan looked at his sister with a frown.
“I went shopping with my friends,” Frieda replied sweetly.
After saying that, she looked at her brother cautiously and continued, “Lucian was here just now?”
Jonathan cocked his brows and asked, “How did you know that?”
When Frieda thought of what happened at the gate earlier on, she sulked and complained, “I met him at the gate just now. He’s in such a bad mood! I wonder what got into him.”
After hearing what Frieda said, Jonathan subconsciously turned to look at Alfred.
Alfred appeared puzzled. They were happily chatting not too long ago. Then, Lucian said something had cropped up at work and left hurriedly. Yet, why did Frieda say he had appeared angry?
Judging from Frieda’s demeanor, Lucian was clearly quite annoyed. Did something happen at work?
On the other hand, Jonathan could guess what had happened. He knew Lucian must have argued with Roxanne again.
Although he tried his best to create opportunities for the both of them to patch up, it seemed pointless as all their meetings would always end with an argument.
I wonder if they are sick of fighting so much because I sure am tired of watching them do that.
Looking at Jonathan and Alfred’s reactions, Frieda was baffled.
At first, she thought Lucian was irked with the two of them. However, she realized then they were not the cause of his irritation.
So why is he so angry? He did not even react when I brought up Aubree.
After leaving the Queen residence, Roxanne glanced at her watch and noted that it was still working hours at the research institute. Hence, she decided to head back there.
On her way there, Lucian’s words rang in her head relentlessly.in
She felt tormented.
It was not the first time he questioned her relationship with Larry.
If the clock were to turn back to six years ago when they were still a married couple, Lucian would never ask her such questions.
He would not be bothered by how close she was to other men. On the contrary, he might even feel at ease with it.
Now, they were no longer related. Yet, Lucian was harping on the issue and even grew mad with her.
Roxanne could no longer tell what he was thinking.
When she returned to the research institute, Colby was still working in the research facility. He turned around and was surprised to find Roxanne there. “I thought you went to the Queen residence! Why are you back this quickly?”
Acting unbothered, Roxanne shrugged. “After I wrapped up my business there, I came back.”
Sensing something off with Roxanne’s reaction, Colby continued to look at her with concern.
However, Roxanne buried herself in work straight away. After she noticed Colby staring at her, she merely smiled faintly at him.
In spite of that, Colby felt upset when he saw her gaze.
Judging from Roxanne’s expression, he knew she was not ready to share anything. As such, he did not pursue the matter and could only watch Roxanne remain in low spirits.
The only thing he could do was help her with her workload at the research institute.
With that in mind, Colby started with some of Roxanne’s work.
That took Roxanne by some surprise.
“The Damaris family’s medical consultation should be happening in a few days, right?” Colby asserted, “You should prioritize that and prepare for it. Leave your research institute duties to me.”
Hearing that, Roxanne pursed her lips before she hesitantly replied, “Thank you for your help.”
Colby smiled back at her reassuringly.
The rest of their colleagues in the research institute also knew that Roxanne would attend the Damaris family’s medical consultation. Therefore, they did not hesitate to offer their help too.
“Dr. Jarvis, you should take the time to prepare for the medical consultation and help boost the name of our research institute.”
“Dr. Jarvis, don’t worry. We are here to help with the work so you can have peace of mind to focus on the medical consultation.”
Everyone knew the Damaris family was reputable in Chanaea’s traditional medicine scene. If they could gain the Damaris family’s favor, it would help make their research institute seem more esteemed.
Roxanne felt touched by everyone’s supportive words. After she thanked them, she returned to her office.
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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