***********Chapter 677*******************
Lucian was about to take a shower and get some rest when he heard a knock from the room next to his. After that, he could hear Jack’s voice. “Have you arrived, Ms. Jarvis?”
Jack had assumed that Roxanne had arrived as he heard the sound of people talking in the corridor above. Roxanne had just finished showering and was only wearing a robe, so she replied without opening the door, “Yeah, I just got here. I didn’t tell you because I thought you were asleep.”
Jack nodded and asked, “Have you taken your dinner yet? If you haven’t, how about we go. outside and grab a bite? We could also discuss the condition of the elderly people while we’re at it.”
Lucian’s face clouded over the moment he heard that. Knowing Roxanne, there’s no way she’ll be able to say no if he mentions those elderly people!
Roxanne really wanted to speak to Jack face- to-face, but it would be incredibly inconvenient to do so in a robe with her hair still dripping. wet.
After hesitating for a bit, Roxanne decided to turn him down. “We’ll discuss this in the car tomorrow. It’s a little late now.” Jack knew better than to pressure her any further. “All right, then. Rest well. We’ll head out earlier tomorrow morning.”
“Okay!” Roxanne replied with a smile. The look in Jack’s eyes was gloomy as he stared at her door, which was tightly shut. All he knew was that Roxanne came here by car, but he didn’t know who she came with. They rushed over even though it’s so late at night…
Roxanne waited until she heard his footsteps. fade into the distance before blow-drying her hair. She wasn’t all that hungry before, but hearing Jack talk about dinner got her feeling a little hungry when she was done drying her hair.
Roxanne was about to order some food via room service when Lucian’s call came in. “You’re still awake?” Roxanne asked in confusion.
“I was going to bed, but then I got hungry because I haven’t had dinner. You’re probably hungry too, right? How about we go eat something downstairs?” Lucian suggested in a deep voice. Roxanne was about to turn him down when her stomach growled loudly.
Because of how quiet her room was, Lucian could hear it very clearly over the phone. “I visited a place not far from here a while back, so I know a restaurant with amazing dishes for supper. It’s been quite a while since my last visit, so I kind of miss the food. But it’d be pretty boring to go eat there all by myself. Oh, well… If you’re not hungry, then I’ll just forget about it.”
What Lucian meant was he would go to bed hungry if I refused to have supper with him. Roxanne had no choice but to take him up on his invitation. “I’ll go get changed and give you a call when I’m ready to head out.”
She hung up the phone and threw on a dress that she had lying around. Although she wasn’t exactly excited about having supper, Lucian did spend the entire day. driving her here, so she couldn’t let him go to bed with an empty stomach.
Besides, Roxanne felt as though Lucian was acting a little childish, which formed a huge contrast with his usual personality. Since it wasn’t often that Lucian would behave childishly toward her, she couldn’t possibly bring herself to turn him down.
After getting dressed, Roxanne gave Lucian a call to let him know she was ready. The two of them then stepped out of their respective rooms, one after the other. The spaghetti strap dress that Roxanne had on was rather short and revealed the flawless skin on her thighs.
She looked so stunning that Lucian could not take his eyes off her when she stood before him.
“So, what are we going to eat?” Since he had already heard her stomach growling, Roxanne decided to be straightforward about it.
Lucian retracted his gaze and replied, “I haven’t been here in a long time, so I’m not too sure if that restaurant is still in business. Come on, let’s head downstairs.”
The two of them continued chatting as they made their way toward the elevator. That was when Jack’s door opened by a crack, and he could see them as they entered the elevator. The look in his eyes turned gloomy the moment he saw Roxanne’s outfit and recognized the man standing next to her.
That’s Lucian! So, he’s the one who came to Jadeborough with Roxanne! I can’t believe Roxanne declined my dinner invitation only to go out for supper with Lucian! Is it true what the rumors say about their relationship improving because of Essie? If that’s the case, then it’ll be near impossible for me to win Roxanne over!
Jack’s face darkened. The elevator slowly came to a halt on the first floor, and Roxanne followed behind Lucian as they made their way toward the hotel entrance.
The moment they reached the entrance, Roxanne was filled with regret. She had chosen a fairly short dress for the sake of convenience. It exposed a huge part of her body to the icy-cold winds at night.
Roxanne wrapped her arms around her body. and shivered when a blast of cold wind hit her. “Wait here for me. I’ll head back and-”
She was about to say she would go put on a jacket, but Lucian cut her off by taking his dress shirt off and handing it to her. Because they were going to have supper, Lucian was dressed rather casually in only a black dress shirt over a T-shirt.
His slender arms and veins that bulged. underneath the skin were exposed when he took his shirt off. Roxanne instinctively averted her eyes when. she saw that, only to have it fall upon his incredibly muscular chest.
As Lucian was usually dressed in formal attire, such as a dress shirt and suit jacket, she could only see that he had a huge frame. It wasn’t until she saw him in a T-shirt that she realized just how muscular he was. He looked nothing like a man who spent most of his time in the office.
Roxanne was snapped out of her dazed state. when Lucian’s voice rang out. “Are you satisfied with what you see? I’ve been keeping up with my workouts over the years.”
Her face burned bright red when she realized she had been ogling him. “I-It’s fine. I’ll go grab a jacket from my room…” she stammered while looking the other way.
Lucian frowned in displeasure. “Why? You had no issues with wearing Larry’s clothes, right?” Roxanne stared at him in confusion for a few seconds before understanding what he meant.
Oh, that’s right… Lucian saw Larry draping his coat on me when I attended an academic conference back then. I can’t believe he still remembers that! Also, is he being jealous?
Roxanne stopped fidgeting and stood there. while Lucian put the shirt on her. Unsatisfied with just draping it over her shoulder, Lucian even buttoned the first few buttons to cover her chest before letting go.
Roxanne’s face was still a little red as she caught a whiff of his refreshing scent. For some reason, it filled her heart with a sense of Security.
“I just thought you weren’t dressed warmly enough either. Aren’t you cold with just a T-shirt on?” Roxanne explained in an attempt to clear up Lucian’s misunderstanding from earlier.
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