***********Chapter 678*******************
Lucian turned and stared at Roxanne, who was all covered up in his shirt, and held her hand. “I won’t be cold if we stick together.” The two of them looked really intimate as they walked side by side while holding hands.
After making a lot of turns, Lucian and Roxanne arrived at a small alley. Noticing that the alley was completely dark, Roxanne flashed him a confused look and asked, “Is this the place you mentioned?”
Lucian nodded. “It’s probably closed. Let’s eat somewhere else. What would you like to eat?” As Roxanne was very hungry, a huge variety of options popped up in her head when she heard that.
After taking some time to filter through her options, she said, “Let’s have crawfish. I haven’t had them in a long time. I’m kind of craving them right now.”
Oh, wait… Most high-end restaurants are already closed at this hour, so we’ll only be able to find crawfish at the food stalls on the street. I’m not sure if Lucian will find such environments to his liking…
Noticing the conflicted look on her face, Lucian held her hand and led her toward the food stalls that lined the streets. Roxanne breathed a sigh of relief and quietly. followed behind him.
Concerned that Lucian would dislike crowded environments, she was planning on bringing him to a stall with fewer customers. However, Roxanne couldn’t help but go to the liveliest one when she got there.
Since she hadn’t been there before, she figured the one with the most customers probably had the best food. It wasn’t until they had taken their seats that Roxanne realized Lucian would probably dislike the stall she chose..
Sure enough, Lucian had a somewhat gloomy. look on his face. “I’m sorry. You don’t like dining in a noisy and crowded environment like this, do you? How about we bring the food back to the hotel, instead?” Roxanne suggested apologetically.
The frown on Lucian’s face smoothened when he realized how much she liked dining there. After observing his expression for a little while longer, Roxanne felt a little relieved when she saw that he was fine with the place. Even so, she kept trying to chat with him to divert his attention until the food was served. It wasn’t until the waiter served the food they ordered that she stopped talking and began deshelling the crawfish.
After deshelling one crawfish, Roxanne hesitated for a few seconds before placing it on Lucian’s plate. She did that to express her apology for making him dine here with her.
She waited for him to eat it before she started deshelling another one for herself. Halfway through the meal, Roxanne realized something was amiss.
Huh? That’s strange… I keep eating, but there always seems to be more crawfish on my plate.As she turned to look at Lucian, she saw that his plate was empty.
The next thing she knew, Lucian had topped up her plate with yet another crawfish that he had just deshelled. Lucian paused when he noticed Roxanne. staring at him in confusion. “What’s wrong? Does it not taste good?”
Roxanne shook her head. She was about to say something when someone bumped into the back of her head, causing her to let out a surprised squeal. “What the… Hey! Didn’t you see us coming through?”
The sound of slurred speech was soon followed by the intense smell of alcohol. Roxanne frowned as she realized they had encountered some problematic drunkards.
“I’m sorry. I really didn’t see you there.” Not wanting to escalate the situation, Roxanne apologized and adjusted her chair a little. The drunkards’ eyes lit up with lust when they saw her pretty face and amazing figure.
Roxanne frowned in discomfort when she noticed them ogling her body. That was when she heard Lucian standing up next to her.
She had wanted to stop him as she thought he was going to start a fight with the drunkards, but he simply stepped in front of her and shielded her with his large frame.
“Given how packed this place is, it’s common for people to bump into each other. Of course, since you all think we’re at fault here, I’ll take responsibility and make it up to you guys.
Which table are you seated at? I’ll have the stall owner put your expenses on my bill,” Lucian said while glaring at the drunkards. Roxanne breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that.
Oh, thank goodness… I thought Lucian was actually going to fight them! He may be skilled and all, but they have us outnumbered, so we’d be at a huge disadvantage.
She assumed the drunkards would leave them alone after hearing what Lucian said, but they were far from being satisfied with that.
One of the drunkards snorted disdainfully and said, “Hmph! We don’t need you to pay for us!” He then shifted his lecherous gaze toward Roxanne. “That girl you’re with, however, looks mighty fine! We’ll let this slide if she drinks with us tonight!”
Roxanne tensed up and began to panic when she saw him reaching out to grab her. Right as she was on the verge of freaking out, Lucian pulled her into his embrace and moved her away from that drunkard’s hand.
Being held in his arms filled Roxanne’s heart with a sense of security, but she still felt somewhat worried about their situation. “Let’s get out of here.”
Those guys are really drunk. There’s no telling what they’ll do next! “Oh, my… Look at those thighs! They’re so smooth and fair!” the drunkard exclaimed while staring at Roxanne’s exposed thighs.
Roxanne instinctively pulled away from him and nuzzled against Lucian to avoid the drunkard’s gaze. Having noticed what was going on, the drunkard’s companions made their way over and tried to pull him away.
Fortunately, they were not as strong and failed to grab hold of him. Eventually, the drunkards’ friends had no choice but to keep apologizing. Although Roxanne was no longer in danger, she still felt incredibly nervous and anxious. Good thing Lucian buttoned up this shirt earlier….
Those guys would surely have made even more perverted remarks if they saw my exposed chest! Lucian’s eyes dimmed when he noticed how terrified Roxanne was. He pulled out his phone and made a call.
Although the drunkards were a bunch of perverted lowlifes, they didn’t actually dare do anything when they felt Lucian’s intimidating aura. Noticing that Lucian was making a call, the drunkards’ friends quickly dragged them back to their table.
“Let’s head back now that they’ve left us alone. There’s no telling if they’ll come after us again. later on,” Roxanne said with a worried frown. while moving out of his embrace.
Lucian, however, pulled Roxanne to sit back down. “There’s still a lot. Eat slowly.” Upon saying that, he deshelled another crawfish for her. At the sight of how calm and natural the man was, Roxanne was filled with puzzlement.
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