***********Chapter 685*******************
When he moved his gaze downward, the marks he left on her body came into view. Right at that moment, memories of the previous night rushed into Lucian’s head..
His breathing turned labored as he wrapped his arms around Roxanne tightly. Overcome by his emotions, he trailed feather-light kisses on her forehead, her eyes, and down her neck. Feeling something ticklish on her face, Roxanne struggled to wake up.
When she opened her eyes, she saw Lucian’s handsome features right before her and felt his. hot breath fanning over her face. Lucian was holding her waist, his touch scorching her skin.
Roxanne froze for a few seconds before realization hit her. Like a startled prey, she shoved Lucian away and bolted upright in bed while holding the blanket to her body.
The soreness that shot up from her waist made her flinch, but she gritted her teeth and stopped herself from crying out. “You…”
She widened her eyes in panic and questioned, “What happened? Why are we here like this?” Lucian couldn’t help but frown when she suddenly pushed him. “You don’t remember?”
Roxanne was tense all over, and upon hearing Lucian’s question, she was further taken aback. “What do you mean?” Even though she did not want to face the truth, her sore waist and the marks on her body were solid evidence of what had happened. Last night, we really…
However, Roxanne only remembered being forced to drink a lot at the restaurant and then being led out with Jack’s help.
Her memory of the happenings afterward, including Lucian’s appearance, was blurry, She had no recollection at all as to what occurred after they returned to the hotel. So what really happened last night? Judging from Lucian’s tone, it sounds like I was the one who took the initiative. Oh no…
Roxanne grew more anxious the more she thought about it. When she saw Lucian’s confused expression, guilt flashed across her eyes. “You were drunk last night. I brought you back and fed you hangover medicine.”
While rubbing his temple, Lucian sat up and recounted the events last night. “When I came out of the bathroom after taking a shower, you suddenly approached me. I warned you, but…”
Lucian only had a towel wrapped around his waist, and red marks covered his exposed torso. At that point, Lucian turned to glance at Roxanne. He did not need to speak further; Roxanne could already guess what transpired thereafter.
He warned me, but I wouldn’t stop clinging to him. Upon remembering that scene, Roxanne averted her eyes as a blush painted her cheeks. That’s true. There’s no way Lucian would take advantage of me while I was drunk. But why did I act that way?
Lucian’s eyes grew dark when he saw Roxanne’s reddened face. He went on, “I did consider the possibility that you’d react like this when you wake up, so I kept stopping you. But you wouldn’t listen.”
Roxanne turned around to defend herself, but the marks on Lucian’s chest came into sight like a reminder of how passionate she had been the night before.
For a moment, she was stumped for words. Her face flushed with embarrassment as she gripped the blanket with despair, overcome with the urge to bury herself in it. What was with me last night? Why was I so…
Lucian was still talking. “It has already happened. If you want to blame someone, then blame me. I’m the one who lost control.” Roxanne covered her face in embarrassment. “Stop talking. Please leave and let me cool down on my own.”
Seeing Roxanne get embarrassed from his teasing, a hint of a smile appeared on Lucian’s lips, but it disappeared in a flash, and he returned to his serious expression.
“But now that I think about it, I feel like your response last night was rather strange.” He stared at her intently and asked, “Do you not remember anything?” Roxanne covered her face with her hands and tried hard to recall what had happened.
However, no matter how she tried to remember, she could only come up with her drunken foolishness. Lucian’s figure somewhat flashed before her, but she could not remember exactly what they did.
If it weren’t for the marks on their bodies or the soreness of her waist, Roxanne would not have been able to guess what had happened the night before.
After some time, she felt defeated and gave up on trying to remember. She shook her head and looked at Lucian. “I can’t remember anything.”
Lucian frowned. “How about now? Is your body feeling all right? Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?” When she heard him ask those questions, Roxanne immediately thought of her sore waist.
Even if I did initiate things last night, I can’t believe Lucian is such a beast! Every time she moved, she felt as though her waist would break in half. However, with the current situation, she felt embarrassed to say that her waist hurt. Her face was red as she shook her head. “No.”
Lucian saw through her strange behavior. He glanced at her waist and said apologetically, “Sorry. Last night, I lost control-” “Stop!” Roxanne quickly interrupted and stopped him before he could continue.
I don’t want to think of what happened last night anymore! Lucian stopped himself. He turned serious as he said, “I also think you acted strangely last night. You were acting the same like that night six years ago.”
Roxanne scrunched her eyebrows. Six years ago, she was the one who fed Lucian the medication. After that, she drank some of it because she was afraid she would not have the guts to do it. No way. Did I fall into someone’s trap last night?
However, when she thought of the drinking party last night, it did not seem like anyone would harbor such ill intentions toward her. Plus, there were so many people at the drinking party. If someone were to do something, they would not do it in such a crowded place.
No matter how she racked her brain, she could not remember how she ended up in that state. Instead, it only jumbled up her thoughts. Roxanne could not help but be annoyed at herself. She was very talented in medicine, yet she was clueless about what had happened to her. “Stop thinking about it.”
Lucian noticed the change in her emotions and expressions and regretted telling her his opinion. He opened his arms and wrapped her into his embrace.
I can conduct an investigation on my own for this matter. I can always tell her about it when there’s a result. It would only add to Roxanne’s frustrations if he’ continued to talk about it.
Roxanne was still lost in her thoughts. She did not even realize that Lucian had wrapped his arms around her. She was already in Lucian’s embrace when she snapped back to reality.
Roxanne’s nose was filled with Lucian’s natural scent, calming her down. She initially wanted to push him away but stopped herself as she leaned against his shoulder. Lucian stroked her hair and comforted, “Don’t worry. No matter what happens, I’ll be by your side.”
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