***********Chapter 686*******************
He paused momentarily before he continued, “I’ll also take responsibility for my actions.”
Roxanne had only just calmed down. However, when she heard what he said, the redness on her face that had not subsided suddenly spread to her ears again. “It’s getting late. I want to shower and change.
Please get out!” Her face was as red as a tomato when she struggled out of Lucian’s arms. She pretended to be angry as she looked at the man before her.
Lucian frowned slightly and helplessly said, “But this is my room.” Roxanne’s expression froze when she heard his reply. She quickly looked around the room.
Sure enough, she did not see the suitcase she had placed beside the bed. This isn’t my room. Just as she was about to ask Lucian why he had brought her to his room, he took the initiative to explain. “You drank too much last night, and I didn’t have the keycard to your room, so I could only bring you here.”
Roxanne could not refute his explanation. She frowned as she looked around the room. The clothes she wore last night were neatly folded by Lucian and placed at the foot of the bed. They still stunk of alcohol, so she could no longer wear them.
She was only wearing a robe provided by the hotel, and there were love marks all over her neck and the top of her chest. Roxanne felt she had no courage to walk out with only this robe on. All of a sudden, she felt troubled.
Lucian got out of bed and said in a deep voice, “I’ll shower first. You should sleep a little longer. I’ll grab some clothes for you later.” Roxanne hesitated for a moment but agreed since there was no other choice.
Lucian made his way toward the bathroom. The muscles on his back bounced slightly as he walked. Roxanne’s gaze landed on the red claw- like marks on his back.
Roxanne gasped and covered herself with the blanket, blushing from embarrassment. All she could hear was the sound of water coming from the bathroom. After some time, the water stopped.
Roxanne subconsciously tensed up. She did not know how to face Lucian. “I’ll go and grab your clothes for you.” Lucian opened the door and left after telling her that. Luckily, he did not make things difficult for her.
Only then did Roxanne peek out from under the blanket and sigh in relief. While Lucian was not in the room, she hurriedly got up from the bed and entered the bathroom.
She did not expect a lingering cold breeze inside the bathroom. It was evident that Lucian had taken a cold shower. A complicated look crossed Roxanne’s eyes. when she realized that. Her worries about the night before also dissipated.
Only when she was showering did she remember that Lucian had helped clean her after their steamy session last night. No wonder I felt nothing strange except my sore waist when I woke up this morning…
Roxanne felt her cheeks redden when she remembered that Lucian had helped to clean her. She would not have been that embarrassed if they had only done the wild thing.
After all, they did it six years ago, and she had been the one to initiate it back then. I can’t believe he helped me to clean my body.. All of a sudden, someone knocked on the door.
Roxanne quickly composed herself and scooped some water to pat her face trying to calm herself down. “I left your clothes at the door. You can grab them when you’re done. I’ll wait for you at the entrance.” Lucian’s voice rang out from behind the door.
Perhaps it was because she had realized that Lucian had washed her body, but Roxanne felt herself become more sensitive to his voice. She was stunned momentarily before guiltily answering, “Thank you. I’m sorry for troubling you.”
There were no movements outside the door, but through the frosted glass, she could see that Lucian had placed her clothes on the chair before he left.
Roxanne endured the pain in her waist as she finished up her shower. Upon putting on her clothes and stepping out of the bathroom, she saw Lucian standing in the corridor. I’m done.”
Lucian promptly approached her and abruptly stretched his hand toward her. His action confounded her for a moment. Then, she looked in the direction his hand was stretching toward and saw him lifting her collar.
She was stunned for a moment before she realized why he was doing that and reflexively avoided his line of sight. “I have to go for medical consultation, so I’ll be leaving now.” Then, she lowered her head and walked past him.
Knowing that her thoughts were still in disarray, Lucian decided the best course of action was to stay quiet and let her calm down by herself. After he watched her leave, he returned to his room.
Roxanne mentioned she needed to do medical consultation because she was simply worried about the residents of the nursing home and not because she felt guilty.
Upon glancing at the time and seeing it was almost eight. We had already reached the nursing home at this time yesterday, yet Jack hasn’t even come out yet.
Hence, she knocked on Jack’s door as she was perplexed, wanting to ask him what was going on. However, no one replied to her, despite the continuous knocking.
Just as Roxanne was about to call Jack, a cleaner stepped out of the neighboring room and helpfully informed her, “The person in that room has already checked out.”
Roxanne was confused. “When?” I thought we were going to attend the medical consultation. together today. We even had dinner together last night. “After he came back last night.”
Upon thanking the cleaner, she looked away, feeling rather uneasy. Jack seemed fine during the dinner yesterday. Why did he come back here last night just to check out? If I remember correctly, he was going to send me back yesterday, so logically, he should be preparing to return together with me….
The more she thought about it, the weirder she found the situation to be. Maybe something happened after I was drunk. Thus, she returned to Lucian to find out what happened.
After she knocked on the entrance twice, Lucian opened the door and stared at her. “What’s the matter? Aren’t you in a hurry to attend the medical consultation?”
Roxanne carefully observed his expression as she spoke. “Did something happen after I got drunk last night?” In response, he deliberately scrutinized her as though he was asking, Don’t you know what happened already?
Upon detecting the look in his eyes, she furrowed her eyebrows with embarrassment and fury. “What I’m asking is if there was at conflict between you and Mr. Damaris. He checked out of his room last night.”
The only possibility she could think of was that Lucian had a dispute of some kind with Jack when the former went to pick her up. The look in Lucian’s eyes turned cold. He didn’t like her questioning him because of another man so soon after leaving his bed.
“You think I’m the one who chased him away?” His expression became icier as he recalled what had transpired last night. I didn’t do anything. However, even if I did chase him away, I would’ve been justified in doing so because of what he said.
Upon noticing the changes in his countenance, Roxanne explained, “That’s not what I meant. I’m just curious as to why Mr. Damaris suddenly checked out. We have a medical consultation today, and he’s the person in charge. He shouldn’t have left without saying a word.”
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