The two of them didn’t continue talking after that, and Lucian had moved from massaging her temples to massaging her shoulders.
When he was moving his hands, he either intentionally or accidentally brushed his thumbs across her neck. Roxanne was caught off guard, and her body froze when she suddenly felt as though ant electric current had coursed through her.
In the next second, Lucian was already massaging her shoulders. “How are you feeling? Am I pressing too hard?” he asked softly. Roxanne turned around to meet Lucian’s gentle gaze. She was startled, so she immediately retracted her eyes and nodded. “It’s fine.”
Little did she know Lucian wasn’t planning to let go of her just yet. “I don’t know which acupuncture point can help you relax. How about you teach me?”
As he was talking, he loosened his grips. In a flash, the atmosphere became ambiguous. Roxanne feigned calmness and cleared her throat. “Why would you want to know that? It’s not like you can massage yourself.”
In a natural tone, Lucian answered, “Well, I can help you destress if you ever get this tired again.” Roxanne’s eyes flickered, and she felt her heart skip a beat when she heard those words.
“Besides, I don’t think I’ll be massaging myself. If both of us ever have our hands full at the same time, one of us ought to take some time off. Otherwise, who’s going to take care of the kids?” Lucian added.
In other words, he was suggesting Roxanne massage him the next time he needed it. Lucian spoke so naturally that Roxanne could imagine the both of them massaging each other in the future. In fact, she was even starting to feel it wasn’t too late for Lucian to care for her.
When Roxanne realized what was going through her own mind, she snapped back to her senses, and she instinctively moved her body a little. However, she couldn’t bear to move away because she had been overwhelmed by exhaustion lately. Besides, Lucian was using just the right amount of strength when he was massaging her.
After a moment of hesitation, Roxanne remained sitting still. “Some other day perhaps? I’m too tired today.”
Needless to say, Lucian noticed her hesitation. As he was wondering what she was thinking, his grip loosened up slightly. Feeling displeased, Roxanne held his wrist and said coyly, “Harder.”
Lucian’s eyes darkened when he saw Roxanne holding his wrist. It’s obvious that she was rejecting me purely because she was tired. She’s not rejecting me entirely.
Lucian was looking at her intently from behind. Although he could only see the back of her fair neck, he felt a lump forming in his throat. Suddenly, he tightened his grip on her shoulders and held her tight.
Roxanne frowned slightly and turned around, wanting to question him. All of a sudden, she felt his hot breaths on her ear. In the next second, he was already kissing the back of her neck.
Roxanne clenched her fists, which were placed on her knees, and she kept her body slightly sideways. Too afraid to move a muscle, she asked, “Lucian, what-”
The second she opened her mouth, she felt Lucian kissing and nibbling on her earlobe. At that very moment, Roxanne felt her body heating up, and the exposed parts of her body turned pink.
Lucian grabbed her chin and turned the stunned Roxanne to an angle to allow himself to go in for a kiss.
What started off as a gentle kiss soon turned into an intense make-out session. Feeling out of breath, Roxanne snapped back to her senses and looked upstairs. The kids are upstairs, and they might see us!
Roxanne anxiously pushed Lucian away. Lucian loosened his grip slightly in response. “Don’t do ” Roxanne’s mouth was invaded once again before she could finish her sentence.
Evidently, Lucian was merely giving her a second to catch her breath. At that moment, Roxanne was on the verge of getting lifted from the couch.
As he was moving his hands, Roxanne suddenly felt his hands moving toward her breasts. Roxanne panicked when she realized what Lucian wanted to do.
She was worried that the kids would catch them in action, and at the same time, she didn’t know how to react to what was about to happen next. In desperation, she quickly reached out her hand to squeeze Lucian’s tendon on his arm. Lucian froze immediately.
Roxanne then took the opportunity to shove him away and sat up on the couch. How I wish I can hide behind the couch!
Lucian’s eyes darkened instantly, and he shot her a look of dissatisfaction. “Don’t do this. The kids are upstairs. What if they catch us in action?” Roxanne avoided his gaze, flustered. Before this, the kids had already caught us hugging.
Roxanne’s heart was filled with guilt when she recalled what had happened the last time around. Lucian’s arm was numb, so he had to rest it on the couch. Upon hearing her explanation, he knitted his brows meaningfully and asked in a hoarse voice, “Are you saying that we could’ve carried on if they weren’t around?”
Roxanne was about to help him get rid of the discomfort in his arm. After hearing that question, however, she retracted her hands. Lucian looked at her with his eyes ablaze.
“I’m tired, and I want to go to bed.” Roxanne averted his eyes and rose to her feet anxiously. After taking a few steps away from him, she urged, “It’s getting late. You should head home. as well!”
Lucian moved his arm, and Roxanne instinctively took another few steps backward. She was afraid that he would force himself on her.
Lucian couldn’t help but feel helpless when he saw how wary Roxanne was. We used to live our lives as a married couple, and we even had kids of our own. Although we both have expressed our feelings toward each other, why has she not accepted me yet? Ever since we reunited, she had always been avoiding me, apart from the time when she was drunk.
Lucian didn’t want to force her into doing anything, so he suppressed his urge and explained in a deep voice, “I’m not going to do anything to you. If you’re tired, you can go. upstairs and rest. I’ll sit for a while more before I leave.”
Roxanne was still feeling uneasy. “It’s already quite late. Are you sure-”
Lucian waved his numb arm at her and said, “Don’t worry. I’m not going to take advantage of you. It’s just that my arm is still numb, so I can’t drive.” It seemed as though she had squeezed his arm too hard in that moment of panic.
Feeling guilty, Roxanne pursed her lips and smiled. However, she still didn’t dare to approach him. She merely nodded and said, “I’ll head up, then. Let me know when you’re leaving.”
With that, she dashed off without turning back. Lucian clenched his fists slightly as he watched Roxanne’s retreating figure. At that moment, he felt as though he could still feel the tenderness of her skin in his palms. I wonder when she will ever let her guard down…
Roxanne was dog-tired. She would doze off almost immediately after getting into her bed for the past couple of nights. That night, however, she couldn’t fall asleep. even after being in bed for quite a long while.
Instead of feeling sleepy, all she could think. about was Lucian’s desire-filled gaze. Roxanne couldn’t help but feel nervous when she knew that Lucian was still downstairs.
She only heaved a sigh of relief inwardly when she heard the sound of the door closing coming from downstairs.
After that, she went to the window and saw Lucian getting into his car. The car stayed motionless for a while before leaving the compound slowly.
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.