Chapter 1218


    In a deep voice, Lucian uttered, “They’re in the room next to this. Since you’ve woken up, I’ll let them


    have a look at you before asking Cayden to send them back.” Roxanne agreed to it without hesitation


    since she did not want the kids to stay in the hospital for too long.However, Lucian made no moves


    even after a long while.Roxanne felt her heart lurch as the scenes of how Lucian showered her with


    care and concernst night filled her mind.She initially thought Lucian would head next door to bring


    the kids over, and she could use the time alone to cool herself down.Seeing how he remained seated in


    the room, Roxanne had no idea how to respond.“Put the needles away,” Lucian said suddenly, with his


    eyes fixed on the silver needles on the side of her bed that she had yet kept.Those words left Roxanne


    frozen in shock.Then, Lucian’s gazended on her face, and in an unhurried tone, he added, “Those


    needles will scare the kids.”Roxanne immediately exined with her instincts, “They won’t. Archie and


    Benny are used to it.”Sometimes, the two boys would even help with the disinfection and cleaning.To


    them, the needles used for acupuncture were actually no different from the forks used for


    dining.Lucian’s gaze darkened. “But Essie will be scared. They already got freaked out by the way you


    looked yesterday.”Roxanne was promptly taken aback. She almost forgot that Este was around


    too.Noticing how Lucian’s face clouded over, Roxanne cast her eyes downward apologetically. “I’m


    sorry. I forgot about that.”Lucian frowned. “I don’t mean it that way. You don’t have to apologize to


    me.”In truth, he merely wanted to remind Roxanne that the kids were terrified by what happened the


    day before, and the sight of those needles might spook them out again.It was clear that Roxanne had


    misunderstood what he said. At that point, Lucian felt his temples throbbing badly.He had always been


    a pragmatic man who was not good with words. Faced with this situation, he did not know how to


    exin himself.After rolling up the felt needle case and carefully putting it in the drawer beside the bed,


    Roxanne turned around to look at Lucian. “All right, I’ve put them away. You can ask them toe over


    now.”The man stared morosely at her. Ultimately, he gave up on exining himself and headed next


    door without saying anything.As the door shut close, Roxanne heaved a sigh of relief and immediately


    seized the opportunity to sort out her mind.As much as she was unwilling to admit it, she was actuallyThis text is ? N?velDrama/.Org.


    instinctively reliant on Lucian when she was in extreme agonyst night. Had Lucian not held her hand


    tightly throughout, she reckoned she would not be able to have a good night’s sleep.On that, she was


    sure Lucian would have figured out her feelings. Yet, he still chose to stay by her side to give her


    support and reliance.Roxanne’s resolve began to waver.While she performed acupuncture on herself


    earlier, she was contemting if she wanted to rify things.Nheless, when Lucian finally woke up,


    she backed out and did not even dare to spare him a nce.She had reacted that way because she


    feared she had read too much into things.Of course, after what happenedst night, she knew she


    should not avoid Lucian and Este again like in the past, even if she did so out of gratitude for the


    man’s kindness.Roxanne’s mind was in a tangled mess at the mere thought of the situations she might


    have to face from now on.Suddenly, a knock on the door was heard.Before Roxanne snapped back to


    her senses, the three kids rushed in from outside. They ran up to the side of her bed and stared at her


    with their bright eyes.Following behind the kids, Lucian strolled in and said, “They couldn’t stop


    worrying about you and woke up long a