Chapter 1264


    Glimpsing the grin on Lucian’s face, Roxanne was stunned for a moment. Then, faint shades of


    crimson stained her cheeks. She only snapped back to her senses after a while, upon which she guiltily


    turned back around and continued cooking.Meanwhile, Lucian watched behind her with his arms


    crossed.When she had finished cooking, he helped to carry the dishes out andy the table.Archie,


    Benny, and Este, on the other hand, had long since seated themselves at the dining table in proper


    order.Dinner was a warm and cozy event.After dinner, Lucian ordered the children to y in the living


    room while he went to the study upstairs with Roxanne.“What’s the good news?”Sheer mystification


    deluged Roxanne. I wonder what exactly it is that he’s acting so mysterious.Lucian’s expression turned


    solemn. “I think I’ve ferreted out the person who tampered with your experiment.”At his remark,


    Roxanne’s expression likewise changed slightly, anxiety marring her features. “Who was it?”Lucian


    stared at her, suddenly hesitant.In the past, every time we discussed this subject, she had been


    reluctant to suspect Colby for no other reason than they had worked together for many years. I wonder


    if she’d be able to ept it if I were to tell her the truth.For a fleeting second, he even contemted


    giving up his initial n and waiting until there was solid evidence before telling her about it.“Was it


    truly Mr. Damaris?” Upon receiving no response from him after some time, Roxanne couldn’t help


    making a wild guess.Hearing that, Lucian put his thoughts away, his gaze darkening a shade. “You’re


    that worried about him?”During this time, we’ve hardly mentioned him. But no sooner had I said there


    was progress in the investigation than he popped into her mind. That aside, she sounds wholly


    incredulous. Exasperated, Roxanne exined, “It’s because you’ve been suspecting him all this while


    that I hazarded such a guess. So, who else could it be if not him?”A frown marred Lucian’s face. “That


    day, only the three of you were at theb counter.”In other words, he was steering her into directing her


    suspicions onto Colby.Immediately, the intimation of that dawned upon Roxanne. When she perceived


    the only person left other than her and Jack, shock flooded her. “You mean it was Colby?”How could it


    be him? We’ve partnered together for so many years. If he hated me, he would’ve made a move ages


    ago! Even if he were jealous that I got to take the lead in this project, he had plenty of opportunities to


    sabotage things before this. Why would he pick this time and use such a cruel method?Verily, Roxanne


    couldn’t fathom it.At the look on her face, Lucian’s heart inexorably grew heavy. “At present, he’s the


    prime suspect.”“Is there proof?” Roxanne furtively clutched at the hem of her shirt, still harboring a


    shred of hope within her.In response, Lucian shook his head.Utter relief suffused Roxanne. “If there’s


    no proof, perhaps you misunderstood. Didn’t you previously im that it was Mr. Damaris—”Before she


    had finished speaking, Lucian interrupted, “There’s no proof now, but I’ve got a way to prove that it was


    him as long as you’re willing to y along.”That promptly took Roxanne aback.If someone else were to


    say that to her, she would only regard it as a baseless usation.However, the person in front of her


    was Lucian.For him to make such a statement meant that he was nearly one-hundred percent certain


    of Colby’s culpability.“I know you can’t ept it, but I think you’re far more interested in knowing why


    he did such a thing. I’m also beyond curious about his reason for consigning you to death!”Lucian


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