Chapter 1296


    Not long after, the car rolled to a stop before a beach.


    Roxanne felt her heart rx at the sight of the vast ocean.


    It had been some time since she hadste to the beach.


    Six years ago, before their separation, she would visit the beach alone to find sce whenever Lucian


    hurt her feelings.


    After giving birth to Archie and Benny, Roxanne would rx by spending time ying with them.


    Every time she spent time ying with the children, she would eventually feel rejuvenated.


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    To her surprise, she felt the same way today at the sight of the endless sea before her.


    "I recall you used toe to the beach frequently in the past."


    Lucian''s voice echoed in her ear as he reminisced about old times.


    "After you left, I''d alsoe to the beach whenever I felt tired.It was a great feeling."


    With that, he sped her hand and led her to the beach.


    It was a weekday, so there was no one in sight.


    Roxanne hesitated briefly and allowed him to lead her to the beach.


    They strolled along the beach while chatting about the events that had urred over the past six


    years.


    Roxanne shared the details of her life over the past six years with Lucian, excluding information about


    Archie and Benny.


    This was the first time she had spoken about it with suchposure.


    Lucian listened to her story quietly as guilt and anguish shed across his eyes.


    The more Roxanne talked, the more rxed she felt.


    Eventually, she took off her shoes and strolled along the shoreline without them.


    Seeing that, Lucian couldn''t help but recall how she had gotten hurt previously.


    "It was dark that night.I didn''t see clearly and got hurt.This time, I''ll be careful," Roxanne said


    cheerfully.


    Right after she spoke, she spotted the sharp edge of a blue shell peeking out of the sand.


    Roxanne''s face lit up with excitement as she eximed, "Oh, how wonderful! The ocean never ceases


    to amaze me with its surprises!"


    She dug the shell out and showed it to Lucian.


    Lucian stared at her smile.


    "It''s gorgeous."


    Roxanne was engrossed in admiring the shell and didn''t notice his pointed look.She felt proud to hear


    him agree with her.


    Something urred to Lucian right then, and he lowered his head to search the beach.


    Roxanne looked up to see him furrowing his brows as he searched for something as though


    confronting a formidable enemy.


    Curiosity swelled within her.


    "What are you looking for?"


    Lucian replied honestly, "Shells.You seem to adore them, so I was thinking of collecting a few shells to


    make a bracelet for you."


    Surprise shed across Roxanne''s eyes.


    They had known each other for some time, but it was the first time Lucian had offered to make


    something for her.He was a well-respected CEO, yet he thought of making a bracelet for her just like a


    high school student.


    Roxanne would be lying if she said she wasn''t shocked to hear that.


    "Since you didn''t appreciate the flowers I gave you before, I wonder if my handmade bracelet will be


    more to your liking," Lucian quipped.


    Roxanne was touched, but in the end, she merely smiled and said, "How childish of you."


    Lucian didn''t feel guilty at all.


    He epted her pliment"


    and started searching for shells on the beach.


    Roxanne hesitated for a while before joining him in his search.


    As theybed the beach for shells, they yfully joked with each other like a pair of schoolchildren.


    At the sight of a lovely seashell in the distance, Roxanne immediately made her way toward it without


    any hesitation.


    As soon as she crouched down to pick up the shell, the waves suddenly became rough and rushed


    toward her.